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Think I have got granddaughter hooked.  She went home with wool and spare hook and is going to decorate her bedroom with chains.

LOL start them young!

i keep trying crochet but its too fiddly for me, i'll stick to knitting

Awwww, isn't that lovely! And what a grand idea! How old is she Borlotti?

 ;)

Definitely want to try and learn it.

Maybe Borlotti should run some classes  ;D

I knit lots of stuff but have never tried to follow a crochet pattern......would love to learn how.  Can't start em off too young though Borlotti  ;)

Years ago my mother taught me to crochet and I managed to chain and do trebles, and even made a couple of cushion covers out of left-over bits of wool.  But I quickly forgot, and haven't an idea of how to start now  :( :( :( :( :(

She could whip up a dress or a waistcoat in a couple of days.

She's nine and can only do chains, tried to show her more but she couldn't get the hang of it.  Just back from next door and she is not a very good teacher, all I remember is 5 chains and go in the hole 4 times and do some double crochet.  I just ended up with knots. Just checked the hook and wool across the room, but will keep trying.  Little and often is the way.

Quote from: Le-y on March 08, 2010, 16:04:38
i keep trying crochet but its too fiddly for me, i'll stick to knitting

Crochet is easy (at least I find it is ;D) you've only one stitch to drop, compared with knitting ;D.

I don't know if it's still available. but Patons did a wonderful booklet 'First Steps in Crochet.'  Apart from a few lessons from an aunt, that booklet is where I learned.  I have croched dresses, shawls, jumpers, etc.

I really would recommend you persevere.  Once you get the hang of it, it really is very enjoyable.

valmarg

It must be the day for crochet, I have been looking at these and having a go....

http://learntocrochet.lionbrand.com/

http://www.craftstylish.com/item/1437/granny-square-how-to

http://www.purlbee.com/granny-square-project/

the first one has videos, there are some on youtube too. :)

KNOTS  :(

I still dont understand ...

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,57774.msg589787.html#msg589787

I crochet too, and was taught the basics by a relative(how to make a chain and then granny squares). i wanted to learn more and found the library had good books, from these learnt to follow patterns, make flowers etc.
easier than knitting and easier to fit in your bag.
charity shops are good for 1970's funky patterns.
linking to crochet to allotments-when i need strong string i crochet a chain from the garden string and have very strong string! how sad is that!

I still have a tabard which I made as a child.   It is really warm to wear I call it my tea cosy I still wear it.  It is well over 40 years old.

It was made from lots of odds and ends of wool.  Then edged with the wool from an old school jumper.  No one undoes old jumpers and uses the wool again these days.  I remember holding the wool over the kettle to steam out the wrinkles.

You can make very colourful squares out of chains triples and then edge in double.  I used to love doing it.  For me its like riding a bicycle you never seem to forget how to do it.  I taught myself from a very old book from the library in Croydon.  I remember it well because we finished school just before lunch on the last day of term and the head mistress caught us eating fish and chips in the local park and was horrified.   

Bought the Crochet magazine and spent most of last evening and into the night trying to work out squares.
Foundation ring: 4 ch, join with a sl st. (easy)
Round 1: 5 ch (count as 1 tr and 2 ch), then pattern follows.  in square brackets repeat pattern which is OK.
I may be very, very stupid but don't understand 5 ch (count as 1 tr and 2 ch) so ignored it and ended up with a very funny square.
Still waiting book from library 'idiots guide to crochet'.
I can chain, double tr, and do all the stitches but can't make a square.  :( :( :(

hi Borlotti, it sounds like you are nearly there with the crocheting. when starting a new row or round on a square it is not possible to put a stitch in as the piece looses shape, so a no of chains (depending on pattern) is the 1st stitch in that sequence.
   

I think I understand, the circle has to get bigger so hence the 5 chains.  Why don't they explain it better.  >:( >:(