The Beanie: Before and After

Last week I set out on an adventure. It was an armchair adventure, but an adventure nonetheless. I set out to learn the ancient art of crochet. I began with a Youtube video aptly titled Learn How to Crochet, which demonstrated the basic structure of the stitches. "Okay, I think I could do that", I said. My sister loaned me some yarn and a crochet hook, and I commenced with a simple square washcloth. A couple of failed attempts preempted my first completed square. After that I was, as they say, "hooked"!