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What initially attracted you to crochet?

My mom Penny was a master fibre artist and could knit and crochet with the speed and precision of a finely tuned machine. She made me a sturdy crocheted bicycle ‘bag’ (pre-backpack era) to transport my gear to a lifeguarding job. I was already a knitter and making sweaters in sock weight yarn. The speed of crocheting with large hooks and thick yarn was very appealing to me.

I took up crochet at 17, made a mini business out of selling bags, then moved on to making blankets as gifts. Mom crocheted my spectacular