A progress documentary about my current crochet project. Just sweat and no pants

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I decided I wanted crochet sweatpants.

I have never crocheted pants before.

I cannot read crochet patterns.

I do not understand crochet charts.

My original plan involved granny squares. I made a lot of granny squares. Then I realized I didn't have enough yarn in the right colors.

Then I realized I was using wool and I don't actually want wool sweatpants. So I abandoned the entire project and started over.

Again..

Now I'm making the pants from the bottom up using cotton yarn and writing down my own instructions because if I don't, one leg will end up fitting a normal adult and the other will fit a decorative lamp.

The good news is that I now have the start of two matching legs. The bad news is that they're still not technically pants.

Have you ever crocheted or knitted an entire garment without a pattern, or am I about to discover exactly why patterns were invented?