Crochet Is My Passion

 

I was only 14 when my grandmother taught me to crochet. My first granny square was a triangle. She didn't laugh at me, so I kept on trying.

I was still pretty new at the whole thing when I found a book called Mon Tricot Knitting Dictionary Stitch Patterns. My copy is pretty used and abused, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Nowdays, many crochet patterns that you find online or in pattern books have a rating on them to say whether the stitches involved are for beginners, experts, or people in between. Mon Tricot doesn't have that rating system. It just has the patterns - in British terms, if you don't mind.

I simply did what the pattern said to do and had no idea I was doing an intermediate or expert pattern. Plus, I had to transpose the British stitches to American in my head.

 I think I have covered everyone I care about at least once, many of them multiple times, with various crochet projects. In between, I crochet prayer shawls and lap robes for hospice at our local hospital. 

My preference is big flat projects, but I've done amigurumi animals, finger puppets, Christmas ornaments and who knows what else. Oh, yes, food. I've crocheted food.

After sixty years and well over a thousand projects, I'm taking time to write about my favorite pastime.

Thanks for visiting with me. We're going to have fun.

Kathi

Link to Mon Tricot Pattern Book: https://amzn.to/46QDOku  This is an affiliate link. I get a few pennies if you purchase this book from Amazon.