I'm hooked for life too. I wrote up a thing on my blog months ago, about how I started and why I enjoy it. I'll hunt up the link for you if you'd like to read it (if I tried to tell it here it would require everyone to read a long thing they may not want to read). But drop me a line, if you want, and I'll pass it along.

I'm hooked for life too. I started when I was pretty young (about 7 or 8, I think) and there have been long periods when I haven't picked up my yarn and hook. My excuse was that my life got in the way. Ironically, my newfound (comparatively) hobbies of knitting and spinning have made me more interested in crocheting. The squares sound like a nice idea. Thanks for the link!

I crocheted for awhile when I was a kid and I loved it! Then, for some reason, in my 20's, I felt it wasn't cool or something and gave away all my hooks and stuff. For some reason, I felt that I needed to concentrate on getting ahead in my career and with school and felt it was a waste of time. It truly makes no sense looking back at it now. In the last 5 years, I realized I missed it and have gotten back into full swing. I have to laugh at myself now - I never finished University. As for my job...not so much a career as it is a way to pay the bills!

I learned pretty young too. I was 7 or 8, started some granny squares and then stopped. I had no idea about tension and everything I made was so tight! I picked it up again when I was 14 or 15. My grandma had some leftover yarn and I started a granny square blanket. It took me 2 years to finish that thing but I love it. I really started up again 2 years ago. I made scarves for my friends for christmas and havent stopped since. I am hooked for life!

I am probably a bit older than the young adults that are onto the trends (although I do have a preteen that keeps shoving eyelash yarn at me to make stuff for her....). I actually learned how to knit years ago (when said preteen was an embryo I got all domestic and decided I "needed" to learn to knit her a baby sweater..which is still being passed around the family). I taught myself how to crochet last year, clueless that it was becoming trendy. . honestly, I think that once that particular "look" goes out crochet wont be as trendy anymore. for garments, knitting is a bit more versatile...I mean people ALWAYS wear sweaters even if the styles change. looking at sheer numbers though, there always have been more crocheters than knitters, no matter what is in with the in crowd. my personal take on that is that a lot of crocheters pretty much stick with afghans and a lot more people are interested in making afghans and baby blankets than they are intersted in making wearables for themselves. and that is what most knitters knit is clothing. personally I do not like to wear sweaters...I prefer sweats or fleece..I find wool itchy and polyester clammy. I also do not wish to invest a lot of time in making clothing that will probably be out of style in a few years and would rather make something for my home that I will keep forever and pass down to my kids. in addition to crochet I also quilt and cross stitch.