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Aqui · Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject: today i bought....

... a crochet hook.

and i've never crocheted before in my life. my ace-knitter mum can't even crochet.

what do i do now? Shocked

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mc55 · Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject:

ha ha - I got a crochet hook last summer and its not been out of the bag yet, except for me to take it out and look at it in wonder a couple of times Embarassed

now a 'how to' on this tread would be fab Cool

any willing teachers ?
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Kathy · Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:52 pm Post subject:

I'll try and sort something out over the next few days unless we have any expert crocheters (sp) that would like to do this. I've done a bit of crochet over the years but only just started following patterns so class myself as a beginner too. I do have lots of books with diagrams for beginners so I can scan them in. I also have a book that has 200 squares of different patterns. They're graded from easy to hard and at the back of the book there's diagrams on how to do the stitches. Perhaps we could start off doing one of these simple squares?

Jellycat · 4 Star Club Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 1732

I can only do 'granny squares', so a demonstration would be good for me too.

My lovely mother in law used to crochet for Britain - she much preferred it to knitting. Teaching me how to do it was on the list of things for us to do but alas, we never got around to it...
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Aqui · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:46 am Post subject:

that'd be great kathy when you have a minute!
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Kathy · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:11 am Post subject:

E goes back to school next week so I'll get something sorted then. I thought I could choose one of the easiest squares then use the diagrams to do a step by step. Smile

cookie · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:11 pm Post subject:

We have a blanket on the end of our bed that my mum made from all the odds and sods of wool she had in her wool bag.Its made up of granny squares, which is very apt as she made it for her 1st grandson who is now 24.It was the last thing she made before she died, so is rather special.
I can do the stitches, but can't work out how to join in the ends when you change colour.

Jojo · 2 Star Club Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 632 Location: Lincs

Many years ago I went to a class and was taught how to crochet but I am sorry to say I have forgotton how to do it,so if you could put something easy on here Kathy perhaps something would come back Embarassed