My mother-in-law is a crocheter and after seeing some of the super cute things she made everyone for Christmas I knew I wanted to learn. So she bought me a pack of hooks and some yarn and we had our first lesson. Within the first three minutes I wanted to quit. I couldn't even manage a simple chain. Good grief I felt awkward. But my sweet mom-in-law sat there and encouraged me (trying desperately not to laugh i'm sure) as I clumsily tried and tried and tried to make a chain. I finally got it. Horray! Next, she taught me a couple basic stitches (single and double crochets mostly.) After I at least had the basic idea, she left me on my own to just practice those over and over again. And once I was comfortable with those it was time to actually try and make something.
I'm a huge fan of scarfs, particularly super long ones, so lucky for me a scarf is a nice simple place to start. = ) I had to pull all my work out a few times before I finally found a width and a look that I was happy with. And while that was ridiculously frustrating I'm glad I did. Cause after about five days of doing nothing else (hey, it was my first project and I was still very slow and awkward) I finally had my scarf . . . all nine feet of it! I was THRILLED! It was fabulous! But what's a scarf without a matching hat? I was on a roll! So I found a pattern that I liked and got busy. The hat was a little bit trickier. I was calling my mother-in-law every day asking if I could come over so she could walk me through the next step. She's such a patient woman. = ) I again found myself frustrated at having to pull out all my work a few times. And my poor family was equally frustrated cause mommy kept "shooshing" them every time they tried to talk to me. What can I say? I didn't want to lose count. But eventually I had a hat. It wasn't what I had originally set out for but it turned out pretty darn cute if I do say so myself!
So now I am officially "hooked." HAHA, pun intended. I havn't stopped crocheting since. = )
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