SheriFitz

My grandma tried to teach me to crochet when I was little but I was left handed and she'd had a stroke so her coordination wasn't what it should be with her right hand to teach me. I became disabled a few years ago and can't work any more but I'd really like to learn how to do more than just small squares crocheting and how to knit actual garments that I could donate to homeless charities so that I can still have a purposeful fulfilling life and ... Read Full Bio »

My grandma tried to teach me to crochet when I was little but I was left handed and she'd had a stroke so her coordination wasn't what it should be with her right hand to teach me. I became disabled a few years ago and can't work any more but I'd really like to learn how to do more than just small squares crocheting and how to knit actual garments that I could donate to homeless charities so that I can still have a purposeful fulfilling life and contribute something worthwhile even without being able to work. The problem I have is my disability comes with short term memory issues and I'm not an extremely visual person so the idea of learning from a video terrifies me - no hand there to hold mine and save me from myself if I make a mistake! LOL! But I'm determined to give it another shot as the year comes to an end and the new begins. I just need to make that leap!