crochet anyone ?

Diflower

gillian62 Whoever's giving the book away must be mad but I'm very grateful to them:)
I'm doing mostly the 'openwork square' (no. 10) in an oatmeal/slightly flecked colour as it's to sit along the back of the sofa. There are 2 or 3 squares in a darker brown and then some with lilac, pink or blue mixed with the oatmeal. The other day I managed one with 3 colours (no 55) - and four corners instead of my previous 5:T

Congratulations on your granddaughter, it must be lovely being able to make pretty things after all those boys:)

mavisangelica

Diflower wrote: »

Hi, this is the problem I have too. I've been teaching myself from an old booklet from a charity shop; it's great for the beginning and all the stitches, but skimps on that and also on how to join in different colours.
Then I managed to grab a copy of '200 crochet blocks' for only £2:T so now have lots of lovely designs and am working my way through all the easy ones (they're graded 1,2 & 3).

Anyhow, the which stitch problem. It still occurs but it got easier once I hit on doing a sample using the same dk wool but a much bigger hook. You can see much more clearly exactly what stitches you've made, and count those turning chains. You only have to do a couple of rows of the pattern, then it's much easier to spot what you're meant to be doing with the smaller hook. And at least it's far easier to undo than knitting!
Hope that helps:)

Doh. Just been looking for this book online and found that I have already bought it a few months ago (I will really have to stop going crazy and buying everything on sight when I find a new hobby - just done the same with winemaking last week :rotfl: )

In_A_Pickle

Is there room for another crochet addict? Im also in my 30s but hope I am still able to enjoy it in my 70s!

My main focus has been making toys for my two children. I have only made a couple of items of clothing for them so far as I like having quick and varied projects. I am currently making them a minion each from the Despicable Me film, thanks to the patterns posted by wolfdreamer.

Next on my list is some xmas stockings and decorations for them. If anyone has some tried and tested patterns to link to I would be grateful as I seem to spend more time browsing online for patterns than actually doing any crochet!

kit

In_A_Pickle wrote: »

Next on my list is some xmas stockings and decorations for them. If anyone has some tried and tested patterns to link to I would be grateful as I seem to spend more time browsing online for patterns than actually doing any crochet!

Welcome!
I sooooo do the same, yesterday I spent 4 hours looking at patterns and only an hour actually making something which I then gave up on cause it didnt look right

kit

michbright wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good alternative to Red Heart yarn, which is American and is what the Minnie Mouse pattern refers to?

Thanks indavance!

I just copy and paste the pattern in to word and then use the find and replace function to change it to UK stitches. I found that easier that searching for UK patterns.

big5

michbright wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good alternative to Red Heart yarn, which is American and is what the Minnie Mouse pattern refers to?

Is it Red Heart Super Saver yarn? If so, that is worsted weight acrylic and really any double knitting or aran weight acrylic would work in its place (but remember that double knitting yarn is slightly thinner than worsted and aran is slightly thicker - we don't have worsted weight in the UK).

kit

Just to let everyone know that http://kempswoolshop.com has a good clearance section with some 50g balls down to 69p

caracara

Bella79 wrote: »

just to let you know these are the best tutorials i have found on the web http://www.youtube.com/user/tjw1963

thanks so much starting reading this therad and it is a really helpful site

PixieDust

I bought the latest issue of Knit and Crochet Christmas and crocheted (is that a word?) the Christmas stocking in there with the wool provided - it['s lovely and chunky and a bit rustic (though that may be my crochet skills coming into question )

Chipps

I had started some squares ages (year or two back) and in the last couple of weeks or so made them up into a sort of blanket. I'm not really sure what to do with it, as it is only about 3 feet square. The reason for getting the crochet out was that my grandma (aged 102) had a fall & was in hospital, and sitting for ages visiting, crochet gave something to do as well as something for her to talk about. She taught me to crochet when I was a child. Having finished (got fed up with..) the blanket, I then looked online for free patterns, & starting last week have made a hat (slouch beanie) and a bag in the same yarn. Yesterday I made a child's scarf, as DD was going to buy one to go in a shoebox for DGD's school appeal, and I also made a matching flower to sew onto a hat we already had so it would go with the scarf. I want to make something else now, so have been going through all the free patterns I can find!

I have been spending time with my grandma, as she is now out of hospital, but has been quite poorly although is on the mend. (this is why I have had time to sit & crochet!) She showed my some of her crochet she started years ago, before she married (she and my grandad got married in 1931). Looking at the pattern book it seems to date to the 1920s. It is very very fine crochet lace, for a "five o'clock cloth", which would seem to be a small square tablecloth - but there is only about half done. It's so fine, I don't think I would tackle finishing it! She also gave me all her crochet hooks, as she can't use them now, and not only that - all her mum's crochet hooks. And some of those are so delicate you could crochet sewing cotton with them. She says her mum was very good at crochet. Some of the hooks are bone ones, they must be Victorian. My grandma was her youngest child, born in 1908. I don't think I would use them - but I bet the bone ones would be lovely to use, much gentler on the hands than the metal ones. Unfortunately they are not numbered, so I don't know what size they are. All of the bone ones are double ended - have different sized hooks on each end.