Ahhh, the wonderful world of crochet... a deep delightful pool of endless possibilities spread before me as I googled the basics of crochet. But every time I turned around, I was fighting with my hooks, my yarn and my knots... which, when I finally decided to ask a seasoned crocheter, I was informed that they were stitches, not knots! ;)
I am a huge book enthusiast, so I really thought I could master the basics by reading. Thankfully, Danielle was only a phone call or text away, but it was when we sat down together that she was able to point out some of the very issues I was fighting. She told me when I began that I needed to make dishcloths. I whipped one of those bad babies out and went on to other projects. However, those issues still popped up here and there. Some of it was hook size, some of it was yarn weight and the most frequent issue I had was gauge. I often learned more in just an half hour of sitting across from my friend than I did from pouring over patterns, books and websites.
In that spirit, we are looking at opening up a time when we can all sit together, crochet and maybe even troubleshoot some of the little things we overlook while crocheting alone. Keep checking our page, we will be developing this great little idea into a fun event for all to look forward to! We're going to have some questions on what works, how often and where you would like to do this, so we'll be expecting some feedback!
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Oh yes i certainly would love to do that, I have been crocheting for a long time but find myself unable to do intermediate on the patterns. I have a big hand so things tend to get out of shape and I have to make my own patterns,,
ReplyDeleteI also have large hands and would love to get together to crochet. Stay tuned, things are coming together quickly.
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