UNRAVELING the BUSINESS: A WEEK in the LIFE of a CROCHET ENTREPRENEUR 

Hi Elise. First let me say, I've seen some chewed up fingers, so I can't understand why anyone would say anything derogatory about your hands. Your hands are just fine the way they are, but you should absolutely pamper yourself. Second, thank you so much for explaining why content creators have their picture with their mouths hanging open. It drives me crazy, I think it's goofy looking ( among other not flattering words) and not just on you but other lovely ladies like yourself also. I had no idea RU-vid wanted it done that way! I do enjoy these types of videos, I learn a lot from you.

My friend, i love the fact that you're talking time for self-care. You give so much to us and you deserve it! Manicures are so wonderful and i think it's a great way to pamper yourself. I always enjoy seeing your behind the scenes stuff. Have a most wonderful weekend 🙂

Can I just say your my favourite crochet 🧶 RU-vid and your videos brighten my day!❤

You have such a warm and wonderful screen presence. I enjoy your videos and have learned so much from you. Keep up the good work!

and now I know why I don't want to be a RU-vidr...all that behind the scenes work..my hat is off to you and other RU-vidrs..

I’m glad you explained the funny faces in your thumbnails. I was thinking as I was scrolling through your playlist that you always have your mouth hanging open and I thought it was a bit weird, but it makes a bit more sense now. 😂

On a side note- please don't take any negative comments from trolls to heart, their is nothing wrong with your hands, those of us who care love you the way you are. You have inspired me with your advice in the videoes. I now add the tiny yarn threads to my stuffing instead of throwing them away. sending you positive vibes!

I'm really self-conscious about my crooked fingers and swollen joints, so hearing you talk about about your hands was eye-opening. I've never thought your hands looked ugly! Makes me think that other people probably aren't judging my hands as much as I think they are...

Loved seeing behind the scenes of your business. I would like to say your hands are fine. You are a crochet and knitter, not a sponsored hand model. I really don't understand why anyone would make a negative comment about your hands. That's crazy to me. It's nice to see just how much work goes on behind the scenes because people need to be reminded that it's way more than just crocheting. Thank you for all you do

Those beautiful hands make incredible creations! Love to you and your hands!

I feel you Elise on all the work that goes into it. Once I dust myself off after a pattern and video and all that goes into it, I can't believe I have to do it all over again😂 You are such a hard worker though and I admire how you have grown your channel and your commitment! You are AWESOME!! FYI: I think you have the cutest hands!!!

Thank you for the video! I really enjoy seeing the behind-the-scenes work that goes into this kind of business. And I love how organized you are. If it helps, your hands are not ugly! They are unique and show the love and effort you put into all you do! Take pride in that. You deserve it!

I just LOVE all of your content! I can't believe I'm just now finding your channel, but I've binged quite a few episodes and I just love every bit of your content. Thanks for showing a hopeful one day crochet business owner what a week could be like!

Elise, your hands look just fine. One crocheter that posts instructional videos has dirt under her fingernails, says about that that she's been gardening and did her best to get the dirt out before filming. So don't be so concerned! 🤗

You are one busy lady. I don’t understand how you can do all that you do and still stay sane. I certainly have benefited for you creative diligence. Thank you!!❤

Im a bit late to this video, but Elise I wanted to say that there's absolutely nothing wrong with your hands, they're very beautiful! I'm currently at the point when I decided not to go to university, but become a full time crocheter, and yt crochet content creator (I'm also nearing the end of designing my first amigurumi pattern!) but I'm extremely self-consious about my hands too. I've had dyshidrotic eczema on my hand for two years now, and it now has permanent scarring here or there, especially just above my "nail-bed". Its not like VERY bad, but if i were to make close up crochet video tutorials, it would definitely be visible. Reading all the nice and supportive comments you got for this video made me think that there is hope for me too🙂 you're so talented with making videos, and giving us inspiration, and your amigurumi aesthetic is lovely! Your thumbnails always make me smile, they're very creative! ❤️🧶🐻🤗

The photos for the thumbnails are extremely accurate hahah! I love it! I don't do work for RU-vid, but finding the right photo, even for photoshoots just feels the exact same.

