My love affair with crochet began quite by accident. I was
in year 7 and had to complete a knitting project as part of our home economics
class. Given that I was utterly hopeless with all things 'home' at that phase
in my life (I am not claiming to be any better now), it wasn't long before I
was battling my knitting needles.
A dear friend took pity and offered to teach me to crochet instead. Crochet, it turns out, was a ‘home
economics’ approved, acceptable alternative to the deadly rows of knits and
purls.