Rachel Beckman » Weaver & Textile Designer

Learn to Crochet Day

I decided that since at the beginning of break I learned to knit (well, knit better) today must be the day I learn to crochet. In the past, I had tried everything from online diagrams to YouTube videos to try and learn the tricks of the trade and came up empty. Luckily for me, however, I remembered that grandmothers are probably the greatest invention of mankind, and mine happens to live right upstairs. So this morning I made my way up to my grandmother’s apartment with hook and yarn in hand and two hours and a giant headache later I emerged with these:

Okay, okay, OKAY. Let’s be honest. My grandmother did most of that. I made a pretty o.k. flower, but then she took it apart. And I know they look small, but come on guys! It’s hard! Also, that lady is a tough critic. These are her words as I’m working: “Good job. That’s pretty good. Well…pretty…good. Sure.” Very encouraging. But really, she was a great help, and now I kind of know how to crochet; but, more importantly, I spent a few great hours with a great woman.