Hooked

Yarn and crochet hooks – that is what our daughter has been handling lately. A few weeks ago, I taught both children how to crochet a chain. In a matter of minutes, they understood how to hold the hook, yarn and how one makes a chain.



Our son likes to sit and crochet chains (long chains) while watching television. His loops are getting tighter and tighter and he gets excited about that and calls to show me. He has now learned how to single crochet as well. Although he doesn't crochet often.



Our daughter needed to learn a stitch as she had projects in mind, so I taught her a simple stitch – the single stitch. Her first swatch attempt turned out to be a triangle, not a square because she dropped stitches. Her second attempt turned out really well and she crocheted around the perimeter and made two ties. She created a doll bib – solo! I was so happy when she showed me this. She told me it was a gift for her friend. Third project underway, a bib for one of her dolls and before I knew it, project finished. Fourth project, she is currently working on a doll scarf or blanket.

I came home the other night and found her sitting on the couch crocheting. She told me she is “hooked”. I like to see her use her mind and get creative. We’ll have to open up the yarn bag and let her pick and choose. However, I must admit, I am started to get worried. I have all these “in progress” projects. I just need to finish projects. At this rate, she’ll put me to shame or use all my yarn!