Ever since I learned to knit, I’ve been comforted with hearing the clicks of the needles with each stitch. And even though I basically just held the left needle while I knit with the right, I still felt like both hands were occupied. (I don’t know if only one idle hand would still do the devil’s work, but I don’t want to take any chances.)
I’ve tried to crochet before, but I never got the hang of it.
There’s only one hook? I hold the yarn with my left hand? What kind of a crazy world is this?
And…there’s no sound! Crochet is silent! My mind will wander and I’ll start to get anxious!
But I was still intrigued. So, on Sunday I took a class at Gauge called “Crochet for Knitters.” The first part of the lesson was spent learning the basic stitches, and the second was practicing those stitches to make a granny square.
I crocheted a couple of rounds, but when I got home I was still befuddled.
It looks like a circle now. Why do they call it a “granny SQUARE”? A ch 3 equals a DC, so I only have to crochet 2 DC at the beginning of a round…what?
I kept practicing. I reread the instructions. I watched videos. (Thanks for the recommendations, Staci!)
And then, this happened:
I did it! They’re not perfect, but they’re squares. Beautiful squares. Four corners of yarn-y goodness.
The conditions were perfect. The soft yarn and complementary colors made me want to crochet one more. Then one more. You get the picture.
And you know what else I realized? There is sound in crochet! It’s not as present as when two needles meet, but it’s there.
It’s a whisper. As yarn is pulled through loop.
Music to my ears.