From the Heart: Crotchet with love

My love of crocheting was taught to me at the age of twenty. Two small girl neighbors of my friend that I often visited inspired me to learn. They said they would teach me. I simply needed a crochet needle and a stein of yarn for them to teach me, and so I did.

First, I learned how to do a chain link with the whole stein of yarn; from there, we moved on to granny squares. I practiced and perfected my crochet stitching. Years later, I grew tired of doing that same old empty granny square.

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