You, and your hands, are beautiful. I've always thought so. I totally understand the hands thing though. Sometimes I look at mine and go "Ugh! Those are my mother's hands!"

thank you so much for your videos, i just started crocheting and when i saw your channel i was obsessed with watching every single video, i’ve seen literally all your videos! i have ADHD so when i discovered crocheting it truely was amazing to see my brain finally relax and focus on one thing for the first time ever😮 i love to watch your videos while i crochet, it keeps me motivated, thank you again❤

I loved this Elise! I don't like my hands either. They've looked like they belong to a 75 year old since I was 13. LOL It is what it is. And I hear you on the comments. 95% positive but the other 5% ....hahaha well. "you're too fast, you're too slow, put some paint on your nails! Don't put paint on your nails!" 😆 I've learned to laugh at this. Thank you for all that you do and I can't wait to see the pattern release. My fingers are crossed that it's the cute duck you shared a while back. I can't wait to make him!

I love your frankness about the RU-vid business!

Thank you for sharing! Some of my favorite videos are when people are real and relatable ... and you are always just that! Self-care is very important. I am just now learning that too (in my 40's). That little bit of time you spend on yourself can go a long way in feeling better throughout your day/week/month. Always looking forward to your posts. Thanks again!

I think it's so cool that you do all this work week by week and still find so much time for family!! I think you would be the best grandma or aunt ever!!

Very enjoyable, thank you. I'm a sticky beak/pokey nose 😆 I do like when crafty content creators share their behind-the-scenes work because so many RU-vid viewers are totally ignorant about how much work goes into making even a short video - there seems to be a perception that creators do little more than rake in the advertising revenue and live large on their profits 🙄

Elise, thanks for this video, especially your comment about how important it is to reply to viewers’ comments! I wanted to tell you I became a loyal follower after you replied to my comment, even though I had posted it on your channel mistakenly! And, btw, when I reposted my comment on the right channel, I didn’t get a reply! Like you, I’m both a crocheter and knitter, and you made me feel like I wasn’t the only one who loves Addi knitting needles! I’m so impressed by your sincerity and helpfulness, and now I’m watching all your old post! ❤

Yes this is exciting and you are busy. Thank you for sharing

Wow what a busy week. Thank you for giving us a peek inside your busy life. I really enjoy your videos and look forward to seeing your new pattern. Have a blessed day.

WOW! Well, now I need a nap! (I’ll take one for you too!) 😂 And I pat myself on the back everyday if I put pants on……thank you so much for what you do! You are so inspiring… It has made a huge difference in my life and my crochet work 😊💗

I struggle with my hands as well. I'm pretty clumsy so I almost always have a scratch or two. But hands are hands! None of them are perfect! Thanks for posting such great content!💜💜

I empathize with you, Elise about your hands and joint swelling. I have joints that swell, too. I believe your hands look fabulous btw!

Hi Elise! I got to say I love your videos! They give me so much inspiration to take my crochet business to the next level. I currently sell amigurumi, teach beginners to crochet and recently became a tech editor. I’ve been toying with the idea of starting a You Tube channel, and thanks to you, I think I will do it this year! Still busy with my full time work, but in a few months, I will make the scary first step to do what I love full-time. Thank you for the inspirations, you are truly wonderful! 😊

This is the cutest crochet channel!

You are a very busy person , I am that nosy person 😂 I love your nails , beautiful color 🥰

Thanks for the behind the scenes look.

I just love your videos so much. I aspire to be like you 😊 I’m very interested in having a crochet business, even if it’s just a small one. I’ve been obsessed with crocheting for a few years now. My grandma inspired me, just remembering all the things she’s made for us. I still have most of the afghans, and I even found a little hooded cape she made when I was a toddler I’m going to give to my granddaughter 🥰 always look forward to your videos. Thanks for all your content ❤

I love your videos, and your amigurami is spectacular. Thank you for sharing about your business. I am also nosy and love to see how others go about life. Lol

Great video! Love seeing what all goes into this type of biz! Mostly all I do is sell what I've made either on my fb page, word of mouth, & craft fairs. Thanks for sharing!

