Musings of an Empty Nester

Crochet - It's a Sport (is too, is too)

No I know that a blog title with the word Crochet in it doesn't sound that exciting. But hold on, just hear me out.

Your idea of a crocheter

I have been crocheting since I was about 14 years old, I think. I have no idea why, or how I learned - in fact, I have absolutely no memory of where it all began. I may have just arrived on earth with a hook in my hand, I don't really know, but I'm going with the young teenager thing because it just sounds right.

Actual modern-day crocheter

I never really thought of crocheting being cool

Then this happened...

and this...

and...well, unless you're living under a rock...
I could go on for days

Oh and have I mentioned that at least 4 teenage girls from my teen girl class at church bring their crochet projects with them every Sunday? Yep, they do.

Ok, so once I established that crocheting is cool, I realized last year at our church craft fair that it can actually make money. People want homemade crocheted stuff! That's when it became a sport. and the more I made, the more people wanted.

Picture it - sitting on the couch, always in comfortable clothing, each hand and every finger on it moving at a rate that they have never moved before, the body bending and twisting each time more yarn is needed, or scissors, or a tapestry needle - feverishly working to get as many projects completed before the next craft fair. A neck stretch every ten minutes or so to avoid your head permanently jutting out and looking down at a 90 degree angle...