I have been crocheting for about 3 months now. I had to have a hysterectomy, and I knew I'd go crazy if I couldn't be productive in some way while I layed around recovering. I had a friend come by and show me a couple things...then I started watching YouTube tutorials. Needless to say I am hooked! I will be going back to work in a couple weeks and I am going to miss hooking all day!