My First Afghan

I have wanted to learn how to crochet for years and years. I always thought it would be so wonderful to whip up an afghan for a baby gift or a prayer shawl for a hurting friend. My friend, Loretta, came over one time to teach me; but she is left handed and I just couldn't grasp the whole concept. So, I just continued to knit scarves and scarves still longing to learn to crochet.
After Christmas Bethany and I began going to a local yarn shop, Knitting Friends, on Thursday nights for their "Sit and Knit." A lady mentioned YouTube videos so I decided to search for crochet videos and that is where I met Elizabeth. She has patiently taught me to crochet with the wonderful videos she made for a friend. Her friend had suffered from a stroke and couldn't remember what Elizabeth had taught her in their time together; so Elizabeth kindly made videos for her so that she could remember and crochet when she was at home. I have been soaking up all of her instruction and have finished my first afghan... my first "TaDa" crochet project. One day I made a Granny Square and just kept going. My friend, Pam, at the yarn shop told me it was time to add more colors so I fearfully added a few more colors and found that they made the center square POP! Thank you Elizabeth for teaching me and for your wonderful videos. Here is a picture of my afghan, spread out on Bethany's bed.
Happy Day Friends!