KaTapillar Creations

This week couldn't end on a sweeter note!!

All I can say is, hard work pays off!!

And the holidays plus more events around the corner!! 💕✨️🐛

Spiderweb Hair Scarfs I whipped up!! Cause I had to have then at my next event!!

Pattern by Of Mars

Don't look at the ends 👀🤣

🎃👻 THE KATAPILLAR IS GOING TO THE HALLOWEEN PARADE! 👻🎃

Mark your calendars, weirdos. 🖤

Katapillar Creations will be at the Tacoma Halloween Parade & Street Fair on:

🗓️ Saturday, October 17
⏰ 3 PM – 8 PM
📍 N Proctor between 26th & 29th St
📍 27th St between N Proctor & N Adams

And yes… I’m bringing the weird. 👀🧶🖤

This is one of those events where you absolutely should come prepared to wander, eat something delicious, watch some ridiculous Halloween magic, and discover things you didn't know you needed.

And naturally, I’ll have a collection of Katapillar creatures coming along for the ride. 👀

BUT I need to know…

🎃 Are you coming to the parade?
🧶 Are you hunting for something weird & handmade?
👻 Or are you just here for the Halloween chaos?

Drop your answer below. I want to know who I’m going to see there! 🖤

Crochet for the Weird and Whimsical.

🐸✨ THE MINI FROG HAS ARRIVED ✨🐸

Look at this tiny little troublemaker!! 😭💚

I've been working on some smaller creatures lately, and this little frog was just TOO CUTE not to share.

BUT ALSO…

👀 The workshop is officially evolving.

My new yarn shelving ARRIVED TODAY!! 🧶📚✨

Which means I'm slowly turning the chaos into an actual functioning creative space instead of just… piles of yarn that occasionally whisper to me. 😂

We're making progress!!

So now I need to know:

🐸 What should this mini frog be named?

Pattern by Grim Grinning Goats

AND…

🧶 If you had an entire wall of yarn storage, would you organize it by:
A) Color 🌈
B) Yarn weight 📏
C) Fiber/type 🌿
D) Absolutely no system whatsoever. Let chaos reign. 👹

Personally, I'm currently somewhere between “organized craft space” and “feral yarn goblin.” 😂

Welcome to the workshop evolution. ✨

🐐🧟‍♂️ THE GOAT HAS ESCAPED.

Remember that mini zombie goat I was working on while I was supposed to be reorganizing the workshop? 👀

Well…

HE’S DONE. 💀🐐💚

Apparently reorganizing can wait. The important thing is that we now have a tiny undead goat running around the Katapillar Realm.

And yes… his little toad companion is finished too. 👀🐸

But one creature at a time. 😈

Meet the Mini Zombie Goat.

Would you let this little dude live in your house, or are you concerned about what he might eat? 🤣

Pattern by Grim Grinning Goats

🐐🐸 Workshop Break: Creature Edition

I was supposed to be reorganizing today.
Was. Supposed. To. 👀🤣

But then the yarn started doing things… and suddenly there’s a mini zombie goat and a mini toad taking shape on my workbench. 🧶💚

The workshop still has approximately 847 things that need to be organized, sorted, moved, labeled, and probably exorcised…
…but today?

Today we’re having FUN. 😈✨

🐐 Zombie Goat: currently under construction
🐸 Mini Toad: also plotting something
🧶 Workshop: still an absolute disaster
💚 Me: having the time of my life anyway

So tell me… which little creature would you rescue from the workbench first? 👀🐐🐸

Patterns by Grim Grinning Goats

Road trip: almost complete. 🚗💨

Us: tired.
The U-Haul: suspiciously full.
The vinyl: survived.
The guitars: survived.
Our sanity: currently under investigation. 👀

And now we go home to unpack approximately 847 things, remember what day it is, and pretend we know what a “regular schedule” looks like. 😂

Then?

Back to crochet.
Back to creatures.
Back to chaos.
Back to making questionable decisions with yarn. 🧶✨

The Katapillar is coming home. 🐛🖤

Regular programming resumes shortly.
You have been warned. 😈

🚗💨 DAY 6 of the Grand Road Trip!

We’re heading out to see some of the craziest of the NationFam!! 👀🔥

And YES… of course we brought creatures. 😂🧶👀

Because what’s a 6,000+ mile road trip without a few weird little passengers along for the ride? 😈

The adventure continues! 🗺️✨

Pattern for 🐝 🐝 in my shop

What a fun day! 🖤🧶

The neighborhood craft sale is officially wrapped up, and I got to spend the day visiting with neighbors, meeting new faces, and sending a few handmade creatures off to their new homes. ✨

Every event reminds me why I love doing this. It's never just about selling crochet—it's about the conversations, the smiles, and watching someone find the creature that was meant for them.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by today! Now it's time to rest... because my birthday is tomorrow, and our big cross-country adventure is just around the corner. 🚗💜

What was the highlight of your day?

🖤 Life is a little chaotic right now... and I'm loving every minute of it.

Things with the neighborhood craft/yard sale switched to tomorrow ONLY. SO tomorrow is the neighborhood craft sale, my birthday is just around the corner, and in only a hand full of days I'll be heading out on a cross-country adventure around the United States!

So today is all about packing—not just for tomorrow's sale, but for the biggest trip I've ever taken. Between cleaning, organizing, and making sure the creatures are ready for their own little adventures, there's a lot happening behind the scenes.

It's a busy season, but it's also an exciting one. Thank you for following along on this wild journey. I can't wait to share the creatures I meet, the places I visit, and all the inspiration I collect along the way. 🖤🧶✨

August is going to be The Month of the Year!! Much needed family time!!