Hi Elise, I just wanted to say I love your channel. You are such an inspiration and got me into amigurumi again after years of hiatus. Also i'm loving granny squares more anf more every day. I can't crochet atm because of a broken elbow, but your videos give me the yarnlove that i need. Keep up your fantastic work, love every second of it. ❤

Oops, I've been picking my thumbnail from the stills RU-vid suggests from the video. I'm still learning... And I hear you on the juggling part! Moms wear a lot of hats!

Interesting video about the processes you go through for your successful business. I really enjoy your work and I love to crochet. I especially liked that you pamper yourself a little by getting your nails done. I think you should make peace with your hands though. They do so much for you and I thought they were beautiful like the rest of you. Keep up your amazing work and thank you for your wonderful creativity.

You are an inspiration! 😊 I enjoy every single video you make. Blessings!

You are just so genuine and I loved this so much. Loved to see behind the curtain, as someone who is nosey and always kind of wanted a small business (mostly nosey though 😉)

Thanks for sharing behind the scenes!

Love the behind the scenes look!

You filmed the building wall when going to your nail salon, "Life Rocks when you're a Gem"....that's you Elise, the" rare gem" who gives joy and stellar help in the crochet/knitting world! Keep filming and making silly faces.

I have short fingers too and have always been self conscious about them. You are amazing though, I love watching all your videos…I never would have tried Amigurumi if I hadn’t found your channel.

Hi Elise Thank you for sharing your behind the scenes 💗 it is very insightful to know all that goes on…I’ll keep chewing on the idea of creating a channel as I have a lot going on behind the scenes and I’m not sure I’ll have the time to dedicate right now. But I appreciate all that you do and the food for thought. I absolutely love Pickle and Olive as they remind me of my two girls as they hated and loved each other at the same time, sadly I lost my grey calico as she was run over back In March this year 😢 I love that you take time to pamper yourself and I loved the colour you chose. It’s always nice to take time for yourself especially in the crazy world we live in. I’ve never really noticed the funny faces on the thumbnails I think for me to be clicking on a channel to watch it’s what the person or channel is going to show or teach me…but that’s just me! Aside from the channels that are an automatic click like yours 🥰 I can’t wait to see your new Amigurumi toy and congratulations to you being showcased in a magazine, that is absolutely awesome and deserved! And I’m happy for you that you can take the time to interact/respond with your followers as you are definitely one of a kind. Take care and stay safe and well. God bless you and your family 🙏🏼💗🧶😻🧸

Hey there don’t worry about your hands they are beautiful. I enjoy your videos so much that I really don’t pay attention to them. Lol thanks for sharing my friend

I dream with having my business. Im from small Costa Rica. Thanks for sharing.

Wow! So much to do yet you find time for family. Such an eye opener. You're a delight to watch.

Hi Elise. I'm always excited to see a new video of yours! I know there will always be nasty people, but still Can't understand, why they take the time to type nasty comments🙈. Just leave the channel, if you don't like it😟.. You are such a wonderful person, with great content!! I surely have learned a lot from you! Thx so much!

I love this behind the scenes! Especially the thumbnails. 😂 It must be so hard trying to cater to what RU-vid promotes. This video felt like catching up with a friend. Hope you’re well! ❤

I agree with what u said about responding to comments. I know you cant answer every single one, but i have commented on channels who ASK for you to correspond with them thru comments but they never respond to any of ur questions u ask. So when that happens i tend to pull back from watching that channel on a regular basis. Plus those are the channels that posts like 4-5 videos if not more every week and i jist dont have that much time

Thank you so much Élise for this video. For those of us who don’t have youtube channels, we have no idea how much work goes into producing videos every single week, and/or multiple times a week. On top of that, you have all your other commitments. Wow 😮. Hats off to you or, as we say in French, « Chapeau! ». Btw, your hands are more than fine. They’re hard working hands. Nothing wrong with that. And, yes, they and you deserve a little pampering. Once again, Merci! Merci! for all your wonderful videos.

