Crocheters unite!

lucylou

I am a crocheter as well but haven't crocheted for a while but I have some very nice links of free websites at home and I willpost them soon.I used to crochet bootees and baby hats and mittens so cute:A

Cheapskate

I've just bought a hook, instruction book & some cotton to start too! There must be something about old-fashioned crafts making a comeback. In last Sunday's You magazine (with the Mail on Sun) one of the fashion shoots featured a crocheted blanket - selling for about £200 cos it was a designer one!
I was taught to knit by an old lady when I was little, but never kept it up, but I've been a cross stitcher for over 10 years & even do work for one of the stitching mags. I've fancied crochet for a while & my mum used to do loads when we were little.
I'm looking forward to seeing more links to free pattern sites, or any other craft stuff!

powie69

I'm in my mid 20s and I crochet blankets for my son. My mum taught me but I've never followed any patterns. if anyone has any links for any simple patterns please let me know.

lucylou

as promised here are my favourite websites get ready::D


http://www.angelcrafts.net/links.html

http://crochet.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fastandfuncrochet.com%2F

http://www.craftown.com/baby/pat15.htm

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/baby.html#BABYsweaters

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/bevsbooties2.html

http://www.seafore.com/

http://www.!!!!!!.com/folk/celtwich/

http://www.hood.edu/carewear/patterns/generated/crochet_list.shtml

http://home.inreach.com/marthac/links.html

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/crochetlinks.html

http://kaleidesigns.com/crochet/patterns/index.html


http://www.knitting-crochet.com/crochet/eababo.html
http://www.craftown.com/crochet.htm

http://barbscraftbooks.tripod.com/barbscrochet/
http://www.freepatterns.com/categories/Crochet/

these should keep you going for a while!let me know if you like them!:j

1sttimer_2

I used to knit loads when I was younger when it was fashionable to be seen knitting :rolleyes: I never got the hang of crotcheting though, mum tried to teach me loads but my squares ended up as all sorts of queer shapes but i've got all the hooks and some odd balls of wool floating around so I may give it a stab ('scuse the pun) this winter! It may be a case of 'you can't teach an old dog new tricks' but hey, it doesn't hurt to try!

Thanks for the websites, I'll have a look on there for inspiration :beer:

lucylou

honestly 1sttimer it's very easy to learn I learned from books .I suggest you get some easy learning books from the library with pictures and follow them step by step.there are only few stitches to master and then the crochet world is yours.I made some really lovely clothes but you can make anything .And now that Christmas is coming there are lots of Christmas things you canm ake and they are very cheap to make just some hooks and any colour of cotton or wool.Most book tell you what type of hook to buy for the type of wool/cotton or just ask in a wool shop.I think I'll pick up my hook again and start crocheting something.I used to take some of my creations to small craft fairs and it is a really great feeling when people say how lovely your things are.

I think crochet is for everyone and I am 31!:D

lucylou

so has anyone else decided to pick up the crochet hook again?what is the nicest thing you have crocheted?

Chipps

How nice to see a thread about crochet. My grandma taught me to crochet when I was small, and I always preferred it to knitting. Probably because you can do little things that get finished quickly!
When my dd was little and we had v little money for Christmas one year I crocheted a lot of presents, including a scarf for dd which was a copy of one I had made for my youngest sister when I was a teenager - this type of scarf was fashionable both times & very expensive in the shops.
I have even won a certificate for crochet - many years ago as a girl guide! :T
Most of our family have had to put up with crocheted doileys from me as Christmas presents.
I like the idea of making a crocheted net curtain for the window in our living room, but probably by the time I have time to do it, I will be too old & decrepit to manage! Actually I am probably just too lazy to do such a thing - it would take ages to complete & the joy of crochet to me is that I can make something that looks nice quite quickly. Patience is not really my thing!
I did once crochet a doiley out of a plastic carrier bag as a present for my grandma, who hoards & collects carrier bags - she puts everything into plastic bags.

badgermonkey

There are some great books on Amazon (you can buy them second-hand on the Marketplace if you prefer) that have some really modern stuff in them. I bought one and there are about half a dozen garments I would wear - hooded tops, cardigans, etc. I will post the names if anyone wants to know. OK so you have to pay out for the books but as crochet has come back into style I think you will be able to keep using them, and once you have the basic idea it's easy to change yarns/stitches etc to make it different.

I made myself a shrug this week - nobody could believe I'd made it myself! It's exactly like the ones in the shops that sell for £20+. ANd the wool cost me £1.50 in total! Now that's old-style! I'm working on a wrap cardi too, am using a stitch pattern from one of my books and an existing cardi to get the right sizing. Not sure if it'll work but it's looking good. The yarn is a mohair blend I bought from ebay for under £4 so this could be another bargain.

stellagypsy

badgermonkey - I found a few shrugs on free pattern sites - did you get yours from there? What yarn did you use? I want one for the upcoming Xmas social whirl and I am NOT paying shop prices for one!

I bought some yarn etc yesterday and have started knitting a cardigan with it - arran thickness (not all those cables though - did one of those years ago and it nearly cost me my sight!) knits up quick - got 800g for £11,00 off the market, way cheaper than buying a similar cardigan in the shops.

I used to knot / crochet loads of things a few years ago - quite looking forward to starting up again.

Stella