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Re: Easy Christmas presents to make.
Posted: 18 Aug 2013, 13:37
by boosmummy
Come on Helen a bit of Skype later? ;)
Mrs boodles, I try to do things right handed, but it does take me sometime. Richard good idea that about the mirror x
Re: Easy Christmas presents to make.
Posted: 18 Aug 2013, 19:13
by p.penn
Hahaha - oddly, Richard has it right! A mirror is certainly one answer, although another is to learn the same as right handed people.
I would be happy to skype boosmum - but I don't think it would be very helpful! If you are really struggling, you either need someone to actually be with you to show you, or to follow a tutorial at your own pace. I found books the best for learning the actual stitches and once I had a vague idea of the chain stitch, double and treble, I tried many tutorials, with only partial success. In the end the one that finally 'clicked' with me was
THISEven now, I do not crochet how you are supposed to - I have a very weird way of holding my wool, but then I hold a pen oddly too!
Re: Easy Christmas presents to make.
Posted: 18 Aug 2013, 19:35
by boosmummy
p.penn wrote:Hahaha - oddly, Richard has it right! A mirror is certainly one answer, although another is to learn the same as right handed people.
I would be happy to skype boosmum - but I don't think it would be very helpful! If you are really struggling, you either need someone to actually be with you to show you, or to follow a tutorial at your own pace. I found books the best for learning the actual stitches and once I had a vague idea of the chain stitch, double and treble, I tried many tutorials, with only partial success. In the end the one that finally 'clicked' with me was
THISEven now, I do not crochet how you are supposed to - I have a very weird way of holding my wool, but then I hold a pen oddly too!
See the problem is helen, i am learning right handed, happily. i too hold my wool properly and ive watched and watched the tutorials and still not only does my double crochet not look right where i start with 20 stitches it end up being a lot shorter than it orginally started :(
Re: Easy Christmas presents to make.
Posted: 18 Aug 2013, 23:38
by p.penn
If you can do a chain and a double crochet (even if it is not working out right) you are on the way to success. One of the things I found really hard was knowing where to do the stitch and it sounds as if you have the same problem. These are a couple of my very much improved learning attempts! You should have seen the earlier ones!
Int he back one, you can see I have put far too many stitches in and it has gone ridiculously floppy and weird.
If you can do a double crochet stitch, you can do a treble. Before you insert the hook, wrap yarn around hook once. Then insert hook, yarn over, hook back through work (3 sts on hook). yarn over, pull through first 2 stitches, then yarn over again and pull thru remaining 2 stitches.
Eventually I really improved by doing the little tin bird granny square (link in my previous post) and continuing. Making it bigger and bigger and bigger! I should have stopped at cushion cover size really, but went on to make it a little bigger.
I actually found doing a line of crochet harder than a granny square.
Re: Easy Christmas presents to make.
Posted: 19 Aug 2013, 19:47
by boosmummy
p.penn wrote:If you can do a chain and a double crochet (even if it is not working out right) you are on the way to success. One of the things I found really hard was knowing where to do the stitch and it sounds as if you have the same problem. These are a couple of my very much improved learning attempts! You should have seen the earlier ones!
Int he back one, you can see I have put far too many stitches in and it has gone ridiculously floppy and weird.
If you can do a double crochet stitch, you can do a treble. Before you insert the hook, wrap yarn around hook once. Then insert hook, yarn over, hook back through work (3 sts on hook). yarn over, pull through first 2 stitches, then yarn over again and pull thru remaining 2 stitches.
Eventually I really improved by doing the little tin bird granny square (link in my previous post) and continuing. Making it bigger and bigger and bigger! I should have stopped at cushion cover size really, but went on to make it a little bigger.
I actually found doing a line of crochet harder than a granny square.
you make it sound so easy!! :(
Re: Easy Christmas presents to make.
Posted: 19 Aug 2013, 20:20
by p.penn
Re: Easy Christmas presents to make.
Posted: 24 Aug 2013, 10:52
by Clucky Carol
Helen,
I haven't laughed so much for ages, your bunting is clearly something to treasure! I can do most crafts except crochet and my wonderful Husband bought me a book called Crochet step by step this week, so whilst on call this weekend for a busy Hospital, I might get a moment to sit and have a play. I hope I can match the bunting!
Lovely getting to read all the ideas . . .we have just finished a batch of blackcurrant gin, our first attempt and some blackcurrant wine. Will let you know in three months . . If it lasts that long! Xx
Re: Easy Christmas presents to make.
Posted: 24 Aug 2013, 11:54
by p.penn
Oooh - how exciting! Another crocheter in the making!
Re: Easy Christmas presents to make.
Posted: 24 Aug 2013, 12:06
by aishakali
That's got to be THE best little bunting I have ever seen!!!
Re: Easy Christmas presents to make.
Posted: 24 Aug 2013, 14:45
by p.penn
It was meant to be a granny square