I THOUGHT I WAS MAKING SOMETHING ELSE

I thought I was doing it wrong, turns out I was inventing something.

This bag exists because I misunderstood a YouTube tutorial so catastrophically that restarting felt worse than continuing. So I said, "Screw it," and followed whatever strange thing was happening under my hook.

Back then, I didn't trust my creative instincts much; 
I didn't think I was the kind of person who could design or invent something of my own. I was only comfortable following rules, patterns, and tutorials made by people who clearly knew what they were doing.

Then... I made a mistake. :)

And because I was too stubborn, — and too tired, — to start over, I was forced to give myself permission to try.

Breaking news: it worked.

Well... kind of. It's still not my favorite design.
But it was my first. And it's the reason I trusted my creative instincts a little more the next day, and then the day after that.

Long story short: what began as a misunderstanding slowly developed a personality and refused to become what it was supposed to be.

And I respect that.