Expanding My Fiber Horizons

Yesterday I attended a "Learn to Crochet" class at a local yarn store, Sip & Knit. The class was only $30 and I received two plus hours of instruction (there were only two students in the class, including me, so I basically received one-on-one instruction). I was totally confused for the first hour and thirty minutes; I felt like I was struggling to get my mind around it and that I was just mimicking what the instructor was showing me. I didn't know the how or why behind it.
I fumbled around and managed to create a simple crochet border on a knitted swatch. It was not impressive but I had fun in the class and signed up for another one on the spot (Learn to Knit Continental). I was intrigued and after I got home, I pulled up as many beginner crochet videos as I could and started practicing stitches. I was a bit bored with it until I found granny squares.
I ran through five or six versions of the granny square until I finally understood the stitches. This was m…
I fumbled around and managed to create a simple crochet border on a knitted swatch. It was not impressive but I had fun in the class and signed up for another one on the spot (Learn to Knit Continental). I was intrigued and after I got home, I pulled up as many beginner crochet videos as I could and started practicing stitches. I was a bit bored with it until I found granny squares.
I ran through five or six versions of the granny square until I finally understood the stitches. This was m…