I will probably be the first one to kick off International Crochet Day-story telling, since I am in New Zealand and it is September 12th here first. Happy International Crochet Day!
So here is my story; I have always been a crafty person but never really tried knitting and crocheting. My Mum (hi Mum! I know you are reading this) tried to teach me to knit on many occasion but I did not have the patience when I was young and always ended up with another half finished scarf.
That was untill October ’06 when I stumbled over this blog by Futuregirl and saw this bag. I thought that if crochet could look this good I really wanted to learn it.
So I went to the library, got some books about learing how to crochet and started. The internet was a great help too, there are so many excellent websites with photo tutorials available. This was my first ever finished project all made in, I thought, Single Crochet but having a look at it later it was in Slip Stitch… So that’s why it took forever to make…. 
Almost 1 year later I still really love the simplicity of crochet with just 1 hook and a skein of yarn!
I think it isn’t so bad at all
I’m also a big fan of Futuregirl, and a lot of my minipurses cames from there, she realy inspired me to start to make crochet!
You are not the only one!
I did the same thing the first time I crocheted something. I made an eyeglass case in what I though was single crochet, but later realized it was all slip stitch.
All in slip stitch?! I can’t even imagine how long that took!
LOL. That bag is soo cute though.
I also made my very first amigurumi awhile back all in slip stitch. I’ll never forget, it was the Flying Pig pattern (which can be found in the sidebar link here too!) and it still hangs in my now ex-boyfriend’s car
I only figured out slip stich recently! I love the bag, the slip stich looks like waves.