Sara Stanford

Hi there! 👋 I’m Sara and welcome to my little corner of the internet! Here I hope you’ll find things to inspire you, encourage you, and (hopefully) make you smile! 😊 I love telling stories through my photos. I feel like stories are what help us make sense of a senseless world. My most meaningful story started when I was 4 years old. I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. But it took over 10 years and an incredible number of symptoms (including paralysis and narcolepsy) to realize that I hadn’t been treated properly. With two coinfections and such a severely compromised immune system, it’s a miracle that I’m not dead or in a wheelchair. It took another 10 years of aggressive treatments to finally overcome the worst of my illness… but I’ll still never be the same. My story could be one of sorrow… of self-pity and despair (I’ve certainly had my fair share of suffering and tragedy)… but instead it is one of triumph! I can even rejoice in my sufferings, “knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” (Romans 5:3-5) Whatever you’re going through, I pray that you too will see the bigger story God is weaving in your life, experience His love and peace even in the worst of circumstances, and be able to “greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials” (1 Peter 1:6) May the Lord bless you and keep you, turn His face toward you and bring you peace! 🙏🕊️ #perceivingamigurumay #meetthemaker #crochet #godissogood #agalliao

I’ve had a few people ask me how I plan out my IG posts. To be honest, I’ve been using a very makeshift PowerPoint file for months now. 😆 But I wanted to do something fun to celebrate hitting 1k so I designed a FREE IG Feed Planning tool in Canva! You can find the link in my bio or in the “Planner” Highlight on my profile. Let me know if you find it useful! There’s nothing that makes me happier than designing a tool that saves someone else some time and effort! ☺️ If you’ve never felt a need for something like this… stay tuned! I’ll be making a fun announcement next week that it may be useful for! 👀🤭 I also just want to say thank you to everyone who’s encouraged me along the way. When I first started posting last year, IG felt like a big black void of nothingness. My posts just sank into a vast sea of content lol. But a few of you pushed me to keep going and that meant the world to me! So thank you! May your reels always land, your feeds always flourish, and your followers become your friends! 🥰🪄✨ #instagramtools #igfeed #photogrid #igstyle #crochet

🦋 It’s finally here!! 🥳 And boy has it been a long time coming! 🙈 Exactly 1 year, 1 month, and 23 days ago, I started working on this planner. It’s been a real labor of love, and I hope it helps you unleash your creativity while still staying organized! 😊 Here’s a little breakdown of what’s included: - 700+ Pages - 1500+ Hyperlinks - 4 Yearly Planning Pages - 36 Monthly Planning Pages - 52 Weekly Planning Pages - 240 Project Trackers (20 per month) - 320 Yarn Stash Trackers - 5 Supply Trackers (Hooks, Eyes, etc) - 5 List Tracks (WIP, ToDo, etc) - 19 Quick Ref Sheets - 8 Goal Worksheets - 4 Challenge Worksheets - 8 Custom Notebooks - 80+ Note Templates It also comes with a Walkthrough guide and a few basic tutorials, but familiarity with PDF annotation software/apps is recommended. To celebrate the release, the planner is 20% off until midnight on Sunday, March 15th. (EST) Link in bio! Of course, I have to give a huge shoutout to my wonderful testers who stuck with me through a most eccentric tester call! 🤭😆 Be sure to give them a follow and check out their work! @adashofcrochet @flipsidecrochet @fluffle.crochet @get_stitchy_with_it @knotskart @laura.bands @m.c.fibers @plush.n.fluff.co @shybobastudio @so.in.loop @stuffy__crochet @tahnityarnarts @tangled_baru @twolittleloopscrochet @zestofcrochet Happy Crocheting! ~Sara #crochetplanner #digitalplanner #crochet #crochetorganizer #2026planner

Week 3 of Perceiving AmiguruMay starts tomorrow! 🥳 This week’s theme is “World of Wonders” and I can’t wait to see everyone’s creativity! 🥰 Remember if you’ve signed up for the giveaways and finish at least 5 prompts, you’ll have a chance to win a pattern of choice from two more lovely designers… Anna (@littlebabyrorycrafts ) & Shannon (@snugglebeanscrochet )! 🥰 And remember you can still participate at anytime by using the hashtag #perceivingamigurumay! See you all tomorrow! 😉 #crochet #crochetchallenge #amimay #amigurumi

