Where it all began

This Christmas I am knitting, crocheting and felting several projects as gifts instead of the store bought type. As I've looked at patterns, yarn and tried to work my way through deciding what to make, determine which yarn would be best, and then actually try to make the item, I've come across several blogs and looked at many a self help website for assistance. Not to mention all the people I've talked with about the projects themselves. All of this has got me thinking that I should record my "journey" somehow. So, the invention of "From the center of the skein" begins.
I remember my Mom teaching me how to crochet and knit when I was little and I used to make all my Barbie clothes, mostly tube tops and tube dresses as that's pretty much what my experience allowed for. I'd spend hours making clothing for my dolls but somewhere in high school I stopped. In college I remember knitting a few scarves for people, but for the most part I stuck to rectangles.
Two years ago I was in a book store and saw this book with a crocheted cowboy hat on the front. I picked it up and thumbed through the book. It was great! Showed me how to crochet different stitches and had several patterns in it. Since it was Christmas time and my Mom was the one to originally teach me, I asked her for the book for Christmas. I honestly didn't expect her to get it for me because of the title. "Stitch n' bitch: the Happy Hooker" wasn't the type of book she'd normally purchase.
I was pleasantly surprised when I opened up my Christmas present and found crochet hooks, yarn, and yes, the book. From that point on, I've been sold on crochet. I went out and purchased the "Stitch n' bitch" book on knitting along with the journal. Since then I've purchased several other books, all listed on the side, and I've learned a lot in my journey.
I want a place to be able to post pictures of what I've done, give feedback on things that I think work best or don't work at all, and just post thoughts about crafting in general.
I may be the only one to ever look here, but in case you stumble across this blog, welcome!