Crochet. From passion to mastery…

Nadezhda Maykhrovich, automatic telephone communication technician at Cascade Hydroelectric Power Plant, spoke about her hobby.

The hobby of crocheting appeared, one might say, recently. At that time I worked at Kazakhtelecom. One of the girls suggested taking a crochet course, not far from work. And we agreed.

Everything was very interesting to me, and I had a great desire to learn something new. We were taught by a wonderful teacher, a master of her craft. She herself has knitted since childhood, her grandmother taught her.

Thus began our interesting days of learning about hooks and patterns. I won’t say that everything worked out right away, but there was a desire to create something with my own hands. During the course, we were given only the basics for a month. The knitting process fascinated me, and I decided that I would further improve my skill myself. And so it happened.

My first big project was a shawl as a gift; I knitted it in a week. I myself was surprised by such a quick result. This project was very interesting because of its painstaking work, it requires a lot of patience.

One day I started knitting a cardigan for myself, but I didn’t calculate the size. I had to unravel it all and re-knit it, it took a long time, but I was pleased with the result. I wear it with pleasure in spring and fall.

I don’t like knitting to order. I can simply knit it and give it as a gift, usually to close people. My nephew knitted two scarves that he wears, and he likes them, one is very warm, the second is thin under a coat in the spring.

For work, I take different yarn, again depending on what I am going to knit. I look for ideas on the Internet, buy specialized magazines. For example, “Magazine Fashion. Crochet”. I can’t say for sure what I like to knit more. If I have inspiration, I like to knit both for myself and for my children.

I recommend crocheting to anyone who is interested in handmade work and has patience.