Learning to crochet

ginandtonic1988

Oops hope I don't post this twice as I typed this a few seconds a go and my reply disappeared!

Thanks Sueb for the link I will take a look and try and get some more practising in before bedtime!! :j

luce181

ginandtonic1988 wrote: »

Me again, can someone give me some advice, I'm still practising my double crochet and I have 21 stitches to start with but I'm loosing a stitch each row. I add a stitch at the end of each row and then at the start of each row I go into the second chain. Where am I going wrong?? Thanks

Hi Gin and tonic,

Are you following the instructions for double crochet in the magazine?

If you are then I think I may know where you are going wrong as it took me a while to figure it out...
When you do the first row of double crochet you do indeed go into the second chain.
However once you've turned the work and made your turning chain you need to go into the FIRST stitch of the last row (not the second).
Make sure you are going in the first stitch though and not the turning chain that you just made.
It's only for the very first row that you go into the second stitch.

Well I think this is right, that's what I've been doing and so far it's worked.

Hope this helps

Lucy

Katinkka

Hey Girls! Is hard going but getting somewhere now with the crocheting and made this little Mario Mushroom over the course of the day. It's a bit crap looking and is full of mistakes but what the hey.. I bet my son will still love it when he sees it tomorrow.



Hope the picture shows up. If not I'll try figure it out tomorrow. I'm loving everyone elses pics!

SueB

Katinkka he is so cute! I'm sure your son will love it too

nuttybabe

Katinkka, he is brilliant!

i am getting there with my penguin. just got his feet and wings to do tomorrow.

luce181

Aww how how cute katinkka, did you follow a pattern?
I'm off out later to buy some yarn, think I'm gonna have a go at an animal but which one?!! Decisions decisions...

SueB

I keep forgetting to ask....does anyone want a copy of the Art of Crochet dvd? I've not even taken it out of it's wrapper. I wont use it so it might as well go to a good home

Katinkka

luce181 wrote: »

Aww how how cute katinkka, did you follow a pattern?
I'm off out later to buy some yarn, think I'm gonna have a go at an animal but which one?!! Decisions decisions...

Yeah I did although I lost the pattern about 3 rows in and loosely followed it after that to the best of my ability! lol. Pattern is here and she has lots of other Mario patterns which is good cause my oldest (and autistic) boy is Mario insane.

luce181

Thanks katinkka :T

Gonna have a go this afternoon, gonna make a couple to give to my god daughters but my boyf wants one first :rotfl:

How's everyone else doing? I finished the granny square from the magazine last night and was very proud of myself, can't wait to get some yarn so I can make the mushrooms

greenpixey

Just cant get my head around the granny square I'm crocheting at the moment and it's driving me mad.... so I took a break and did one of my orders of an amigurumi bag charm instead



Taking a deep breath and go back to the granny square now