hooked on (dangling by a yarn) by extantecstacy [Teen]

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Fandom: TEEN WOLF

Pairing: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski

Length: 19,132

Author on LJ: unknown

Author Website: AO3 and tumblr

Why this must be read:

This may be a Christmas fic, but its scope is wide enough that I don't feel weird reccing it in February. In it, Stiles decides to make everyone's Christmas gifts by teaching himself to crochet scarves. Along the way he meets my hands-down favourite OC of all time: Eleanor, the unconventional grandmother of one of his students. And through her, he gets an introduction to a Stitch'n'Bitch group full of more well-written OCs. There's something else mysterious going on with the group, and the gradual reveal is engaging and hilarious.

As a knitter myself, I love what extantecstacy does with the crafting in this fic. Also, in addition to the wonderful cast of OCs, the pack members are fleshed-out with all sorts of adorable details and Stiles relationship to each of them and the pack as a whole is fantastic. Worth mentioning is the 3-D portrayal of Erica and her friendship with Stiles and Derek being adoracreepy.

hooked on (dangling by a yarn)