Anyone crochet?

[Guest]

Originally Posted by Edin

I am learning to crochet. I bought a book from Hobbycraft for beginners. It gives you a step by step instruction and it also shows you how to do it if you are left handed or right handed. At the moment I can just make the chain

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Yes, that's the one I was talking about in my post. I did wonder if Hobbycraft might have it. I learnt the hard way that it is difficult to teach a left hander knitting or crocheting so it is good that it now has that in it.
Now all we need is a tatting thread, I havn't done that for ages, I still have my Grandmothers bone shuttles, they would be quite rightly outlawed now.

[tomdan]

Originally Posted by Jiljo

I think the easiest way is if you can find someone to show you how to do it. A friend of my great-aunt showed me how to crochet many years ago, when I was about 12, and I have never forgotten although sometimes I have gone many years without doing any. I love crochet, it grows much faster than knitting, doesn't drop stitches and us really relaxing.
I just made this:

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This is lovelt, what pattern is it and what yarn did you use?

[daftmum]

I love crochet! I learnt from a book and you tube. I'd really recommend the crochet crowd. They have great patterns and video tutorials(free) they are on Facebook and definitely worth looking ar

[laurac1988]

Thanks for all the recommendations folks! I really want to do blankets and stuffed animals. Maybe I'll pick up the Edward's Menagerie book

[ERICSMUM]

Coincidentally this popped up on FaceBook this morning - so sweet ! The sloth pattern is free to download.

thetwistedcrocheter/p...-pattern-free/

[Edin]

QUOTE "Yes, that's the one I was talking about in my post. I did wonder if Hobbycraft might have it. I learnt the hard way that it is difficult to teach a left hander knitting or crocheting so it is good that it now has that in it.
Now all we need is a tatting thread, I havn't done that for ages, I still have my Grandmothers bone shuttles, they would be quite rightly outlawed now."

What's tatting?

[Guest]

Originally Posted by Edin

QUOTE "Yes, that's the one I was talking about in my post. I did wonder if Hobbycraft might have it. I learnt the hard way that it is difficult to teach a left hander knitting or crocheting so it is good that it now has that in it.
Now all we need is a tatting thread, I havn't done that for ages, I still have my Grandmothers bone shuttles, they would be quite rightly outlawed now."

What's tatting?

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I managed a hankerchief edging, there is really not a lot that you can do with it !

wikihow/Begin-Tatting

[Edin]

That looks complicated.