Learning to crochet

claireac

I can do granny squares :j:j. Am feeling rather chuffed with myself if you hadn't noticed. I have a small pile of bright pink ones and am going to do some white ones later and dd wants me to make them into a blanket for her dolls. Probably a good sized project to start with :rotfl:. Once again a huge thank you to Hart44 for sending me her Art of Crochet issue 1, it's been really useful!!

I'm also knitting too, but as it's easter chicks (from a free Alan Dart pattern) I'm doing them when dd is in bed. I have about 9 chicks with eggs to do........:eek:

Explosion_Of_Colour

Finally got around to ringing Art Of Crochet as I'm still waiting for issues 2&3, and they told me they next dispatch is the end of the month! So probably going to have issue 9 in the shops before I see my issues 2 and 3 (with some stroke of luck maybes they'll send two packages at the same time but I'm not holding my breath!) So wish I'd just gone out and bought a copy each week now!

greenpixey

Finally, I've finished!!!!!

I wish I could say it went without a hitch but I really struggled understanding part of the pattern on her hair. I tried over and over and just couldn't figure out what I've done wrong.
I left it for a day....following morning I made myself a cuppa (herbal tea) and on the label to the tea bag it said "A relaxed mind is a creative mind" ...and after that it just clicked.
Phew

nuttybabe

She is lovely greenpixey.

artydoll

Greenpixey,your little elf is fantastic,Oh I wish I could follow a ctochet pattern,I so want to make her.

claireac

Greenpixey - your elf is fantastic!

Julie67

Ooh Greenpixie she is soo cute. Well Done:T

I have just bought myself some chunky wool and a bigger hook to start a bag for the summer, I am hoping it will match my pink Birkenstocks. I will post a pic if I ever get finished but it looks very simple. Then again I am only a beginner:D

artydoll

Just tried my first crochet toy,stitches are too big really as you can see stuffing through,lol. need my new smaller crochet hooks to come off Ebay.

here he is.with his friend sock monkey

Hes gone to a good home,my grand daughter Liberty has adopted him,lol

nuttybabe

your teddy bear is so cute artydoll. i am going to start on another teddy tonight. my finger seems to be ok at the moment so want to redo the first teddy i made and see how he goes. maybe in sparkly red this time!!!

claireac

Artydoll - love the bear, very cute!

I now have a small pile of granny squares and was wondering how to join them?? Obviously for my knitting I normally sew it up, but have just slip stitched a couple together and it was much easier but it kind of shows up. Although that may be because my colours are such a contrast - bright pink and white.