At my local knitting group, a shift seems to have happened, or maybe it is more of a convergence.  Three years ago, when I had just arrived, I was somewhat of a novelty as someone who crocheted much more often than I knit.  Quietly, slowly, more new members who crocheted arrived and knitters found reasons to pick up hooks.  One night Lisa asked me to teach her how to make granny squares.  Emily and Heidi joined the group around the same time.  They switched effortlessly between hook and needle and would wow us with their crocheted inventions. Hannah learned to crochet a scarf at a charity event.  Last winter when even Jennifer couldn’t resist the urge any longer and made a crocheted hat, I knew that change was in full swing.

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