Who Likes To Crochet?

i love to crochet. do you know what the stitch is that your mom taught you? unbelievably those blankets with holes are very warm, as long as your fingers and toes aren't getting tangled in the holes and driving u insane lol. my mom taught me when i was quite little and then i picked up stitches along the way. you never remember them all, just remember the basics and learn how to read a pattern, then you can do any. there are alot of tutorials out there and probably several online. i love making afghans. i learn a new simple stitch and go with it and it makes beautiful afghans.

I too love to crochet. I have done a lot of different patterns since learned how to many years ago. I love to make dollies and crochet around flannel to make baby blankets. I have made several baby blankets but prefer to make smaller projects. Have made dolls like strawberry shortcake and others many years ago. It is great to see the outcome of the project.

I love to crochet. I have been doing it a long time.My grandmother taught me. There is so much help on the internet,lot of patterns and tutorials. I crocheted my son an afghan,he wanted a big one and it is crocheted with triple strands of yarn. It is very warm.It is surprsising how something with holes can keep you warm.

My aunt helped me learn how to crochet.I love to crochet I find it very relaxful. I had an car accident two years ago that left me laid up for awhile and if I hadn't had my crochet to do I would have gone crazy. I have even written some of my own patterns for my own enjoyment. I love doing scarves,bookmarks,doilies and doll clothes. I have crocheted some afghans and some stuffed animals too.

I'm glad you love to crochet. I've been hearing that less and less people are doing it. Me, I have to keep my hands busy, and crochet is a great way to do it. Sounds like you do what is called single crochet. Other than the chain stitch, it is the simplest stitch. On your note on knitting, I'll give you a "good luck" and words of warning. It is easier to go from knitting to crochet than the other way around. They are very different. I knit occassionally, but it isn't easy for me. Two big differences. 1)With knitting needles, you don't have the hook to pull your loops with. You do it with the tip of the needle. 2)You don't do each stitch by itself (in general). You pull up a lot of stitches and hold them on the needle. Each row you finish the stitch of the last row and start a stitch in this row with the loop you pull up. That's confusing, I know, but I can't think of a better way to say it. In crochet there is a way of crochet that looks similar to knitting. The result is quite a bit thicker than knitting, but it looks the same. It has two names. Tunisan Crochet, or simply Knit-Crochet. It is very simple. If you'd like I'll tell you more about it.

I tried learning to knit from a book, and from written directions that came with projects, i could NOT get it for the life of me... finally i saw that HGTV and DIY have shows about knitting and i watched them. It's alot easier to knit once you've actually seen someone else do it. I love crocheting, my mom taught me as well. Sadly though she only knew one stitch. Seems the person that taught her only taught her that one, lol. I went to old used book stores and got books on crocheting and learned lots of new stitches from those. They also have lots of fun cute projects in them if you get the right one.

here's a pretty good looking site. i didn't go all the way thru it but looked at a little bit. it shows the abbreviations, and how to make different stitches :) http://learntocrochet.lionbrand.com/

I really like crochet and it is not hard to learn as i taught myself how by looking at things that have already been made. There are four basic things you have to know and that is to chain, single double and triple crochet. Al patterns are a combination of those four things so once you know them well you can do anything with it you want.

My mother in law tried to teach me to crochet a few yrs ago and I got so frustrated with how long it took me to just get a small circle so I chucked it aside and went back to my jewelry, then just recently started doing wire crochet with my jewelry I absolutely love it when I incoperated it with my love of jewelry maling.