I have been crocheting since my grandmother taught me over 50 years ago. Because of many back surgeries in the past few years I have had plenty of time to do my favorite craft. Four years ago I crocheted over 1000 cancer hats and donated them to different cancer clinics in the area. I just donated two bags full of lovies to a pediactrics unit in a local hospital. I love to crochet and I am paying forward for something very important to me. I love sharing patterns and will search the internet for hours looking for new patterns that I do not have. I believe that a happy crafter is a crochet crafter. :)