Sometimes as I work on projects I think back to some of my earliest works and have a good chuckle. 
I think to myself, "I can't believe I let that ___________ prevent me from trying ________." (fill in the blanks)
My first venture down this path was when I was a kid first learning how to crochet. I didn't have anyone around to inquire how to go from the chain to making stitches, so for two years I perfected my chain making skills.
Then I learned how to make stitches in the chain, but couldn't figure out how to get to the next row. So for two years I 
perfected my skills of making chains with one row.
Then, during a very magical week with my Grandmother, I learned! Counting! Turning! Increasing! Decreasing! And that was great! But I had of yet to see a written pattern.
Years later, when I was in high school, my other Grandmother gave me a crochet kit for making slippers. I recall the yarn was orange, and very stringy. And they wanted me to crochet in the round with it. Crochet in the round?? At the time I hadn't a clue what that meant!
Then, after graduation, I spent a weekend with my (then) boyfriend's grandparents. They were in the process of moving and his grandmother gave me a beautiful granny square blanket. I was mystified! How did she do that? The idea of sewing little squares together never dawned upon me!
Fortunately, today, I can laugh at these memories. I have learned so much since those early days! I love to learn new crochet stitches and techniques, as well as teaching others so they can make the connections much faster than I did! {VBG}
How about you? What is/was your crochet hang~up?
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My biggest hang up was turing a row and the difference between hdc and dc. My landlady taught me how to read crochet patterns....I also learned how to frog...and frog some more with out swearing....LOL ~Christy
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