Through determination and desire to learn, Katie shares her Crochet Story on how and why she learned to crochet.

 

Who Taught You to Crochet?
I have been knitting since 2007. Everyone knew this. But not everyone cared to learn that I ONLY knew knitting. I would get a lot of crochet patterns sent to me to make and I didn’t know how to tell people that I didn’t know how. That, combined with a strong desire to learn (I’d tried before and never caught on), led me to ask for tips in a group I was in for knitters and crocheters. Someone offered to send me an extra set of hooks they had. After they arrived, I turned to YouTube. Most of my early stuff was made with the help of Bella Coco. Her tutorials were easiest to follow and I started with a granny square and went from there.

How Long Have You Been Crocheting?
In late 2014, I began to seriously consider learning. I made a Facebook post in a group for crafters asking if it was hard to learn crochet after only knowing how to knit or if was easier than learning to knit after. Someone in the comments said they had extra hooks they could send me. We messaged back and forth. Due the weather they weren’t able to send it until a month later, in late January 2015. I tried for a bit to get the hang of it but it wasn’t until March of that year that I really caught on.

 

Why is Crochet More than Just a Hobby to You?
I have anxiety, depression, and ADHD and crocheting can help keep me calm and focused. I also enjoy making things for others, as it makes me happy to make others happy. Additionally, I don’t currently have a job so crocheting gives me something productive to do during the day. I’ve met so many amazing people from this and I’ve no doubt I’ll meet a lot more.

~ Katie

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Pat shares her Crochet Story where she donates and shares hats she mades to cancer patients.

 

Who Taught You to Crochet?
My mother taught me to crochet when I was about 8 years old. The funny part is, since I was watching from in front of her, everything I did was backwards. It was actually a few months before she realized this and had me sit beside her instead.

How Long Have You Been Crocheting?
I have been crocheting for 64 years.

 

 

Why is Crochet More than Just a Hobby to You?
8 years ago over the Christmas holidays, my baby granddaughter was very sick and in the Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital in Atlanta. (She is very healthy now) Everybody from the doctors and nurses all the way to the janitorial staff were amazing!!! They ALL were so caring and loving.
Christmas morning, Santa and his helpers brought enormous (33 gal size) bags of gifts to each child. All age appropriate with a wide variety of toys, books, clothes, etc.
I vowed then that I would find a way to pay it forward, but it wasn’t until I semi-retired last year that I figured out a way to continuously do it at my advancing age.
I have crocheted a couple hundred hats, so far, for children (and some adults) with cancer and have become obsessed with this calling. I enjoy making colorful, pretty, cute, happy hats that don’t scream “I have cancer”.

My dream is for there to no longer be a need for the product of my “hobby” and that I will have to find a new one.

~Pat

 

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Grace shares her Crochet Story and how crochet helps her pass the time.

 

Who Taught You to Crochet?
My Mother taught me to crochet when I was about 9 years old…way back when!

How Long Have You Been Crocheting?
Ive been crocheting for almost 80 years.

Why is Crochet More than Just a Hobby to You?
It keeps me busy, nimble fingered and happy. I now live in Independent living quarters after losing my husband of 67 years last Feb. I have been crocheting toys for the local county Women’s and Children’s Shelter for the past 5 years. I donate about 100 toys per year or thereabouts. It’s very satisfying and keeps me too busy to worry about anything.

~Grace

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