Crocheting

I haven't yet written about crochet...that'll change today.



Crochet was something that never appealed to me when I began knitting. I didn't maintain the purist approach, that knitting was the bomb and crochet wasn't. It just seemed so much more limited to me, that I wouldn't be able to make as many things with the hook 'n' wrap as I would with the needles, knit and purl.



There was a counselor at the school I worked at two years ago who crocheted really beautiful sweaters, scarves and ponchos and actually sold them every so often. That began to help me change my perceptions, the crack in the door.



Just like when I got the first Stitch n Bitch knitting book, I looked at the companion crochet book and became intrigued. Now, I have to say that I didn't like about half of the patterns in there - way too hip and edgy for my liking. But I finally wanted to give it a go.



I attempted the basic stitches - and wasn't able to get them, because I completely misunderstood the nature of the turning chain. Why were my swatches coming out as triangles? I put down the hook and went back to knitting, quite humbled.



When I saw both the Interweave Crochet magazine and the Teach Yourself Visually Crochet book, I was persuaded to try again. This time, success! OK, even if I made a beret that looked more Rastafarian than French. But now, I am, ahem, hooked (you knew that was coming) - and can't wait to try my next project!