Hey!!
Yeah for sure- I wish I had some time to write more but I actually started a little group some time last year in the social groups- Stitchin', Crochetin', Knittin's & Stuffs of the sort
http://forums.psychcentral.com/group.php?groupid=253
I am not a great leader at all and need to be more active and repost some pictures and all- but anyone is welcome to join if they want to- Not really hopping and happening spot but yeah...

I too am trying to teach myself, having some troubles but also have made a lot of hats--
My Pass time this last Holiday season due to stress, was making hats to donate for kids
I think while crocheting- for some reason it is like therapeutic for me in away, and in the end i have made something!
Actually last August was really stressful and that was when I made my first hat- I don't know it was like I was so frustrated with the world and myself and people around me that the crocheting really helped with it all and I made some thing.
I want to learn how to knit, have some stuff for it but having trouble understanding how to even get started--- THinking at time I should spend more time with "mastering" crocheting before going onto another thing