Hiya! I’m Red and the artist behind Sweetie Knots. :)

This idea was born after the pandemic took over and put everyone’s life on pause. I had just graduated college ( 2020 ) and realized that what I wanted to do with my degrees would require additional significant time in graduate school - a luxury that was unattainable at the time. For months, I was floating, unsure of what was next. Then, one day, as I was sitting in a zoom meeting with a writing group, listening while absentmindedly crocheting a baby blanket for a friend, it hit me. I could be making handmade things!

Crocheting was a skill that I picked up at a boarding school, back when I was 12 years old, living in a tiny, but artsy town in North Carolina. At the time, I mostly worked on hats. Over the years I expanded to scarves, gloves, and eventually baby blankets, as a way to make unique gifts for loved ones. ( I even took time and learned how to knit! )

It wasn’t until I was in my 30s that I realized that handmade toys could be just as unique and special as wearable items - and - in some ways, they’d get a lot more daily love. Utilizing the crochet and photography skills that I’ve had for over 16 years, as well as the social media ones I had picked up along the way, I opened my small business, Sweetie Knots, LLC, in the summer of 2023 (officially!)

Now I create handmade pieces for children and collectors alike, worldwide, thanks to the power of social media platforms like TikTok and Twitch. While commission slots are limited, they are something I offer, in addition to the toys that I create for in-person markets and web-store launches!