Have you checked out crochet!crochet? They seem pretty active. And if you ever get into knitting, there is !knitting. I’m so excited for you, I know that feeling when you are thinking of a big project, and it’s starting to become reality!
Oh, how much I relate to this comment. I am also super excited for you to make a temperature blanket! Please show it off when it’s finished - what crochet community are you a part of?
Starting is super cheap - it really only starts to get expensive once you get into really nice yarns and make a lot of pieces, which you absolutely don’t have to do. It’s a lot of fun!
What they’re not telling is, before long you will be spending your whole paycheck on yarn. Soft, scrumptious, luxurious yarn. You think this won’t happen to you, but it will. Just you see.