The time that has passed causes me to look back to the beginning of my crochet journey and conclude that I'm still just a beginner. What I mean is that I have been following the instructions mechanically, like an encoded machine.  My eyes are opening to the light about the structure of the stitch, A book for beginners for example the single crochet and chains.  I find that you need to really to see the crochet parts to really know what you are doing. I don't think that I

Learning to work with different size hooks can be daunting.  Even worse, finding the hook needed to match the gauge is still a frustrating task for me. JUST STICK WITH TINY HOOKS If you seem to do neater work when the pattern calls for a small hook size then you're like me.  You may also find it uncomfortable switching to larger hooks after using very small ones. SMALL HOOKS, LACE YARN Another thing that I wish is that stitches looked just as neat with larger hooks

Question:  Is white crochet thread easier to work with than colored thread ? My Answer:  I seem to crochet faster and see better with white crochet thread. I even feel more energetic. (Just not sure where this comes from)