Crocheters?

[Nflite]

I crochet in the winter, it gets too warm in the summer to chrochet.

I mostly crochet blankets. The one I was working on is a scrap afghan with different square's of different styles.
Kinda neet pattern book - helps you practice what you already know and to learn new patterns.

 

[GodFlute2]

cool

 

[Celticflower]

Well, I got tired of the baby blanket so I bopped over to http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory.php and copied off a bunch of bookmark patterns. Now I am merrily stitching up a bunch to set back as last minute gifts and enjoying the "instant gratification" that comes from a quickly completed project.

 

[GodFlute2]

Lol. That's partially why I do mostly small things. Purses, bookmarks, and things like that.

 

[alldogsDONOTgotoheaven]

"instant gratification" that comes from a quickly completed project.

haha..yeah I make a lot of small things. I'm working on a preemie baby cap now (if I can only find my hook!) because I wanted something small I could take with me places and it doesn't take long. I've never made anything larger than a baby blanket.

 

[GodFlute2]

Small stuff is good.

 

[angela 2]

Well, I got tired of the baby blanket so I bopped over to http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory.php and copied off a bunch of bookmark patterns. Now I am merrily stitching up a bunch to set back as last minute gifts and enjoying the "instant gratification" that comes from a quickly completed project.

Thanks for the address. I too sometimes get bogged down when I start big projects.

 

[blessedbythebest]

I want 2 learn...I wish someone would teach...

 

[Celticflower]

I want 2 learn...I wish someone would teach...

A) visit a local yarn shop and see if they offer classes or know a crocheter who teaches. Also check library, community center etc.

B) buy a "teach yourself " book or video. One nice thing about a lot of the books is they show left handed as well as right handed directions.

C) buy a size H or I hook, grab a skein of worsted weight yarn, in a light color and go to stitchguide.com.

 

[GodFlute2]

http://www.lionbrand.com/learnToCrochet.html they teach crocheting as well as have a bunch of easy patterns.

 

[LostnFound]

Try to get an issue of magic crochet. The patterns are mostly doilies, but you can make any of them with a large hook and regular yarn. The diagrams were really helpful to me!

 

[GodFlute2]

diagrams are very helpful

 

[Celticflower]

Talk about the stuff we crocheters get hooked into! Not only do I have a huge afghan to make in a month (getting yarn today), I now have to make a bunch of fish that can hold 2 coins for the Saturday before Father's Day! I found a pattern in an old Annie's Crochet Newsletter for stuffed fish in worsted weight. I am doing them unstuffed in #10 thread and adding a metal nut so they can be picked up by a magnet. My husband may get artistic and decorate them with fabric paint--I figure the thread work will be enough for me to do.

Off to the fish pond!

 

[BarbaraJean]

Sounds cute! Good luck!

 

[GodFlute2]

Lol. ounds like a ton of fun.

 

[Saint Melania]

I crochet too!! I love to do this... and make many things, especially afghans.

 

[deornie]

Oh well I am better at knitting but still plan to crochet some nice top and then bead it just dont have a decen pattern

 

[GodFlute2]

I crochet too!! I love to do this... and make many things, especially afghans.

Lol.

 

[GodFlute2]

Oh well I am better at knitting but still plan to crochet some nice top and then bead it just dont have a decen pattern

You might want to check here: http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory.php They have patterns for just about everything.

 

[GodFlute2]

So, what's everyone up to?

I just finished a purse for my cousin and am now starting one for my sister. Next? I'll probly work on my blanket for awhile.