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Learning to crochet
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I started learning to crochet today, well I learnt when I was about 8 lol so can do chain stitch already lol
Trying to start a simple granny square but finding it really difficult! Tension is all over the place, twisted stitches and big holes!
Someone tell me it will get easier, and that knitting was just as difficult at the start!
Trying to start a simple granny square but finding it really difficult! Tension is all over the place, twisted stitches and big holes!
Someone tell me it will get easier, and that knitting was just as difficult at the start!
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It might help to get some practice doing a couple of flat swatches to even out your tension before you try another granny square?
Also try playing around with the way you hold your hook. I can not get it in my head if I grip it the way you're supposed to, so i hold it in this weird way that's like a cross between holding a knife and holding a knitting needle! Sounds stupid, but it really helps.
My grandma also taught me how to crochet as a youngester but I just couldn't get the hang of it. I kept losing stitches and just made U shaped things. I'd love to try again though, I've seen Olive's stuff and it is just gorgeous and she inspires me! (and Missy too
All I created yesterday was shapeless circles of yarn :grump:
I think I am doing the stitches right because they seem easy enough, but the finished article looks nothing like it's supposed to! I think I don't understand exactly how the stitches make shapes. I hope once I get this then it will become easier
Anyone know any good crochet videos? I want knittinghelp for crochet!
GRR at crochet!
Olive's advice is what I would reiterate. That, and have a look on youtube too. Oh, and there are lots of helpful people on ravelry who will lend a hand
Sorry the pictures are a bit crap
This is actually the third attempt at granny square, the first two were a bit disasterous but I think I'm getting the hang of it
Well done! They get easier, I promise. They are just a bit fiddly at the beginning. What are you going to do with your granny squares?
Urmm well I only have one at the moment, and I don't really like the colours I used on it so not sure where that particular granny is destined to end up!
I bought some crochet hooks because I have loads of little balls of yarn to use up, not enough to make anything proper with. I was going to start a granny square blanket, using up my leftovers and then adding to it as more leftovers come along lol
That's quite a long project though, if you have any other ideas for granny squares let me know!
I love my little granny square, I have it sitting beside me, smoothing it out every 5 minutes lol. I am very proud haha
You should be proud. It is an achievement
A granny square blankie always looks fantastic. I have 2, now. You could do things like this though (rav link). There are lots of funky granny square bags out there
or this:
This is the one that I was looking for on Rav. Albeit, half heartedly looking. I want to make this one at some point.
Aye, I do prefer the diagonal placement. I'm not the greatest fan of crochet bags usually, but I think with the right yarn in the right colours this one would be ace!
(I am so clueless)
I used 5mm but I think you just use the right size hook for whatever yarn you're using (or what the pattern says if you're following one lol)
Do you have any pics of your granny square blankets?
Those bags are cool but I doubt I would use them as I have 5 zillion bags already
Knitting feels weird after crochet, especially with dpns lol, so many needles!
Have a look on my rav page. I don't have any saved on this computer. There is my babette afghan. Ooooh, here is the flickr link. The babette is just different sized granny squares jigsawed together.
My other one is just a mahoosive granny square that went on for ever. I'll see if I can fish it out to take a photo. It's quite old now. There are others that I want to make though. I get inspiration from this blog. Her crochet is fantastic and she makes some yummy granny square blankies.
I hate going from crochet to dpns. It feels so wrong! Hehe.
Wow that's really pretty!
I've done 4 little squares today lol I'm addicted!
I'm having trouble crocheting in the ends though - sometimes works sometimes not. I'll have to weave in most of them
I think I'm gonna do all the squares with just 3 rounds, and then another round all in the same colour then stitch together. Yay
Lol cool what size did ya get? I got a pack of 10 different sizes lol, bet I never use most of them
Lol was that the desired outcome?
Bloody hell that's well good! How did you crochet them together?