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Y/n was curled up trying to follow a crochet pattern online to make snowflake ornaments to hang on their Christmas tree when Yoongi came in from the studio.
“What are you making, Pumpkin?” he asked as he leaned down to press a soft kiss to her forehead.
“I saw this picture of snowflake Christmas ornaments that someone online crocheted, so I’m trying to follow this pattern, but I’m having a difficult time.”
Yoongi curled up beside her, reading over the pattern. “I would offer to help, but I can make no sense of these instructions. Those aren’t even real words.”
“They’re abbreviations,” Y/n giggled. “Crochet patterns have their own language almost. Dc means double chain, which is a type of stitch; sl means slip stitch. You get the idea.”
“Interesting.”
Yoongi had been accused of being a cat by ARMY for years, and he couldn’t help but admit that he felt like a cat by the way he was totally fascinated by the way Y/n was able to understand the pattern and move her crochet hook around. After about 10 minutes, she had finished the first snowflake.
“Wow! That didn’t take too long at all. Once I get them all made, we can starch them so they will stay flat on the tree.”
Y/n held the completed snowflake out to Yoongi to examine. He turned it all around in his hand, noticing all the little details of the stitches. As he moved it, the light hit tiny strands of silver that was interwoven into the white yarn. He had to admit that it would look really pretty on the tree near the colored lights.
While Yoongi was looking over the snowflake, Y/n rose and headed toward the kitchen to make dinner, leaving her phone unattended. Yoongi knew that she’d have to make a lot more snowflakes. He wanted to help make them, but he was too shy to admit it, so he did the next best thing. He forwarded a link of the pattern to himself then deleted that text from her phone. Taehyung had taught himself to crochet the previous year, and hopefully he’d be willing to help Yoongi learn so he could surprise Y/n with snowflakes he’d made too.
The next morning, Yoongi kissed Y/n goodbye and headed off to meet Taehyung at a local craft shop that he frequented. He had been so excited to share his knowledge with Yoongi after he’d seen the pattern. Taehyung helped him buy the right needle sizes to make snowflakes of a few sizes and he helped Yoongi choose a couple of different types of yarn. They picked up breakfast and holed up in Yoongi’s studio for a while. Yoongi was surprised how quickly he caught on to the basic stitches that Taehyung taught him to begin with. After an hour or so, Yoongi was able to successfully crochet his first snowflake. Taehyung made one too, just so he’d understand the pattern in case Yoongi had questions. After that, Taehyung curled up on the couch and worked on his own project, a sweater that Jimin had found on Pinterest and begged him to make, so that he’d be nearby in case Yoongi got stuck.
Yoongi found that once he got the hang of it, something about it was soothing. It gave his hands something to do and his brain was able to just go on autopilot. He spent a while pondering over what gifts to buy for his parents and brother, the members, and for Y/n. He took a few notes as ideas for lyrics floated through his mind as well.
“I think I understand why you like this so much, Tae. It’s kind of cathartic,” Yoongi said after a while.
“Yeah, it is. Plus, I have the satisfaction of holding a finished project in my hands that I can keep or give away to someone I love. It’s also kind of like a puzzle sometimes trying to decipher a new pattern.”
They worked on their individual projects for most of the day. By the time they were ready to leave for the day, Yoongi had successfully made 7 snowflakes. He wrapped them up in some tissue paper and tied them with a ribbon so he could give them to Y/n when she was finished with work. He got to their shared flat a bit before she was due to be home, so he turned some music on and began making dinner. She opened the door just as he was pulling their dinner out of the oven.
“Mmm…It smells amazing in here, Yoongi.” Y/n wrapped her arms around his waist and snuggled her head in between his shoulder blades. “You’ve been busy, Baby.”
“I have been. I hope you’re hungry. But before we eat, I have something for you.”
He wiped his hands on the apron tied around his waist before pulling the small tissue paper package out of his bag and handing it to her. She looked a little confused but untied the ribbon gently and unfolded the paper.
“Snowflakes?” she asked.
He rubbed the back of his neck nervously. “Yeah. Last night while you were making dinner, I sent myself a link to the pattern. Taehyungie went with me to a craft store to get supplies and taught me the basic stitches to make the snowflakes. I’ve been making snowflakes nearly all day because I wanted to help.”
“Oh, Yoongi,” she whispered. “I love them.”
Y/n pulled him into a tight hug. “Thank you so much for making these. It means a lot that you wanted to make something to put on our tree too.”
Yoongi smiled the biggest smile. “I found that I kind of like it. I might get Tae to teach me some other patterns that I can work on. It was really soothing, and I was able to just let my brain go while my hands just moved.”
Y/n kissed him gently to help alleviate his shyness about his newfound hobby. “I love that. I might be able to teach you a few patterns too if you’d like. You can look through my pattern notebook later. But for now, I want to sit down with you and eat the gorgeous dinner you made.”
As they chatted about their days and other random things, Yoongi couldn’t help but feel accomplished. He had only made a few snowflakes, but in the end, it brought him closer to both Y/n and Taehyung, and he was thankful for that. Who knew that snowflakes made of yarn would have given him such joy and satisfaction?