Up to this point, I was ambivalent about crochet. I think most of the stitches are ugly and I think granny squares are hideous. Of late, however, I've seen designs done by creative sorts that are just lovely.
And, crochet makes lace easily.
So, I've studied it. I have a few beginner books. Crochet pattern reading makes little sense to me. I still haven't figured out what a "post" is. I have managed to figure out the "front loop" and the "back loop" and single, double, and triple crochet (which I find to be misnamed, as single crochet requires two moves, double requires three, triple requires four).
I found a pattern for a shrug in the fall issue of Interweave Crochet. I've bought some crochet magazines and just flipped through. This shrug, however, was rated for beginners (most patterns are at least intermediate and thus way beyond me). I decided to try it since gauge isn't crucial for it. I used a smaller yarn for a more lacey effect.
I finished it over Thanksgiving, but I didn't get the ends right (instead of a rectangle, I had a warped trapezoid). I yanked it out and am redoing it. I did a lot of it during a CLE (which are forced upon me so that I can retain my license -- don't get me started on what a waste CLE is and how it's nothing more than a monetary boondoggle for bar associations) and on an Amtrak ride from Chicago to Alton.
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