The Story Behind “Hope” 🐮🤍

Hope didn’t begin as a big idea.

She started with a simple request.

My brother asked if I could make a crochet plushie as a gift for a friend from church. He told me she loved highland cows… and her favourite colour was blue.

So he asked for something specific: a little cow, with white and blue overalls.

Creating Her

At the time, I was still using patterns I had bought - one of those fruit cow designs I used to make.

I followed the pattern for the cow itself, and then made the overalls from scratch to match what he had imagined.

It was simple. Just a thoughtful, handmade gift. And in a way… it was also my first little “order.” He paid me in yarn. Which, honestly, felt just as special.

The First Little Shift

Because she was a gift for someone from church, I had the idea to add a small, faith-based birthday note. Just something simple to go alongside it.

But as I started writing…the note became something more.

It turned into a little character card.

And then that became a poem.

Where It All Began

Without really planning it, that one small addition changed everything.

What started as: a plushie + a note

became: a character + a story + a meaning

And that was the beginning of the first gift set.

Looking Back

At the time, I didn’t think of it as the start of anything.

It was just: a gift, a moment, a small act of care.

But now, looking back, I can see it clearly.

That was where the idea was born.

What Hope Means Now

Hope isn’t perfect. She wasn’t part of a big collection. She wasn’t planned.

But she was the first piece that carried something deeper.

A little story. A little message. A little reminder of faith.

And maybe that’s why she still matters so much.

Because she reminds me that something meaningful doesn’t always begin with a big vision.

Sometimes it begins quietly…with one small, thoughtful gift <3

Read Hope’s Story