Should we be proud of knowing How To Crochet or ashamed!?

It is a skill. And at this point a lost art. Not many people know how to do that any more. No I cannot crochet. I know of one person who can. And she made my daughter a beautiful little purse. I say SAY it loud and be proud of it!

We should never be ashamed of any skill we learn. When people giggle when they see that you crochet I think it is because they wish they could too. In other words they are envious. And they should be. I have been crocheting all my life but it took me twenty years to get going real good.

Be proud of your crochet skill, have had comment that's something my grandmother does. i think most people are jealous, and wish they can learn. I love to crochet, and I do it everyday. I really don't care what folks thinks.

I have gotten that, I guess I don't look very crafty. LOL! I crochet and I want to learn how to knit too. Seems harder with 2 needles thou! I think it is cool and a skill. It seems to be a lost art that people think is a waste of time, I don't think so. Quilting and things like that are fun, relaxing and yes you can even make money off it if you are good at it!

Yes, you should be proud of it. It is almost a lost art these days. I remember my grandmother making so many beautiful afghans by crocheting. She taught me and I made doll blankets for a long time. My mom still crochets and I have a little. I get too impatient if I make a mistake on the project. I would like for both of my girls to learn to do it. Do not be ashamed!!

I believe that it is great but then I also crochet. My one friend at work said isn't that for old woman? I just stared at her in disbelief. My other good friend jumped in with I knit. So we are the cool ones here all's you do is cook and drink. She just laughed and said that she would feel way to old. We are all in are 40's I had to laugh and told her your the grandma not us. Told her it was relaxing and takes your mind off things. Plus in the winter it helps you stay warm.SO yes be proud very proud not everyone can do it. You Have a great day.

Yes, I can knit and crochet well. I think of these skills as being akin to swimming or driving a car. They are just things everybody should be able to do. I haven't noticed people acting as if it is shameful to know how to crochet but many people do seem kind of amazed by it which always surprises me.

I understand what you are saying. People look at me with surprise and they laugh. Crocheting and knitting are considered things that old ladies do. Well, let me tell you I have been crocheting since I am 7 years old. I am now 51 yeras old. I love crocheting. Never be ashamed of any skill you have. Its a gift. The people who laugh are just jealous. I am a member of a yahoo crochet group. There are alot of people who crochet beautiful things, alot of people who sell their items too. Keep crocheting and don't let anyone bring you down or make you feel foolish.

My grandmother taught me to crochet and needlepoint when I was 12 years old. I am 46 now and have taught my daughter and several neices to crochet. I also sell crocheted purses to a store that sells to college and university students on College Hill where I am from. You can even sell your crocheted items online like ebay. I also crochet baby items and donate them to charities and hospitals. I crocheted over 17 toys for a neice of mine who is blind and had to learn textures by feel so I used different yarns and designs to give her the different feels. She is 9 yrs old now and still sleeps with the octopuss rattle I crocheted her. I've had to replace its legs quite a few times. Crocheting is a lost art and it is being rediscovered now. Ignore remarks and keep crocheting and you can laugh when you see those others having to buy something that you can make. I have made everything from afghans, clothing, purses to toys and I'm always looking for patterns to try. Join a crochet group for support in your art and keep crocheting!

There aren't many things that are embarrassing to know. Crocheting and knitting are great! I crocheted a great king-sized bedsread many years ago, and I still love it. When a dear friend retired, I crocheted a vest for her that she just loves! Not only is it relaxing -- it can actually be a form of meditation -- it gives us all sorts of great things!

I used to get that same responce,i guess people relate it to being old.my mom taught me how to knit,crochet,and sew at an early age and i still love doing it. i wouldn't be ashamed at all i am proud to say i have some talent in that department.my children even have an interest in it but they have such hectic lives compaired to when i grew up.no time for anything. I am now a granny six times but don't even feel like one. and yes it is really cool and i don't know many people that know how.also it was quite a challenge for me to learn as i am left handed so i guess you could say i knit and crochet backwards. my mom was rite handed so it was a little difficult for her to teach me. just enjoy it and be proud its quite an art. Lots of luck at it, teach your friends how.

