Crochet is that skill that I have always known and had interest in, I can't even remember if I was taught or if I just learned by watching someone do it. Before now, it had trended many years ago when I was still in high school. So many girls learned and did crochet for fun and I was one of those many girls. We didn't learn it professionally but somehow, we could just find our way around it. I can still remember the excitement I felt every time I got a new pin or a new wool, it was just fascinating. I would make small purses and even make for my friends, lol. The only thing I never understood how to make back then was a cap. I never got to make it curve, it goes wrong every single time.
After all those periods, I didn't do crochet again for so many years and suddenly, it became a new trend. People started building businesses out of it and the things I never knew were possible to make with crochet were right before my eyes. It was thrilling but at the end of the day, it wasn't a skill I wanted to explore again. For me, it will just be a hobby and I wouldn't really mind knowing how to make stuffs for myself alone and not for commercial purpose.
Several months ago, the burning desire to crochet came again and I bought the full set of the crochet pins because I thought I should be able to learn a thing or two online. For the basics, I didn't really need my brain to be refreshed because it is sort of in-built, I just lacked the knowledge of the new ways these things can be done. The first thing I decided to make was a tote bag because apart from it being a trend these days, it is actually very useful and I love the idea of it.
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I have been battling with the making of this tote bag for the past few months and I have not been able to make it till now. It dawned on me that I have lost my touch, Sad!. Maybe I could have sought knowledge from the internet but I just find myself caught up in a lot of other things. I loosened it earlier because the sidelines were becoming bent and I knew something was wrong. I went to you tube and I was able to fix it until I got carried away by other activities again. I picked it again few days ago and guess what? The straight lines started to bend again, I was frustrated!.
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I thought of loosening everything and starting all over again but my stiches are very tight and I will be sad to make all that hard work disappear. I guess I will try to find where I went wrong again, maybe I can finally fix it and make the tote bag at last. If not, I will just loosen it and make something else.
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