Thank you for sharing. Sending positive thoughts your way and best wish in your endeavors. 🙂

My two cats don't get along either. And thank you for explaining how thumbnails work. I could never understand the funny faces.

I love your videos and especially your work. It’s all beautiful.❤

Yours hands are very pretty so don't worry about it

reminds me so much of the secret yarnery channel

Great Video Dont worry about you hands or any negative comment Stay Safe xxx

I love your nail polish color. 😊

I temember those days! I am a nurse and worked at a residential school for the Deaf for 30 years. Hands were very important. In hospital nursing (10 years before that) I never thought about self-care especially for my hands. They took s lot of abuse every day and manicures didn't last long! Sign language gives you a different perspective on your hands! Now that i've retired - and more or less adjusted to not having 24- hour call, no kids at home, and less laundry, house chores and less demands on my time, i wonder how i did it. It took a while to realize i didn't have to keep up the pace but i think i've got it now and i love it. I wouldn't trade those days for anything but it's nice not to have a schedule - except for grandkid duty once in a while and in the summer. You are awesome and the job you do is incredible. As long as you still enjoy it, go for it. Don't let others change your fun! ❤❤🤟🙏

Loved this video! Thanks for the insight. (❤ed the thumbnail pics😊)

thanks for vid pretty lady. be safe

I am looking forward to the release of your new pattern! Please let us know when it is published! I loved your thumbnail face photos, too!

Really Nice to see behind the scene (totally in the noisy kind 🤭

I work in a warehouse and my hands can be messed up! I forgot my gloves yesterday and now I have two cardboard cuts and a paper cut on the nail bed if my left thumb. No polish. No nothing. So trust, your hands look 1000x better than mine!

Oh, Elise, your hands are lovely! And even if they weren’t, what kind of person makes crappy comments about someone’s HANDS, for crying out loud?!? I love your channel, and I especially love the way you love your animals. 🥰

Ok, I need a vacation after watching that. My brain would just unplug itself and shutdown. I appreciate seeing how much work and time goes into what you do for us. I will never again grumble because posts or videos are slow coming out. You have a family and that should come first. I don’t know where you find the energy. Thanks for sharing. Taught me a lesson….be patient!

The best part of Saturday!

Thanks for such a great video. So informative and honest.

I have looked and cannot find a resource that tells which knitting needles you use for MJTR and little Cotton Rabbits. I have Lykke but when you get down to 2.5 mm they are going to break. I must say that is the one problem I’ve had with that pattern. 3.0 mm needles almost impossible to find. The yarn stores inevitably hand me US3 which is 3.25 ugh. If you are ever back in the Asheville area you MUST go to Friends and Fiber Works. Sitting in the middle of a pasture sits a devine yarn shop. Love it.

Happy Saturday Elise! Such a busy week! Thank your for sharing what your week was like! Deadlines and all! Have a wonderful weekend!😊

Wow! So much work! RESPECT! I really never gave much thought about what goes into your channel and everything else! I have a brand new appreciation for you and others that I follow. I know that when you finally get to sit down to crochet, that is the best of it all! Love your channel so much! ❤❤❤

Fantastic video! I love the honesty and realness of it.

I just got home from work and I’m relaxing and enjoying your video. Thank you for all the work you do putting out quality videos and patterns for us to enjoy and learn from. Much love 💕 Cheers

Loved the video today ❤

Thanks for the behind the scenes look at your week. Glad to see your channel approaching the 100K subscriber mark ... Must be those wonderful thumbnails plus your amazing content. Best wishes on your new pattern.

