Why do I crochet? Many reasons, here are a few!

I am a creative type. It seems I need to be making things, it could be anything from freezer jam to a pair of knitted mittens. I picked crochet because it is my favourite pastime, well favourite next to reading. I love crocheting so much I thought that this would be a really great way to share my pastime.

Right now we are Stuck at home 

Right now we are stuck at home and looking for something other than TV to pass the time. Going to my local hobby store, the yarn aisle is desecrated. Looks like a war zone, dead yarn bodies everywhere! Yes, the love of everything yarn is here. There were many holes where the knitting needles and crochet hooks should be. What I have been doing is a curbside pickup. Let the associates find my yarn and hooks.

My Heritage is in Yarn

As a child, my favourite destination was Grammie’s house. There was always a basket of yarn scraps. There was always an afghan or mittens for a grandchild on the go. It was always fascinating to watch her create something out of these small pieces. She taught me how to knit but because I am left-handed, she wasn’t able to teach me crochet. I do knit and crochet right-handed; they tell me.

Yarn, so many Colours!

Yarn comes in so many colours, every colour of the rainbow, every combination you can think of. I look at the selection; I am like Homer thinking of donuts, mmm mm donuts. Also so many weights, there is thread which is great for doilies. There is sock yarn, which is great for big scarves. The super bulky weights to make those really cute chunky hats with the faux fur pompoms.

How do I Learn to Knit or Crochet?

Well now, there is YouTube. I absolutely love Mikey and the Crochet Crowd, find them here. All I need to do is to enter the stitch I need into the search bar and Voila! Just this morning I was knitting a cowl and needed to find out how to M1 (make one), I tried to fake it but alas that didn’t work. I put it in the search and several videos came up. Soon I will add my 2 cents to the fray. Like most people, I find it difficult to come up with the time. I am enrolled in organization and time management. To have 25 different hobbies and work part-time, you don’t believe I have 25 hobbies…… stay tuned for my woodworking blog! (just kidding)