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Post by Florida Cindy on May 1, 2015 15:50:51 GMT
For some reason, I've had the intense desire to crochet as I've heard it's relaxing and I can do it while having down time-which occurs quite often for fibromates like me. I've taken one class. It was hard for the instructor to teach me as I am left handed. I did a single crochet-one row. I've watched a few videos since then. A few stitches seem quite easy to do. I want to crochet a big blanket. Is my goal too lofty? What stitches do you recommend for a beginners blanket. What hook and yarn do you recommend? Where do you recommend i get supplies? DS works at Wally World and can get their small discount. Help!!!!  |
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Post by loco coco on May 1, 2015 16:02:09 GMT
ive been watching beginner videos as well but think I need a class so someone can show me in person, where did you find a class? i will be following this thread  |
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Post by jeremysgirl on May 1, 2015 16:06:37 GMT
You can do a simple blanket just knowing a double crochet stitch and making one big giant granny square. These are my favorite kinds of afghans. It is very simple. You can change colors as much as you want to. Personally, my favorite yarn is Vanna's Choice which you can find at Michaels and Joanns. I think that yarn gets softer the more you wash it.
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Post by Florida Cindy on May 1, 2015 16:43:21 GMT
ive been watching beginner videos as well but think I need a class so someone can show me in person, where did you find a class? i will be following this thread My local library has classes. Their goal is to crochet/knit hats for Project Linus. |
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Post by Flowergirl on May 1, 2015 17:17:49 GMT
I taught myself how to crochet last year. I'm still a novice, but I made several scarves for DD and I that we actually aren't embarrassed to wear in public. Here's a site I pinned and she has videos for right and left handers: Crochet tutorials Here's a link to my crochet board on Pinterest. I've pinned mostly easy projects and some for me to work toward: My crochet board |
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Post by redshoes on May 1, 2015 17:40:22 GMT
Not saying a baby quilt is too lofty of a goal, but I wouldn't start it until you have practiced a lot and are very comfortable with your stitches. And I agree with above posters, it doesn't have to be a complicated stitch or pattern to produce a beautiful blanket.
Walmart has the thick chenille yarn in cute baby colors. I think this yarn with a thicker hook (size 8 or 9, whatever the yarn calls for) and a double-crochet stitch would make a really cute baby blanket.
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Post by Flowergirl on May 1, 2015 17:56:25 GMT
Not saying a baby quilt is too lofty of a goal, but I wouldn't start it until you have practiced a lot and are very comfortable with your stitches. And I agree with above posters, it doesn't have to be a complicated stitch or pattern to produce a beautiful blanket. Walmart has the thick chenille yarn in cute baby colors. I think this yarn with a thicker hook (size 8 or 9, whatever the yarn calls for) and a double-crochet stitch would make a really cute baby blanket. I agree with becoming comfortable with the stitches. I made wash cloths to start. It was a great way to practice learning the basic stitches and it's a small enough project that you get a finished item in a short amount of time. I dropped a lot of stitches in the beginning and it was easy to rip them out and start over until I got it right. The cotton Peaches and Cream yarn at Walmart is great for this. |
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Post by scrapsotime on May 1, 2015 18:44:43 GMT
Practice, rip it back out and practice again if you have to. Work on your tension. Use a lighter colored yarn that is not fuzzy. Makes it easier to see the stitches and wear to go into the stitch.
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Post by MerryMom on May 1, 2015 18:52:07 GMT
I agree with starting out with small projects until you are more proficient and don't drop stitches and learn to control the tension so that your stitches are even. I started out with scarves using double crochet for the entire scarf.
It's easy and manageable and you feel that you have accomplished something. Honestly, I kind of stay with making scarves and also those cotton mitts. It's cold where I work, but I need to type constantly. I've made 30 or so extra pairs because people at work keep asking me to make them a pair. It's very easy.
The only "big" project I've done, is make a small throw using the peaches and cream cotton yarn. I used all my mom's leftover P and C yarn so it is all different colors (like Joseph and the Technicolor dream coat). It's so soft too: not a "yarn" feeling. I get a lot of compliments on it when I use it during track and field and XC meets. Making a big afghan takes a lot more time than you might think and half way through, I was SSSOOOOOO ready to be done with it.
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