Crochet - Page 4

knottyknitter · 06-20-2007, 06:15 AM

I learned to crochet first, after seeing the afghan my aunt crocheted for my grandmother. That was almost 14 years ago.

Then met a great bunch of ladies that knitted. With there help and a book I bought at michaels I learned to knit. That was about 2 years ago.

I knit more then crochet anymore. One day I finish the 2 afghans that I have started.

batregre · 06-22-2007, 06:42 AM

Tunisan crochet is SO cool. It looks more like knitting, although it takes up alot of yarn and time! I find I can't stop though!

aineepooh1 · 06-22-2007, 08:03 AM

I bought some books and magazines about Tunisian crochet and it looks ALOT like knitting~!

I even bought the aghan hooks in various sizes and even the flexible afghan hook BUT I still haven't figured it out yet... My latest crocheting mag had an easy pattern for a tunisian crochet bag and I looked the stitching over and it * to repeat myself** looks ALOT like knitting.. but I STILL haven't figured it out yet~!

but right now I am making baby blankets out the WAZOO.. I discovered I LOVE

HDC.. it gives you 1 1/2 times the stitches of sc but only 1/2 the work of DC... ME likey...
I find that larger projects ( like afghans) are easier for me to make with crochet b/c it just seems to go so much faster than knitting.. however as another poster said I

both for different reasons...

Inis · 06-24-2007, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by JoeE

I was a crocheter first, for a long, long time. Once I finally learned to knit, I've only used a crochet hook to pick up a dropped knit stitch. I'm afraid I'm a bit of a knit snob. In my defense, have you seen some of the things people crochet? My Aunt used to crochet these Barbie-type dolls with skirts that you put over a spare roll of toilet paper to display on the back of the toilet. She thought that was high art.

I know some people crochet some beautiful stuff, so consider my comments tongue in cheek, unless you're actually crocheting toilet paper covers, in that case I'm sorry I hurt your feelings.

Tissue covers? Like this?

You call it ugly, I call it kitsch

Stiney · 06-25-2007, 03:04 PM

No, no, no, not like that. They go over toilet paper rolls. And they have dolls. The skirt part covers the toilet paper roll.

Rubyjane · 05-24-2008, 01:59 PM

I learned to crochet several years ago...my neighbor at the time, an older lady (than I!) is very skilled at it, and menopause hit along with my daughter's teen years and leaving home...wow...I was knocked flat. So I learned to crochet. So glad I did, even tho I only do simple things. Its so different than knitting that I see no comparison. I got tired of knitting last knight and started a crocheted rug for my kitchen. Great...now I have 5 knitting projects going, and now this...LOL. Variety is the spice of life!

Rubyjane · 05-24-2008, 02:01 PM

If you think crocheted TP doll covers are strange, I live near Green Bay, and you should see the goofy stuff people crochet and WEAR in green and gold...gesh...its embarrassing just to look at some if it. Its all done in fun, I'm sure..still, some of its really wierd.

bukkay · 07-29-2008, 12:38 PM

Hello everyone, my name is Bukky,I just started to learn how to crochet.I now know the basic stitches but I really need to learn how to read the patterns. Please can anyone explain what this means to me? Row 1: ch 2,1 dc in each ch to end; turn. Repeat this row 14 more times. Row 16: ch 2 ,17 dc; turn. Repeat row 16,14 more times. Please I will be very happy if any one can help me with that. Thanks
Bukky.

bjc1050 · 07-29-2008, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by bukkay

Hello everyone, my name is Bukky,I just started to learn how to crochet.I now know the basic stitches but I really need to learn how to read the patterns. Please can anyone explain what this means to me? Row 1: ch 2,1 dc in each ch to end; turn. Repeat this row 14 more times. Row 16: ch 2 ,17 dc; turn. Repeat row 16,14 more times. Please I will be very happy if any one can help me with that. Thanks
Bukky.

This is the way I understand it:

Row 1: ch 2 (you will actually have 2 chains plus the loop on the hook.) Now make 1 dc in each chain to the end (don't make a stitch in the loop on the hook. Turn.

Row 2: ch 2 (this is a turning chain), then make 1 dc in each dc including the top of the turning chain. (this gives you an increase in each row).

Row 16: Ch 2 (the turning chain again). Then 17 dc to the end. (You don't want to increase any stitches from here on so you probably should skip the first dc.) Repeat this 14 more times.

Continue this until you have 15 rows or rounds depending on what you are crocheting....something square or circular.

You are adding stitches from row 2 thru row 15 and want the rows to all be even (no increases) from row 16 to the end of the section of the pattern or the end of the project.

pinktoque · 07-30-2008, 01:54 AM

woohoo!

this site has been my "bible" for knitting to teach me beyond the very basics that my MIL taught me last summer. She taught me the english method, and since it's all I knew, I never watched any of the continental videos. This weekend my husband and I visited his grandparents and his grandma was knitting continental style, so I've been inspired to revisit and "relearn" knitting the continental method.

We also talked this weekend about how neither one of us could crochet, and so I thought to check "crochethelp.com" in hopes that there was a "sister" version of this site just for crochet. I was sad to see it just redirected here, though Braden and others have listed some very helpful crochet video sites, so I hope they're up to par as far as quality with knittinghelp! No other knitting videos have ever been good enough after browsing and learning here

Thanks for all of the knitting AND crochet help!