Her patterns are a lot of fun! Her Counting Sheep scarf was one of my first big double knitting projects. Her Book Lover scarf was on my needles a couple years later. :D

Are you a fan of Prince Bride? This one was also a lot of fun to knit. www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

Have you checked with your local library? Ones near me have occasionally had knitting/crocheting 101-type classes.

Or look for local charity groups or a knitting guild. Maybe find a chapter of Project Linus in your state and see if you can donate to them? The main site only accepts $.

Yup! (it is under the availability section) Ravelry was the first place I could think of for easy access to free patterns.

I was immediately suspicious 'cause crocheting involves a lot of movement of both hand and hook, which would make it super hard to track accurately. Google came back w/ reviews & several different versions though, but none I clicked on said they'd actually do it automatically.

Except it doesn't do it for you automatically. The R and S buttons on the front are for you to push in order to keep up with the rows and stitches.

I was a little disappointed in how quickly I got called in for my appt this afternoon 'cause I didn't even get through a full page. 😆 I did get through a few pages between finishing vitals and the dr entering the room though.