Thank you so much for the "sneak peek" into your life as a crochet entrepeneur. I really appreciate your honesty about having to balance your home life and your business life (including tuning the piano and refereeing the cats!😊)

Elise! I just love you!! I always wondered why people made silly faces in their thumbnails. Thank you for explaining that!😂 This was such a fun video! And I love your editing style so much! All your videos make me smile! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!😊

thanks for the upload!! i could probably never handle all that work at once haha, props to you for always staying so positive ❤❤

Hi Elise. I so enjoyed all the news about crocheting behind the scenes. Wonderful information and how all things work together. Family time is so important for loves sake and resting the hands. As we work towards our goals we get satisfaction from doing a job well done. Creativity nurtured the soul in amazing ways. Hope you enjoy your nail time and photo antics, so funny. Love you and your channel! God bless you and yours🌺

Thanks for the inside look at your week. I love your videos and had never thought about all the work that goes into making it. I sometimes sit for a 2 & 5 year old. I watch your videos while they nap.😊

Hi Elise, I'm a lifelong nail biter so, I've seen and had issues with my hands for years. Your hands are always very nice in my opinion. Lol! Now I know why you always have thumbnails that are full of energy. My grandpa used to always ask me if I was catching flies. Which was his way of letting me know my mouth was "hanging open." I had the habit of letting my mouth "hang open" when I was concentrating on either drawing, homework or crochet. Now I have a tendency to clench my mouth shut or kinda grind my teeth (which I think is way worse than hanging open). But, I always hear him in my head when I see thumbnails with someone with their mouth open. Lol! Anyways, I always enjoy your videos and I learn a lot too. I really need to check out some of your crochet or knitting tutorials sometime. I love your blog page too. Some day, when I've got some money to spend, I'm going to pick up the cotton bunnies patterns collection, like you suggested. They're just too adorable not to try. I've got quite an Amazon wish list growing too. Now, I'm going to say catch you in the next video before I chew up too much more of your busy day 😊. 🤟💜✌️🧶

you're doing an incredible job at dealing with all this work! I could never! great job!

Elise, I'm so happy I found your channel! Your patterns are so lovely and I love these super in depth behind the scenes videos.

You’re awesome!

I totally feel you Elise there’s so much that goes into a RU-vid video but like you stated I wouldn’t change a thing. I truly love what I do.

Another super video Elise, thank you so much for making them. I loved getting a little peek behind the scenes into your busy life. You always make me laugh (cutting out the bit when you say you rambled on about your hands 'you're welcome' 😂) I think your hands are beautiful by the way. I think getting your nails done is a lovely little bit of self care though and if it makes you feel good that's wonderful and you enjoy every minute in that salon! You deserve it x

I’m loving this video- great pace, and lots of honesty 👏🏻 🦘

Elise, I had been thinking that I miss your vlog type videos! They’re my favorite of yours, when you’re super real. Thank you!!

Great video!❤

Glad to finally catch one of your videos near release! When it comes to video like this I'm solidly in the "nosy" category of people 😂 Also find it interesting to see how people do it!

I just subscribed. You've been popping up in my "recommended" videos, and I've been watching you a lot. This video was so much fun! I would love to be able to make a living from my crochet hobby, maybe someday. Right now I'm too busy taking care of my mother. Thank you for your terrific videos!

Loved this peek into your business and life! Girl, I’ve literally never thought about your hands or the silly faces lol, I just got all love for your content 💕 I’m in the process of using one of your patterns for a baby blanket and I’m so happy with it so far 🥰 I’ve crocheted for forever but have never felt brave enough to try a pattern until recently :)

Good video! Kept my attention, was interesting, and I learned a lot about how you run your business. Enjoyed your sense of humor!

Hi Elise! Thank you so much for sharing a week in the life of your business! I have been thinking about doing a RU-vid channel for some time. I love your content! Can’t wait to see your new pattern! 💕

Elise, what an insightful video! Your Thumbnails made me laugh!!!! Can't wait to see your pattern when it is published!!!

I so love all your videos and watching what you do made me tired lol . But I understand because I also have a small business but not doing videos which is a lot to accomplish. Just keep doing what you do because I will be here watching…❤️

Your videos are so awesome! I have just gotten into Amigurumi, and I came across your channel. It is amazing and you do such a good job! My mind is running with the excitement of getting back into crocheting and making adorable things, and I feel like your channel matches up with my excitement. Also, your hands look perfectly normal! Never feel embarrassed or worried about them.