Welcome to the official Hands Of Joy online store! I am beyond excited to have this shop launched. My name is Amariah and I am the mastermind behind Hands Of Joy. The story of Hands of Joy dates back to the year of 2013. Eleven-year-old me watched my fourth-grade teacher play with this yarn and metal stick. The class grew curious. “If you guys come after school, I’ll teach you all how to do it,” my teacher said. I and a few students stayed after and she taught us all the basics. I played around a lot with it but never made anything serious. Freshman year of high school was when I stopped. Years later in 2020 we all got bum-rushed by the Coronavirus. The pandemic trapped us all inside for months. While in quarantine during the summer, I got bored and decided to see if I still had crocheting in me. As you all can tell, I still got it. I made my first ever top and was so proud of myself. I started testing patterns, watching videos, and reading books to help me become better at my craft. I got to a point where I felt like the world needed to see my work. The pieces that were being pushed out deserved to be on everyone. January 28th, 2021 was when the business officially opened on Instagram and the rest is history. I hope you all enjoy my work as much as I enjoy making it. If you would like to see more crochet content, check out the crochet Instagram page @hands.ofjoy. Happy shopping!