Crochet Ear Muffs | Call Center Agents' Headset Foamies

I've been posting my crochet creations on facebook and since last month, I've been receiving MTO's. It's not only good for the business, it's also a perfect opportunity to learn.

When I started crocheting again last 2018, most of the projects I made were from patterns I saw on the internet. And I've been learning all sorts of stuff like new stitches and techniques. And with these MTO's, I am able to try those new stitches and combine them on projects to create my very own patterns or versions.

Right now, I am learning how to properly make an increase and decrease on your stitches. I have created a round bohemian bag last year but the increases I made there were all played by ear. With these ear muffs, I had to be careful because if I increase it too much, it may be too loose and may fall off the headset. And of I increase it too much, it won't fit the headset at all.

Thus, all these scrap ear muffs. These are all either too loose or too tight. I will be frogging these once I'm done with the project. Or if I needed extra yarns once I finally created my go to ear muff pattern.

Less than two years ago, I was secretly asking myself if I would ever be able to make a pattern of my own. One that I would be proud of. I was questioning my growth as a crocheter. But I did not give up. Sure, I ended up with quite a number of unacceptable outcomes. But now, I can confidently say that I learned something from those projects.

Heck, I even learned how to price my creations accordingly. :)

After all of the trials and errors, and well, after more than five (or almost 10) unsuccessful trials, I was ablento come up with presentable, quality, sellable ear muffs.

If at first you don't succeed, try to look at it in a different perspective. Try again. Explore. Experiment. At a certain point, you will find out the stitch combination that suits your project well. :) Try and try until you succeed.