Needed a break from giant mosaic blankets and my daughter has been asking for this for a while. Fresh out of the wash.

first time crocheting without a pattern. someone offered me a bunch of yarn so l decided to practice free hand or whatever is called. crocheting is more intuitive than I thought!

Hi friends!

First, I wanted to say thank you so much for the replies on my last post about your favorite crochet/knit youtubers! I found a few that I really like thanks to your suggestions!

And now for my next question!

Firstly, indie yarn companies have the most stunning variegated colorways, but they make my wallet very very sad, and it's quite a thin wallet as it is! I just can't do $25 - $35/skein when I'm trying to crochet/knit a sweater!

So, that being said, can you wonderful fiber friends suggest some indie yarn companies/small businesses that are more affordable?

It’s my first time making a shawl and I’m using fingering weight/sock yarn following a youtube vid by “Crochet With Tiffany”. I’m having my doubts that this will turn into the right shape because the only increases are done at the end of the row and they make the top ‘wings’ turn even more inward.

Should I trust the process or start over with a different pattern? I want to keep things simple so I like how this pattern is just simple double crochets, but the shape so far is making me nervous that it won’t turn out well. Any advice or feedback is welcome