And that’s a wrap for Week 2 of Perceiving AmiguruMay! 🥳 Be sure to check out all the lovely makers who joined in this week! So many stunningly beautiful posts! 🥰 @aquapopsmomcrochet @betterton_stitchcrafts @craftyrexx @creativityclusters @cro.by.chloe @detangledthreads @erneko_crochet @kat.niki.nuns @knitsybykm @koekie285 @krafted_kreations_kb @krochetbuyk @lilythecrochetfly @littlebirdloops.nz @made.bynaomii @magija_crochet @meagmadecrochet @motherduckcrochets @mylittlesillies @northern_magpie_canada @novaknotco @paws.e.whiskers.crochet @poodlesandcrafts @simply.hooked.by.sandra @stitchcraftbytamra @thecraftyjersey @theyarnjungle_byemily @threadedtalesco @wildcrittercrochetnmore @yarny.sweet.pals @clovercrochetandcraft @crochet_by_cesse @ericarose_cc @twylas_treasures_nj #perceivingAmiguruMay #amigurumi #crochetchallenge #crochet #crochetlover

Day 14: Festive Fun - Perceiving AmiguruMay Challenge I wasn’t sure what to post for today. There are so many great “festive” patterns! I was going to go classic Christmas, but then I remembered not many people ever saw this adorable kitty since I only started my account a few days before Halloween. 😆 So voila! Be bewitched by this witchy cat! 🐱🪄✨ 🐈‍⬛ Pattern: @lyralunedesigns 🧶 Yarn: @hobbii_yarn @premieryarns ☘️ Hook: @cloverusa ☁️ Stuffing: @fairfieldworld #perceivingamigurumay #crochet #crochetchallenge #blackcat #crochetcat

Day 13: Year Round - Perceiving AmiguruMay Challenge One of my all time favorite patterns! Brooke designed the quickest, cutest, most adorable little doll that I honestly couldn’t stop making them! They’re so customizable and so quick to make that I kept coming up with more and more themes! Stay tuned… because my doll army will be assembling for week 4! 😉 👗 Pattern: @poema.studio 🧶 Yarn: @hobbii_yarn @premieryarns ☘️ Hook: @cloverusa ☁️ Stuffing: @fairfieldworld #perceivingamigurumay #crochet #crochetchallenge #doll #crochetdoll

Day 12: Winter Wonderland - Perceiving AmiguruMay Challenge What says winter more than a snowflake? 💙❄️ I’m forever grateful to Anna for designing so many adorable festive makes! Her patterns are always so cute, quick, and clever! This one is no exception 🥰 ❄️ Pattern: @littlebabyrorycrafts 🧶 Yarn: @hobbii_yarn ☘️ Hook: @cloverusa ☁️ Stuffing: @fairfieldworld #perceivingamigurumay #winter #snowflake #crochet #crochetchallenge

Day 11: Fall Foliage - Perceiving AmiguruMay Challenge For today’s prompt I had to share these little guys again. First pops I ever made and the first time I got Kate to laugh at one of my puns when posting them! 🤭 A historic moment! 😂🤣 🌰 Pattern: @cableandcanvas 🧶 Yarn: @hobbii_yarn ☘️ Hook: @cloverusa ☁️ Stuffing: @fairfieldworld #perceivingamigurumay #crochet #crochetchallenge #acorn #fidgettoys

Had to bring these beauties back for Day 10! What says summer better than a coral reef? 🥰 🌊 Patterns: @cotyloops 🧶 Yarn: @hobbii_yarn @premieryarns ☘️ Hook: @cloverusa ☁️ Stuffing: @fairfieldworld #perceivingamigurumay #crochet #crochetchallenge #underthesea #coralreef

Day 9: Spring Awakening - Perceiving Amigurumi Challenge Here is my growing collection of my friend Gosia’s “Growing” series. 🌷💖🌼 The best part… they’re all FREE on her profile! 🥰 And stay tuned because I think summer May be just around the corner! 🤭🌻 🌸 Patterns: @magija_crochet 🧶 Yarn: @hobbii_yarn @premieryarns ☘️ Hook: @cloverusa ☁️ Stuffing: @fairfieldworld #perceivingamigurumay #crochetchallenge #crochet #amigurumi #crochetflower

It’s Week 2 of Perceiving AmiguruMay!! 🥳 This week’s theme is “Through the Seasons” and I can’t wait to see everyone’s beautiful makes! 🥰 Remember if you’ve signed up for the giveaways and finish all 6 posts, you’ll have a chance to win patterns from two amazingly talented designers… pattern of choice from Ruxandra (@lyralunedesigns ) & the Bloom Brigade from Inês (@cotyloops )! Even if you haven’t signed up for the giveaways, you can still participate at anytime by using the hashtag #perceivingamigurumay! See you all later! 😉 #crochet #crochetchallenge #amimay #amigurumi