The story of Widdle Shwimp

I learned how to crochet when I was 10-years-old and have always loved making beautiful gifts for friends and family. I’ve gifted blankets, hats, amigurumi keychains, stuffed toys, and so much more with my crochet skills.

During the Christmas season of 2025, I wanted to give my each of my work friends a small gift. I thought to myself, “What’s something that’s unique, easy & fast to make, and would be useful?” Everyone I worked with loves their Tim’s and Starbucks. So I decided to make to-go cup mug cozies. I saw a photo of a sweater on Pinterest and I instantly knew I had to make mini sweaters for their mugs. But making sweaters involves knowing how to knit… I had never learned how to knit. So I purchased a pair of knitting needles from Micheal’s and began learning by watching Youtube tutorials.

Once I felt I was proficient at knitting, I began making the gifts. I made 7 sweater mug cozies. There was a lot of trial and error, but eventually I was able develop a cute pattern that has both knitting and crochet (a hybrid.)

My co-workers loved the little sweater mug cozies and a few of them had said that I should sell them. Well, I didn’t think spending 5-10 hours per sweater would be an efficient way of selling a product. Even If I paid myself below minimum wage, I would have to sell each sweater cozy at minimum of $50.

So I pivoted my idea and began thinking maybe I could make a kit for people to create their own sweater mug cozy. That was IT! DIY Kits!

The next step was coming up with a name for this business. I wanted a fun name for my silly craft ideas but was having a hard time coming up with something I liked. I thought of “Wild Rose Crafts”, “Blynn Knit & Crochet”, and “Wolf Creek Yarn”. But I wasn’t happy with any of them.

Then one day I went to a local thrift store, and while searching through the stationary, I came across a stamp with a shrimp on it. Suddenly it came to me in a flood of ideas, “Little Shrimp.” I knew that was the name I had been looking for. Eventually “Little Shrimp” evolved into “Widdle Shwimp Yarn Art” and the rest was history.