I cannot imagine why anyone would feel ashamed to know how to crochet. The comment you said people make sounds more like just a pleasant surprise than that they think you should be ashamed of your talent. There is nothing wrong with knowing how to crochet. When people find out I can crochet they usually either say they do to or they wish they could. I always offer to teach them if they want to know how. Some take me up on it and others don't. I would never feel ashamed of knowing how to crochet.

Crocheting is not just for old people. I am 29 and I know how to crochet; I learned when I was a little girl. I kind of gave it up as I am now into woodcrafts, but recently I helped work on an afghan for a cancer fundraiser at the hospital where I go to school. I was even asked to teach one of my fellow students, and now half my classmates have learned how to do it, and they're younger than me.

I think it's a really cool skill to have. As a little girl, I would watch my grandmother crochet and asked her to teach me. She showed me the basics, but I never kept up with it and soon forgot how to do it. As I got older, I felt like it was something that only old women did so I didn't think it was so cool anymore, but I'd gladly accept what ever my grandmother made. Now that I look back, I realize that it is a wonderful thing to be able to do and I wish I had stuck with it and learned, but now my grandmother has passed and I really miss all the nice things she would make for me. I still plan to learn again one day and hopefully be as good and creative as she was. Don't let anyone make you feel bad about your gift. It's a talent and you should be proud!

I know how to crochet and knit. I love crocheting but it is almost a lost art/craft anymore. Not alot of people are passing the craft on to their kids like before. To much technology that is more exciting for them. But I love it and crochet often but more so before Christmas for gifts. I am not ashamed at all. I take pride in being able to crochet,knit and quilting.

First let me say, if you like doing it, then why be ashamed? I know how to crochet and how to knit, even though I don't do it anymore, and haven't for some time. I got into scrapbooking a while back, and that's what I spend my time doing. I love doing it too, so if someone giggled about it, big deal. I do think that fewer young people are mastering the art of crocheting and/or knitting, and that is a shame.

No reason to be ashamed. Someone has to keep the skill alive. I had to crochet a project in a textiles class in college, so I can crochet, but I would rather knit. I'm always working on some knitting. My mother-in-law crochets and I know several other ladies that do as well.

Do Not Be Ashamed!!! I am a long time crocheter, and so was my mother. I was self taught, and my best friends are also crocheters. I belong to two different Yahoo crochet groups and one is popular worldwide. I also find that not only is crochet comming back into fashion, but it is also very flexable as in designing. You can make stuff for your friends, family, gifts, sellable items, and for charity. I find that it is much faster than knitting, there are so many stitches, motifs, edgings, and you can use cotton, acrylic, wool, and so many other materials including plasitic bags (known as plarn). Not to mention the colors! Plarn is very good for making rugs and totes. It is also great for take along projects,(make a plarn tote to put your travel projects in) keep you busy when your bored, dieting, quitting smoking, nothing on TV. I love it and I am a PROUD crocheter. And you can find free patterns on line like there is no tomarrow.

Hi there. Well, I think it's a nice skill to have - crocheting. I've been forced to learn this art when I was in grade school and high school and I think I still could manage a small centerpiece or two when I put my mind into it.

I guess now that I'm older I don't get people giggling or teasing me for doing such a 'grandma' thing... but I have always made my own crochet jewerly and had people admire my bracelets or necklaces. So when I get the giggle I'd point out that if I didn't know how to crochet that I wouldn't have a necklace that they were just saying how "cool" it was only a minute before. Life if too short to care what other people's opinions are - especially when they're going to be snots about it. Being able to crochet to make your own garments, purses or jewerly is a talent and skill that not very many people have - or may be smart enough to handle. :-) :-) I love crochet and brag about it all the time. I host a crochet/knitting group at my house once a month just so I can be around other people that crochet. My whole life revolves around it! Take care, Pinka http://pinkap.etsy.com http://pinkap.blogspot.com