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“When I first picked up a crochet hook, I thought I was about to embark on a calm, cozy hobby filled with blankets, scarves, and instant gratification. What I didn’t realize was that I was also signing up for tangled yarn, mysterious abbreviations, and the humbling experience of frogging the same row five times.”

“Along the way there were a few places, especially at the beginning, where I accidentally increased or decreased the number of stitches. I was quite happy with how it turned out, this being basically the first thing I've ever knit. It took me ages to summon up the courage to figure out how to purl, but once I'd done it a few times it wasn't too hard.”

“I started crocheting when I was 8 because I wanted to keep up with my babysitter who loved to crochet blankets. My first project was actually a little tiny bowl that I made by accident because I didn’t yet know how to chain and turn or count my stitches as I worked.”