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Crocheting
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I've bought a set of hooks and am waiting for Amazon to bring me some wool. I'll then start to teach myself how to crochet.
Is it doable.....to be able to teach yourself?
I wish I had asked my nan to teach me, years ago.
Is it doable.....to be able to teach yourself?
I wish I had asked my nan to teach me, years ago.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Hi, Rocky...I taught myself to crochet about fifty years ago so it was from books.......
Two tips.....using a large hook make a long chain to get the feel of how you are comfortable using the hook. I hold my hook in a different way to many other folk. Some find a pencil hold best...some a fork hold......You will find the best way for you...
Look at youtube for ways to make sure you get a straight line at both sides. That's important because it's so easy to go wrong at the edge and you end up with a wedge shape instead of a square or rectangle and that's a frustrating mistake most of us make when starting...
Remember when you are looking at videos that UK and USA use different terms.....a single crochet in the USA is a double crochet in the UK for example....
You'll enjoy crocheting...I'm just getting into freeform crochet and have just finished a set of quirky table mats for my daughter....just crochet as the mood, colours and shapes take you...fun for when you've got the hang of it and are familiar with what works and what doesn't...let us know how you're getting on....x
Two tips.....using a large hook make a long chain to get the feel of how you are comfortable using the hook. I hold my hook in a different way to many other folk. Some find a pencil hold best...some a fork hold......You will find the best way for you...
Look at youtube for ways to make sure you get a straight line at both sides. That's important because it's so easy to go wrong at the edge and you end up with a wedge shape instead of a square or rectangle and that's a frustrating mistake most of us make when starting...
Remember when you are looking at videos that UK and USA use different terms.....a single crochet in the USA is a double crochet in the UK for example....
You'll enjoy crocheting...I'm just getting into freeform crochet and have just finished a set of quirky table mats for my daughter....just crochet as the mood, colours and shapes take you...fun for when you've got the hang of it and are familiar with what works and what doesn't...let us know how you're getting on....x
Do, Rocky...would love to see it. I have been gifted some beautiful little pieces of soft leather. I'm planning to cut them into shapes...punch holes around the edges then,with crochet, turn them into table mats.....eventually...will post when I get them finished....don't hold your breath though!....
Happy crocheting.....x
Happy crocheting.....x