12-12-2012 was an important day in history at our place. Why, you might ask? Well, that’s easy: It was the day my kittens learned how to crochet. Here’s how it happened:
![Cindy says, "Mommy, I'm going to learn how to crochet!" She grabs my crochet hook and begins wrestling with my tape measure.](https://knittingcrochetcrafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cute-kitten-decides-to-learn-how-to-crochet-1.jpg)
Cindy says, “Mommy, I’m going to learn how to crochet!” She grabs my crochet hook and begins wrestling with my tape measure.
![Cute Kitten Grabs Crochet Hook. Then She Says, "Can You Pleeze 'Splain to Me What Is This Thing For?"](https://knittingcrochetcrafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cute-kitten-learns-how-to-crochet.jpg)
Then She Says, “Can You Pleeze ‘Splain to Me What Is This Thing For?”
!["I bite it?"](https://knittingcrochetcrafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cute-kitten-bites-crochet-hook.jpg)
“I bite it?”
![Gem: "Mommy, this crochet book doesn't make any sense!" Me: "Honey, you have the book upside down."](https://knittingcrochetcrafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cute-kitten-and-crochet-stitch-dictionary.jpg)
Gem says, “Mommy, this crochet book doesn’t make any sense!”
Me: “Honey, you have the book upside down.”
![Izzy: "Show me how to crochet, Mommy!"](https://knittingcrochetcrafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cute-cat-learns-how-to-crochet.jpg)
Izzy says, “Show me how to crochet, Mommy!”
![Me: "OK Iz, I'll show you how to you crochet. Look here. This is how you make a single crochet stitch..."](https://knittingcrochetcrafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cute-cat-learns-to-crochet.jpg)
Me: “OK Iz, I’ll show you how to you crochet. Look here. This is how to do single crochet stitch…”
![Ginger says, "I don't care about crochet, Mommy. I just want YARN!"](https://knittingcrochetcrafts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cute-cat-wants-yarn.jpg)
Ginger says, “I don’t care about crochet, Mommy. I just want YARN!“
For anyone who really wants to learn how to crochet, the following pages will help: