Loop, Swirl, Pull

A little girl sat and watched her grandmother crocheting. With a tiny hook and a huge ball of string, she took her place in the living room chair and began her work. With lightning speed her hands moved as though she was quickly kneading bread, and the tiny tot watched in amazement as the tabletop covering began to form. Every now and then the grandmother who worked so diligently would look down at her granddaughter and watch her facial reactions to her amazing work.

Finally, the grandmother stopped crocheting for a moment and asked the girl, “Would you like to know how I do this?” “Yes,” said the youngster excitedly. The grandmother put her work to the side for a moment, reached into a basket that was nearby, and pulled out a package of thick red yarn. She then lifted a large hook from one of her supplies and turned back to the boy. “Girl, it's about the basics,” said the grandmother as she began to demonstrate slowly her natural talent. “Tie a loop. Swirl. Pull. Swirl. Pull. Swirl. Pull, cross” the caring grandmother continued. “Now, you try,” she said.

The little girl tried over and over, but she just couldn't make the yard look anything like her grandmother's. Every time she tried, the string would end in a tangled mess. The grandmother cut the yard and demonstrated the process again. The girl watched closely as she tried to show her over and over again and repeated, “Girl, it's about the basics. Always go back to the basics. Tie a loop. Swirl. Pull.” Finally, the little girl began crocheting, and although the work wasn't as nicely done as her grandmother's, she was beginning to form a newly weaved piece of cloth.

Later in life when everything seemed to be tangled, the granddaughter never forgot her grandmother's words, and although her grandmother was no longer with her she could still hear her grandmother's echo, “Girl, it's about the basics. Tie a loop. Swirl. Pull. Swirl. Pull. Swirl. Pull.”

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