Fall Crochet Creations Launch on Etsy

This week marks a sweet new chapter for me: I’ve finally launched my fall crochet creations on Etsy. For months, in the quiet evenings after the house settled and my granddaughters were tucked in, I’ve had a basket of yarn beside me. One by one, small stitches built into something tangible — a pumpkin coaster here, a tiny stuffed pumpkin there, a cozy designed to wrap snugly around a warm travel mug. Each piece is made slowly, intentionally, and with the same care I give to my home.

There is something so soothing about crochet. The rhythm of hook and yarn is like a heartbeat, steady and meditative. Each creation carries with it the quiet moments it was born in — evenings of reflection, mornings of coffee and prayer, afternoons where creativity sparked into something I could hold in my hands. When I look at a finished pumpkin coaster, I don’t just see yarn; I see time well spent, joy poured into stitches, and the satisfaction of creating something useful and beautiful.

Adding these to Etsy feels like both a beginning and a continuation. For years, I’ve made things for family and friends, small tokens of love tucked into gift baskets or wrapped with ribbon at Christmas. But now, I get to share them with a wider circle, to send a little piece of Everyday Querencia out into the world. It feels tender and exciting all at once — a bit like opening my home to new guests, offering them a seat at the table, a cup of tea, and something handmade to take with them when they leave.

Fall feels like the perfect season to launch. There’s something about pumpkins, both big and small, that speaks of warmth and gathering. A crocheted pumpkin on the mantel, a coaster under a steaming mug, a cozy wrapped around a travel cup — they all whisper the same invitation: slow down, savor, enjoy.

As I uploaded photos of my little creations, I thought about the countless hands that will hold them. A pumpkin coaster catching drips from spiced tea. A tiny stuffed pumpkin nestled on a bookshelf. A coozy warming fingers on a crisp morning commute. To me, these aren’t just handmade items — they are small carriers of comfort, reminders that beauty is found in the everyday. And now, with a click and a post, they get to become part of someone else’s story too.

That, to me, is the magic of creating — the way a simple ball of yarn becomes not just a pumpkin, but a moment, a memory, and maybe even a smile in someone else’s heart.

With grace in the everyday, 

Bel
Everyday Querencia