crocheting

mig
mig Member Posts: 7,154
edited 17. Jul 2011, 04:31 in Community Chit-chat archive
Hi,been teaching myself to crochet,took me nearly 9 months to do the back of a jumper in basic stitch,well done me,dont know how long it will take me to do the whole jumper?Mig

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  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    you will get quicker with practice well done val
    val
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Mig
    You and me both, we had a lovely lady on here called Annie...and she inspired to have a go...I did manage to finish a pram blanket....mind you the baby is 18 months old now :roll: :lol:
    Good luck with it.
    Love
    Barbara
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    How long it takes is immaterial (oooh, nice pun DD!) It's the fact that YOU have DONE IT that matters - what a clever one you are! I never got the hang of crochet and have lost the patience to knit. I used to love doing Fair Isle and Arran - alas no more. Your post, however, lacks one vital detail - what colour have you used? I will go for my favourite, blue. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi DD, its aqua well it was when i started it its a bit grubby now.Mig
  • NinaKKang
    NinaKKang Member Posts: 663
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I'm always in awe of anyone who can knit, crochet etc - I never have the patience to finish anything that takes me longer than 10 minutes :D My daughters used to tell me off for not finishing the pictures in their colouring books!

    Nxx
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh mig, bless you, that made me smile! Crochet is a very 'hands on' kinda thing to do, so no wonder your effort and time is reflected in its colour! I am sure it will wash up beautifully in some Woolite or somesuch - use something gentle on it, please, modern detergents use far too much bleach in pursuit of the mythical 'whiter than white'. I hope you carry on with the project: who cares how long it takes? There's unfinished stuff all over the world and who cares as long as it gives someone, somewhere some purpose and sense of achievement. DD

    PS Nina? I love colouring in. Just between you and me I still do some from time to time!
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • coco67
    coco67 Member Posts: 2,374
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    i used to love knitting, used to do all the pictures and stuff on the littles jumpers etc, used to do a lot of cross stitch also but cant manage much of it now. would love to know how to crochet.

    well done for getting as far as you have.
  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    thanks everyone.i like colouring in too,my grandchildren are still young enough to do it and grannie always manages to help.Mig
  • katknapp
    katknapp Member Posts: 709
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I actually learnt to crohet when i was at school,there was a bit of a craze on it,we made huge blankets for charity,its all i can make however lol i never learnt to make other things out of crochet,but its a lovely hobby to have in fact i might take it up agian,i havent done it since i was 15 not sure i can remember how to start off :???:
  • katknapp
    katknapp Member Posts: 709
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    ive just remembered you started with a granny square,ive decided tomorrow im off out to buy a crochet hook!fingers allowing im going to make my mum a blanket :wink:
  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi,get the crochet hook,sometimes i only manage a few stitchs at a time ,every little helps.Got new gloves on which makes it hard to handle the hook but keep trying.Mig
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    this has got me wondering where my hook is might have to look for it when less stiff think of all the blankets we could make
    val
  • katknapp
    katknapp Member Posts: 709
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    we could make huge blankets,im going to start one for my 4 year old by the time im done she will be leaving home lol,i think we made them and raffled them off for charity at my school,im going to have to buy a hook and read up how to do it agian :smile:
  • katknapp
    katknapp Member Posts: 709
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    ok i have my hook and my wool have looked up how to get started.....and i dont get it!!!!!!!!mine just keeps ending up looking like a lopsided circle...what am i doing wrong?frustrated already lol and ive only done 1 round! :grin:
  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    google crochet,you can find all sorts.Mig
  • Melrymax
    Melrymax Member Posts: 226
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I found crotchet very therapeutic. Neverless the blanket I made my little on had more holes than wool lol. Still have it though. I'd love to make another but don't want to make one that will keep kids cold and of nil use pmsl
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    My mother-in-law taught me to crochet many years ago. I have very fond memories of her, and I've always been grateful that she passed on that skill to me. Sadly, many of these skills are dying out because parents haven't got the time to pass them on any more, and children no longer show much interest.
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  • katknapp
    katknapp Member Posts: 709
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I am proud to announce i have started a blanket!!!!!! :grin:
  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    good for you,is it a baby blanket?Mig

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