I took a class on crochet at about the same time that I took knitting, some six odd years or so ago, but I just never took to it. I never found a good hold with my left hand and it would always cramp before I could do more than what was necessary. Knitting was much more comfortable, so it became my focus and my passion.
Maybe a little obsession thrown in there, too.
It's always bothered me, though, that inability to master the technique. I knew I just needed to keep working at it, and eventually I would find that perfect hold.
But how do you find the motivation to keep working on something you don't enjoy, especially when you have something similar to occupy your time that you do so thoroughly enjoy?
So I kept hearing things about Tunisian crochet and decided to check it out. I found it so intriguing...crochet that is worked a bit like knitting and can end up looking woven.
Huh.
Enter the theory. The "Transitional Method Theory" as I like to call it.
Maybe...just maybe...if I worked on an easy Tunisian project I would find that elusive perfect hold. By the time I finished my project (we'll say, maybe, a placemat...), crochet would feel like second nature.
Why, that sounds just crazy enough to work, doesn't it?
That's what I thought. And I have reason to believe I was right.
I will finish my project be the end of next week, easily, and while I cannot say that my hold is yet perfect I can say that it is almost downright comfortable.
To quote my mother...well, glory be!
Now, I'm not promising anything here, but I may be just about ready to try my hand at an actual crochet pattern one of these days. We'll see. After all, there are still so many knitting projects out there, just waiting to fly off my needles!
