After watching so many videos and reading through so many books, I only now realized what I was doing wrong when working stitches in to my foundation chain. I was using the wrong loop! I’m taking an online class through Craftsy (Crochet: Basics and Beyond with Kim Werker) and her clear break down of each step of the process clued me in on this oversight. I also now understand what is meant by the front loop and back loop. What a difference it makes using the correct loop. My small swatch of double crochets looks so neat and polished. In fact, as I went back to the swatch to take a photo to illustrate the clean edge of the foundation chain, I can’t tell the difference between where I started and where I ended. Nice!

The Summer of 2014, in an attempt to find a fun activity to do with my stepdaughter Camille, we decided to learn how to crochet. Many trips to the craft stores, purchasing of supplies, watching of videos, and sore hands later we have completed a few real items.

I decided it would be a neat idea to capture our journey as we continue to learn this craft. Something to look back at after we are easily creating beautiful pieces that appear near impossible to do today.