Hi all,

My name is Glenda; Blondie is a nickname I acquired years ago when I opened a hair salon called "Blondies" I live in Lebanon, Missouri with my husband of 34 years. I now have a small salon on the same property as my house that hubby built for me a couple of years ago, I consider myself semi-retired, and my commute to work is about 200 feet.

I am 57 years old. My grandmother taught me to make my first chain, with thread, when I was 5 yrs. old and I guess you could say I have been "hooked" ever since. I must have chained around the world.

I was probably 12 before I made my first actual crochet project, which was a ripple afghan. My mother taught me how to make that. Since neither my mother nor my grandmother ever learned to read a crochet pattern, if they could see a project, they could duplicate it, I taught myself to read patterns.

As much as I thought I knew about crochet, after joining a couple of msg boards for crocheters, I am finding more and more that I don't know, but love to learn. Hence joining this board after finding a link on Crochetville.

I am in total awe of those who design, I wouldn't even know how to begin to design a project. I applaud those of you who do , so people like me can continue on with a hobby they absolutely love!

I am looking forward to getting know you all, and to learn how to make some of the beautiful projects I am seeing here.

Hi Glenda,
Welcome to the forum, a Pleasure to have you as a member. I hope you find the board informative. Please let us know if there is a technique you dont see but would like to learn. We will be adding new tutorial as time goes by. If you have the pattern on your blog you can list it in members website and blogs.
Happy Crocheting
Ferosa