Learning to crochet

artydoll

nuttybabe wrote: »

Artydoll - thats brilliant. and huge!!! how long did it take to make?

about a month on and off ,lol.
Just got to be doing something when watching the tv,[you can see how much I watch.]
Also been making smaller baby blankets ,


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keeps my fingers supple ,as I have rheumatoid arthritis,
At the mo I,m making more granny squares for another throw,and also knitting a scarf.

artydoll

:happyloveIts not hard to join the squares I just crochet them together ,I think there was a link on here somewhere.

SueB

I lurve that dragon nuttybabe. No pain no gain luv! Still no crocheting from me. I will....I will!!!:rolleyes:

That throw is superb artydoll. A real achievement!


To all of you worried that your stitches aren't quite right..........

It doesn't matter! My scarf is decidedly banana shaped where my chain was too tight (or my stitches were too loose) but I wear it anyway and no one has noticed but me!
So pick a project that is easy and go for it. When it's made bask in that feeling of success then post a piccy!:j

NualaBuala

artydoll wrote: »

:happyloveIts not hard to join the squares I just crochet them together ,I think there was a link on here somewhere.

Oh that's good to know - I'm a long way off the joining up stage since I haven't even made a square yet! :rotfl:

NualaBuala

SueB wrote: »

To all of you worried that your stitches aren't quite right..........

It doesn't matter! My scarf is decidedly banana shaped where my chain was too tight (or my stitches were too loose) but I wear it anyway and no one has noticed but me!
So pick a project that is easy and go for it. When it's made bask in that feeling of success then post a piccy!:j

Good point - I bet I wouldn't notice it if someone else made it and I think I will get bored if I stay practising chains forever. I did manage some slip stitches last night so that was progress!

MrsTinks

*sulk* couldn't find the art of crochet... grrr there is one more place to try but baby was grinching so that'll have to wait till tomorrow - we have a HUGE hobbycraft here... they MIGHT have it...

NualaBuala

MrsTine, I looked in the main shop in town that does all the magazines - normally they have everything but couldn't get it there. The girl at the till suggested I try a newstand on the street and that's where I got mine. If you have something similar near you, they might have it as a lot of people don't think of trying there.

artydoll

SueB With scarfs it really doesn,t matter ,check out my knitted scarf here :eek::eek:

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Its knitted on large needles with chunky wool and in "monkey stitch",dont know what the stitch is really called ,used to do it in school,such a long time ago,used to use string and make string bags or floor cloths.with it .
Its nice and lacy and quick for a scarf,

nuttybabe

Greenpixey - can i be really cheeky and ask you for a pattern for a small pair of wings (as well as the large wings) if you have any please. I keep looking at my dragon thinking something isnt right and have decided he needs little baby wings.

Oh yeah, forgot to say, I loved the doll in the white dress you put on old style. She was amazing.

Thanks

MrsTinks

NualaBuala wrote: »

MrsTine, I looked in the main shop in town that does all the magazines - normally they have everything but couldn't get it there. The girl at the till suggested I try a newstand on the street and that's where I got mine. If you have something similar near you, they might have it as a lot of people don't think of trying there.

Sadly a lot of small shops like this have vanished from round here... Because we are so close to an outlet village it means we have a very odd town centre with... an ecclectic mix of shops!

I'll try tomorrow Is there a web site address for them in the magazine?