mariana navarro

I learned to knit and crochet when I was 12 years old and have been knitting and crocheting ever since. Aside from learning the basics from an aunt such as the knit cast on and the crochet chain stitch I mostly learned using youtube. I stated as most knitters/crocheters do with scarfs and sewing flat pieces up to making bags, gloves and hats. In high school I was really into crocheting bags and even started selling them to my peers. After a few years I realized I was stuck. I had a mental block and was afraid to try knitting/crocheting sweaters. I realized that unless I took the plunge and just tried my knitting/crocheting skills would always be stuck at advanced beginner. It took me a bit, but a few years ago I finally took the leap and signed up for a Knit along and made my first sweater and I realized I had been missing out. I loved learning new skills and by trusting the process I was able to make something beautiful. My first sweater was an uncomfortable mess, but I learned a lot. Since then I've made myself 7 me made pieces and hope to continue to make more. I also hope to keep learning new skills and would love to be able to get to a point where I can make my own patterns or tweak patterns I bought and adjust things by myself. I've always dreamed of working for myself doing something creative but have never taken the plunge to try to sell my crochet/knit creations aside from the brief time I sold bags in high school. I struggle with imposter syndrome and constantly feeling like I'm not actually creative. In my head I hear a voice saying that its not really being creative if I just follow a pattern or if in cooking I'm following recipes. I miss the day of learning everything I could from youtube and not being afraid to try new things even if they didin't workout.
I'm ready to learn from all the wonderful creators and teachers and artists here on Domestika and to learn to see myself as a creative.