September 2025 Crochet Journal Design

Simply Jelly Jam
Aug 26
3 min read

I am obsessed with learning crochet.

Video: September 2025 Crochet Journal Design

I acknowledged my newfound love of crochet for this month's journal design theme.

I used archival ink pens, metallic pens, watercolors, paintbrush, rulers, white acrylic paint marker (to mask a mistake), and pencil (for initial sketches).

NOTE: While the page layouts are like Bullet Journal (BuJo) setups you have seen online, I use this journal as a diary/memory keeper, not for productivity. The BuJo-inspired pages encourage me to make note of the good things in life, even on the worst days.

In case it's helpful, below are the main points covered in this post:

Calendar Overview Pages
Hobbies & Dogs' Pages
Highlights and Mood Pages
Detailed Info About the Pages
What's Next?

Calendar Overview Pages

I tried crochet over the summer and enjoyed the craft. (A blog post about my first time crocheting is coming at some point in September 2025.) Since I have spent a lot of time learning the basics, it made sense for me to go with a crochet journal design theme!

I gathered several accessories, most of which were included as part of a crochet set I bought during my July 2025 Prime Day haul. I referenced these items to figure out how I wanted to sketch my doodles.

Hobbies & Dogs' Pages

Either I misplaced my calendar stamps, or my large dog stole them. Because I could not find them, I decided to write the dates for my seven mini calendars that I use to track my hobbies and my large dog's training.

I made a mistake with one of the mini calendars. I briefly considered printing mini calendars like I did for my August 2025 fireflies journal design theme. Instead, I decided to use a white acrylic paint marker to mask my errors. It does not show well in the image, but the white paint made the calendar stand out.

Highlights and Mood Pages

The highlights page is empty for now but will be filled with positivity by the end of the month. I filled the blank spaces on both pages with more doodles. It will not take long before both pages are filled with text and colors.

Detailed Info About the Pages

The calendar overview is where I note important dates I want to document in my journal. For example, I will make a short note of something that happened on different days.

I also highlight the best and worst things to happen during the month. I primarily want to document positive things on the decorated pages, but I feel it is also important to document bad things, especially if it is a lesson learned.

While many journal enthusiasts track their habits, I track my favorite hobbies as a reminder to dedicate time for fun. I also track the things I want to do for my dogs to ensure their happiness and well-being.

The hobbies I track are:

art + crafts,
writing, and
gaming.

I also track the following for my dogs:

when they go for a joy ride (their favorite thing to do),
when they go for a long walk,
when I care for their coat with a brush, leave-in shampoo, or bath,
when they receive teeth care with brush chews or teeth brushing, and
when they get to relax with a picnic in the park.

I especially wanted to track my young dog's training progress. We will focus on mastering a few skills. I would love for her to become a Canine Good Citizen one day. Unfortunately, I am horrible with training. We have a long training road ahead of us.

The BINGO game is just a goofy activity to note and track a wish list of things I would like to accomplish during the month.

Every night, I write a line of text highlighting one good thing about the day on the highlights page (left). It forces me to think on the bright side, especially on the most challenging days when my depression hits hard.

I treat my mood tracker page (right) as a coloring page of sorts. Each night, I will color-in a part of an image or shape that represented my overall mood for that day.