I am the best disaster crocheter out there. I make huge mistakes all the time. But the secret to my hidden success is that I learned how to fix all sorts of odd problems so well, that most can't tell I made a mistake in the first place.

For instance, my latest problem: That even though I am an engineer, sometimes math just evades me. And the slot for a pocket ended up on the back of the sweater. Oops. My cousin who was helping me crochet it, who is the nicest friend ever to help me, was so cute- she really thought that I was going for some new kind of fashion statement where the pockets are on your shoulder blades. Uh, no. That's just because I can't add. So after laughing at myself for being a dunce. I went to work, crocheting up the hole and cutting a new one.

Hold on now, Robyn. You cut your crochet? Yup.

Here's how: http://crochetbyfaye.blogspot.com/2007/07/wait-how-did-that-buttonhole-g... [1]

This trick works great for all sorts of problems. Like adding pockets to a vest or jacket after you crocheted the fronts. Crocheting a sock in the round, then coming back to add the heel. And on and on.