25 Reasons I LOVE Crochet

Fearless Leader of the CLF said we should all do this, and I (typically) listen to what the Fearless Leader tells us. :)

So, here are my 25 reasons I love crochet.....


1. With a bent stick and some string, I can make just about anything.

2. I always have a gift for people that is special and unique.

3. Crochet keeps my fingers active and thereby likely keeping any issues from the fibromyalgia at bay.

4. It's maintained my sanity when nothing else has. It has helped me through breakups, job stresses and losses, illness in both myself and family and friends, and long nights at work.

5. I can picture something in my head and (usually) make it come to life in fiber.

6. I can shop at Harbor Freight Tools, Lowe's and the grocery store for new and exciting options for my crochet. I also have been known to get some tools and gadgets from these places.

7. Crochet helps me cope with waiting, whether in a doctor's office or in a line at Disney World.

8. The rhythmic motion of pulling loops through loops is a form of meditation for me.

9. I have met some of my dearest friends through crochet.

10. It provided a common touch point between me and my soon to be grandmother-in-law which bridges the language gap we have.

11. Crochet has helped me grow as a person and as a creative professional.

12. I'm rarely bored.

13. I'm always learning something new and exciting about crochet.

14. I am part of a bigger community that is linked together like motifs in an afghan. :)

15. My family will always be warm and cozy (even though we don't need that in Florida) as long as I have yarn and a hook.

16. It gives me an outlet for my need to touch things.

17. Crochet reintroduced me to math...and we're working out our love/hate relationship.

18. Crochet helped me meet John, and gave us something to do on one of our early dates.

19. Crochet gives me an opportunity to buy more bags because I can justify it as needing project bags (there are currently 6 hanging on the back of my studio door...3 have projects in them).

20. I love that I taught my niece the beginning of crochet, and now a few years later she is starting to ask for one on one time to relearn. :)

21. I love that with one hobby I can make useful and pretty things for our home and clothing and socks for me and those I love.

22. Crochet has helped me tap into my creativity even more.

23. Crochet provides my income now, allowing me to do what I truly love for a career.

24. Because of my career, I've also relearned how to design web pages from scratch, how to do basic bookkeeping, how to take better photographs, and how to edit photographs.

25. I love crochet because it's just plain fun!