Rhonda

I learned to crochet but only do the simple steps and I have a real hard time getting my tension right. I start out ok and then it gets tighter and tighter. I can't seem to hold the yarn in my left hand the way others do and I know that is mostly the problem. My daughter is an excellent crocheter. She whips out lap quilts for baby quilts all the time. My grandmother would always ask you to pick an afghan every time you went to see her and we went a lot. She had a large family - 9 kids and 5 stepkids and over 40 grandkids - ? great grandkids etc. so I have 2 that she made and my daughter has a queen size white with red roses( my great aunt made those) and then my mom had her make that one for her and a twin to match. So Mom gave them to Sara (DD) Everyone has at least 2 she made. When we had to put her in the hospital she had afgans stacked 5 high and 5 rows in the closet and afgans under the bed and yarn stored alll over the apt. She passed away in the hosp. 10 yrs ago just a day after her 90th bd She taught me to crochet and I remember watching her do redwork tho she never taught me that. She used to make crocheted hot pads and kept a hamper full of them and would send us all home with several all the time. They are my favorite hotpad to use.

I can't knit to save my soul!! It is probably the only needlework I don't do besides rug hooking. I have tried most kinds of needlework at one time or another. Even needlepoint tho it isn't anything I would spend a lot of time doing. I do have an interesting one a neighbor made for me. I saw some made by this guy one time. He made large firetrucks and semis with needlepoint! Wish I had taken pics.