Welcome

I am a 59 year old, single-mom of two adult kids who was originally taught to knit and crochet by my paternal grandmother many many moons ago.  However, other things became more interesting and I set it all aside for decades.  When I first picked up a skein of yarn again, I was in my 40's and remembered crochet the best.  However, I didn't last long because Granny was gone and YouTube wasn't around yet.  Splitting yarn and things not coming out at all like what they were supposed to had me putting a big basket away and ignoring it until early in the Spring of 2014 when my daughter decided to teach herself to knit.  So I gave crochet another try and this time?  It worked!

All of us newbies/rookies/beginners who can even basically find our way around the net have found blogs, YouTube channels, Raverly groups, etc. that have those wonderful teacher people.  You know them;  they talk in a soothing voice, they go slow, they have lots of photos or they make very helpful videos.  We need them.  I go to them a lot.  I'm not them!  Don't expect any in-depth tutorials or original designer patterns.  Like I said, I've only been crocheting for about 15 months this time around and just retaught myself to knit about 8 months ago.  I have figured out how to make little mods to someone else's patterns but I'm nowhere near designing my own and I'm not a patient person when it comes to teaching.

Who I am is the person who's just like you...still having to learn things as I go, taking it sometimes two-steps-at-a-time and having to go back and start over.  I let my eyes get bigger than my skills and try to make things that I'm not ready for.  "Frog" has become a much-used term now in my vocabulary.  What I am going to try to be is the sidebar to all the great teacher people.  To share advice that I've learned on the fly.  I'm not afraid to say things.  I will tell you about yarn, tools, notions, etc. that suck!  I'll tell you why I found one teacher person easier to follow than a another.

Oh, by the way, I am in the Northeastern part of the U.S.  so you won't learn much about yarn shops in Ohio or Stitch & Bitches in Oregon.  I don't know if there are other national craft/fabric store chains other than Joann, Michael's and A.C. Moore*.   I'm sorry.  Maybe someday I will be able to travel more but for now I can tell you about those things in CT, NY, NJ, MA, VT and NH.

Come by from time to time.  Add you thoughts, experiences., advice freely because I am convinced there are many of us out there.  I am going to try to post "Tricks & Tips Tuesdays" and "Free-for-All Fridays".

Tip for this Tuesday:  Come back on Friday. :)

Thanks for stopping by.



*Hobby Lobby is intentionally not listed.  The company will never be included on this blog for personal reasons.