Crochet anyone

[ep210]

I was wondering if anyone crochets? I love to and have been making my own washcloths but I want to try out doilies and am scared to start with no direction. If someone else crochet and had an easy pattern to start on I would love to hear about it.

[pastorsmate]

Yes I crochet, and Knit too, my hands hurt to much any more to really do anything that takes very long, but I used to love to..

[Andrea]

Sadly, I do not crochet or knit, but I would LOVE to learn.. I want my daughter to learn as well.. One thing that we seem to have too much of is idle time. I'm working on that.. pray for me.. ;D

[learningtosubmit]

I love to crochet! It is difficult to go from a thick yarn to a thin thread. Have you been using cotton for your washcloths?

Here is a free pattern from Lion Brand that uses a sport weight yarn to make snowflakes. Theses are pretty much just little doilies. Sport weight will get you used to a lighter yarn.

cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/craft-wes-snowflake.html

Here is a free doily pattern from Bernat that looks pretty simple. It uses a standard size 10 cotton thread and doesn't have any really fancy stitches in it.

www.bernat.com/pattern.php?PID=1302

You will have to sign up to get the free pattern, no cost, I think you just have to give them your email. You can select options to not have them send you anything. (I get the monthly newsletters from Bernat and Lion Brand. Both sites have a ton of free patterns online, and both brands are sold at my local walmart.)

Hopefully, that will help you transition to smaller weight yarns and smaller hooks. Hmmmm... once I get the sewing done that I need to do, maybe I will join you in making a doily! It doesn't take too much to make me want to crochet!

If you have any pics of what you have made - I would love to see them!
Sis. Shanna

[Sister Penny]

Sisters,
I am so inspired by your talents..I am going to ask my Mom in law to teach me to crochet..I have always wanted to learn..but finding a teacher is nearly impossible...

I can knit and make the knitted washclothes..my cousin loves those for dishes, my daughter for her own washclothes...they just take forever for me to make..

God bless and happy crocheting!
Sister Penny

[Deleted]

Hi Sister Penny,

I found a kit at Walmart called "I Taught Myself Knitting" and I did teach myself a few of the basics. They also have one called "I Taught Myself Crocheting". You can teach yourself, especially if you can find good pictures.

I make my own crocheted potholders. I use sport weight cotton yarn as it is more durable than the synthetic type yarn and doesn't melt.

I made one that I just single crocheted until it was double the length of a potholder and then folded it and crocheted around the edges. It is really nice and thick.

The other one I made with double yarn and just made it the size of a regular potholder.

I've had them for several years and they are holding up great.

I've made doilies also, but the tiny hook and thin yarn are more difficult to work with. My great aunt, who just passed away at 103 years old, crocheted the tiny stuff up until she was in her 90's.

Have fun!!

Beverly

[prv31wife]

Ihave the I Taught Myself Crocheting kit. I just love it. I tried knitting but I just never got the hang of it so I'm sticking with crocheting. I think it's so much fun and relaxing.

[Sister Penny]

Sister Regina,
Does your crochet kit have a manufacturer name on it? If so..please share it..lol I would love to learn..but I am such a "visual learner"...maybe there is hope for me.

Knitting is easy, however, I know there's a faster way to wrap the yarn around the needles...I am sticking to the way I learned many years ago however...hard to relearn that.

God bless and thanks!
Sister Penny

[MrsDeweySmith]

I have crocheted since I was 8 years old and my grandmother taught me. Sadly, I am the only one in my family...aunts, cousins and so forth...who was interested in crocheting.

I haven't done much with regular weight yarn in a while, but have made many many afghans, sweaters, ponchos/capes, hat and scarf sets, mittens, socks and so on. My main crocheting now that I do is lace thread crochet (bedspread cotton) as you'd use for the snowflakes and such. The thread produces a light, airy, heirloom-looking outfit. I have a baby layette with sweater, bonnet and booties I crochet in preemie and newborn sizes and sell. I try to keep a few on hand for gifts, and it's so lightweight and easily portable, I can grab it and go anywhere. I do not use the smaller, steel hooks for these...my preemie size is D and E, and newborn runs F and G.

The crochet pages at the www.about.com website are wonderful for beginners, and there are tons of links to pages with great patterns. One of my favorites is the www.freecrochet.com site. You have to register to use it, but it's free and there are hundreds of patterns available.

Crocheting is really very simple. If you can make the chain, and maintain a good tension, there are only 4 other stitches to learn (single, half double, double and treble) and they are then grouped differently for different pattern designs. Most commonly you will use single and double.

Sister Deanna

[glenda]

Like Sister Deanna my grandmother taught me when i was small. I am thankful that she spent a few minutes of her time each trip we made in the summers to her house for her to teach me.. Now I have taught all three of my girls. If it would not have been for her i would not have known how to crochet.

Now we make rugs, washclothes, dishclothes, and just about anything else you can think of. We make our rugs out of strips of material that we sew together in strips and then wind up in a ball. Then just crochet them together like you would anything else. They are great and hold up forever.

We have also made blankets for each one of our beds they are so warm. For this I like cotton or wool but will use any thread I can get my hands on.

Like everyone else has said it is real easy to learn. Does not take up much time really. And you can make some thing that really make the house feel like a home.

glenda

[coveredwife]

www.anniesattic.com/free_pattern_day/index.html
this site changes every single day, it is crochet patterns for different difficulty levels, be sure if you like a pattern to copy and save to a word document as toimorrow will be a new one.

Prayers and hugs,
Heather

[benshelpmeet]

Thank you for the neat site Heather!

[miriam]

I like this site.Thank you! It gives me some winter project ideas.

[wife]

I know this is an old thread, but I had a question about crochet. I have recently picked it back up, along with my daughters. Has anyone crochet themselves a head covering? I don't really mean the doily type nor just a bun cover, but like a bandanna that is more lacy? I have an idea but really don't know where to begin.

Gal. 1:3,
Angela W in NC

[benshelpmeet]

We make crochet pot holders, we make a granny square and use regular yarn, we make them about 7'' across and then back them with felt. We give these as gifts. Two of our oldest girls know how to make these. These make great gifts.