The first time I remember that I could do something well, was when I learned how to make a Granny Square Afghan. My memory of this event came after seeing an afghan my maternal grandmother made. Her pattern was created with monochromatic colors in the center of each square. Each center was designed with assorted shades of blue, red, orange, green or yellow. Every block was then outlined in black and the entire blanket edged in a simple black scallop. I thought it was beautiful! I wanted to learn how to make this blanket. One day while I was at her home, I asked her to teach me to make an afghan just like hers. This day began with a trip to the basement of her farmhouse. In the dark basement—which I always found a little scary—was the cabinet that had the many remnants of her previous projects. There were little bits of wool yarn, metal crochet hooks and an assortment of other colorful threads. We searched through the cabinet until we found just the right supplies....
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