Handmade in the Headlines: Crochet News, World Records, Community & the Rise of Handmade

<p>Crochet is making headlines around the world! In this first edition of <strong>Handmade in the Headlines</strong>, we’re looking at some of the most interesting, inspiring and unexpected crochet and handmade stories in the news.</p><p>We’ll talk about nearly 48,000 crocheted flags stretching for miles in India, a community crochet project bringing generations together in Las Vegas, teenage boys crocheting for a cause in Texas, and an emotional story about fiber art and healing. We’ll also dig into a growing branding trend: as AI-generated content becomes more common, could things that are truly handmade become even more valuable?</p><p>And because no crochet news roundup would be complete without a little unexpected baseball talk, we’re also discussing why Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet keeps showing up in my Google Alerts.</p><p>Grab your current WIP and join me for a trip through the latest crochet, yarn and handmade stories making headlines.</p><p>Find Simply Hooked crochet patterns and kits at <strong>marcymade.co</strong>.</p><p><strong>For a deeper dive into growing your handmade business, check out my new book, </strong><a href="https://a.co/d/ieT3jAX">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Hooked on Growth</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong>, which goes into much more detail on scaling!</strong></p><p>🔆<a href="https://www.marcymade.co/products/3-month-crochet-kit-club">⁠⁠⁠<strong>Join Our Skool Community</strong>⁠</a></p><p><strong>🔆</strong><a href="https://www.marcymade.co/pages/learn-to-crochet">⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠Learn to Crochet Course⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>🔆<a href="https://www.marcymade.co/products/3-month-crochet-kit-club">⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.marcymade.co/collections">⁠<strong>Shop My Crochet Patterns⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>🔆<a href="https://www.marcymade.co/products/3-month-crochet-kit-club">⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://a.co/d/g0pfdnt">⁠<strong>Grab The Crochet Snuggle Buddies Pattern Book</strong>⁠⁠</a></p>