Crochet

I'm a rookie and bought a pre-packaged tote bag kit that came with a hook, yarn and instructions, to make a gift for my mum. Turns out the instructions are well above my paygrade, so I've got some learning to do. It's just granny squares, but the way the pattern is written down means absolutely nothing to me.

Last year I gave her a knit scarf and she really liked it, though I cheated by doing it on a knitting machine at the hacklab rather than by hand. Turns out knitting by hand is pretty hard. I had a lot of trouble tensioning the yarn the way it was naturally twisting during the knitting process.