Transforming string into art was not something I pictured myself doing when first introduced to crochet when I was a Girl Scout Cadette in a troop going for our Silver Awards. Our project entailed making supplies for a children’s hospital in Sierra Leone. Initially, we sewed pillowcases and hospital gowns. Then, another scout’s grandma taught us to crochet granny square baby blankets. I wish I could say that’s when everything clicked into place. The reality is: I found crochet to be incredibly difficult.
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