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Does anyone crochet?
I just learned this weekend how to crochet from my SIL. I think she said the stitch I learned is a "double". (???). Right now I'm making a very basic scarf because that's all I know how to do but I've love to learn more.
If you crochet, what do you make? What kind of yarn do you use? What stitches/patterns do you know?
Would it be completely geeky to have a crocheting GTG/lesson??
Are there any good websites for patterns or how to do certain stitches?
Here is my "practice piece" I was working on in the car on the way back from Iowa. I was experimenting. :-) It's not as crooked as it looks...the right corner curled up a bit.
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Re: Does anyone crochet?
I crochet! I learned from my Dad of all people - he's really really good too! I think his Grandma showed him how. Anwyays, once you get the concept, all the stitches are variations on the same sort of thing, just depends on how many times you loop the yarn around.
I tend to make blankets the most often. I have 2 pattern books that I got at Jo-anne's. They have all sorts of stuff. I dont' recommend doing granny square blankets though if there is a lot of color changing involved. I did that for my first one figuring that they were small pieces at a time and if I goofed, it wasn't a big deal. It is tricky to get the loose ends wound in tightly enough that they don't pull loose.
You can sometimes find good free patterns on www.ravelry.com
I tend to get just regular old yarn from Joanne's as well. If I was making clothing or something like that, I'd probalby hit up a real yarn store but for what I do, the big box stuff is just fine.
As for learning new stitches, some of the books have fantastic pictures of how to do things. The first book I bought was a Vanna White one and it had some good "how to's" in the back index and I was able to figure out most anything I needed to do that I didn't already know using those pictures and instructions.
Have fun - it is a great hobby!
My yarn is Vanna White! That is so funny to have "Wheel of Fortune" and "yarn" on your resume. :-)
Thanks for all the info. I actually just signed up for ravelry.com. :-)
My SIL was working on a blanket for my MIL when I asked her if she could show me how. Once I got it down on a practice piece she handed me the whole blanket and said I should do a row (pressure's on!!) Well...I must have done something just a tiny bit different because my row looks different than her rows. It's kind of neat though that my MIL will know which part I did. It's a family project. :-) Then my SIL surprised me by going to Joann's Sunday morning and getting me 3 hooks and 2 yarns (skeins?). It was one of the best gifts I got!! :-)
I think I want to try this pattern but stop when it's a good width for a scarf and not a whole blanket. A blanket would take me 10 years. :-) http://belladia.typepad.com/bella_dia/2006/11/vintage_vertica.html
I was really intrigued by crocheting because I can never find a scarf that is quite the right color. Now I can make them just right! I want to make them for other people too of course. I LOVE when people open up homemade gifts and are excited by them.
I'm really excited I learned!!!!! :-)
It looks like I know the Single Crochet stitch, not the double. This is the way I know so far: http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?content_id=68
Your practice piece looks great so far! Keep going and you'll have a great scarf in no time!
I forgot to mention...I learned left-handed since both SIL and I are lefties. That makes it a bit trickier because a lot of stuff online is shown right-handed. I did find a few lefty YouTube videos...I'll have to watch them again later when I have my hook and yarn in hand.
DH thought he was so funny when he asked, "What will you use more, your Nook or your hook?" Hardy har!
I've got Vanna yarn too! LOL. My mom taught me years ago. I've made tons of baby blankets, but it figures that I haven't gotten very far on my own baby's blanket.
I usually stick to basic stuff like scarves and blankets. But I have a crochet for dummies book that I've learned some other techniques. Still have never tried a Granny Square though.
It's therapeutic. I did work on my blanket a bit while I was in the hospital.
I'm a knitter but wanted to add onto what sarahmf said about coming to stitches you don't know. The thing I love about the local yarn shops (in addition to the fantastic customer service, employee's knowledge and great yarn) is that they have free drop in clinics where you can go for help. At least I know The Yarnery and 3 Kittens do. There are some things I cannot get no matter how many videos I watch but when I see it in person it just makes sense. Plus they can help you figure out what you did wrong and how to fix it.
You can add me to ravelry, too. I'm jennyk213.
Tired after a long morning of hiking and swimming.
I both knit and crochet. I used to exclusively crochet, but I learned to knit about 2 years ago, and now I prefer that. I'd love a yarnie GTG!
I've developed a bit of yarn snobbery over the last couple of years though...I don't like working with most of the stuff found at JoAnn and Michael's anymore. Acrylic hurts my hands, now that I've been spoiled. My favorite yarn shop in the whole world is Lila and Claudine's in Mahtomedi. I LOVE them. I also love Borealis in Saint Paul.
I think I'm a bit of a yarn snob and I just started! A lot of yarns look cheap-y to me. Until I get a lot better though I'm going to stick with basic yarn and then work my way up to the good stuff. No use "wasting" good yarn on one of my sort-of straight sort-of crooked scarves
I crochet! It's so much fun! I would LOVE to do a crochet gtg. I make a lot of granny square scarves and blankets. Every once in awhile I make a bunch of hats though. Sometimes I'll make baby blankets too. Just depends on if I find the right yarn or not.
Michael's and JoAnns have their 40% off coupons and I use those to get yarn too. I like watching for yarn sales!
Photo taken at 16 months old
Did your MIL make the hat in your sig pic? It's adorable! :-)
Hmmm.
I searched for crocheted things on Etsy and found this....
This is beautiful but it's almost $3,000!
I like this one:
I want to make something like this:
I don't think I care for the "traditional" afghans. They look a bit too granny-ish for me...
The options are endless!!
Corchet is one of the crafts my Mom taught me as a kid. I remember the bright red yarn and the squares I used to make. I stopped in high school and college and then started up again about 10 years ago. I've made a bunch of scarves, blankets and dishcloths. In fact, I have 3 afghans in my livingroom - one my Grandma made, one my Mom made and one I made. They're all different patterns and I love the 3 generation thing.
One year I made my niece & nephew blankets for Christmas. They were small enough to cover them up and easy to carry around. They still love them.
Dishcloths are easy to make because they're usually just squares and they're very green. I use them for a day or two and then toss them in the wash. I also have some with more of a zig zag pattern in harder yard (not very soft) that are pretty good scrubbers.
It's very relaxing to me to sit and crochet.
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