Everyone remembers that special security blanket that they had as a kid. Usually, most of us get them when we are infants and keep them a little bit too long. Whether it is a crocheted baby blanket or a knitted quilt, it is something we treasure because it brings us comfort. I have never been good with my hands, but when my brother had his first kid, I wanted to crochet baby blankets for him. I knew that he would make fun of me for making crocheted baby blankets. You see, although both of us have an artistic side, we are brothers and we have to make fun of each other. Nonetheless, when I had the baby blanket crocheted, I knew that he would treasure it and that his child would treasure it even more.

Having never crocheted baby blankets before, I found the simplest design that I could. For me, however, it was not simple. Everyone says that crocheting is easy, but I have never tried anything that I found more personally challenging. It was hard to keep focused, stitch after stitch. It was hard to count the stitches without losing track. It was hard to get all the loops even, and it was hard to see the project through from beginning to end. The first attempts at making crocheted baby blankets failed, and I was almost ready to give up when I finally started to make some progress.

I had been trying to give all of my attention to the crocheted baby blankets, turning off the TV and music and focusing intently on the work. My wife told me that this was a mistake. When she crocheted baby blankets, she liked to have the TV on, or at least have some friends over. Although it seems counterintuitive to me, she explained the reason it works better.

You see, crocheting is all about finding a natural rhythm. If you pay too much attention to getting everything exactly perfect with crocheted baby blankets, you will lose it all. If you can crochet a baby blanket without even thinking about it, however, you can keep the stitches smooth and even. I am glad that I listened to her advice and did not give up. It turns out that it is much easier to make a crocheted baby blanket when you do not pay too much attention to what you're doing.