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Here is the video that taught me. In the description is a link to the written pattern. Have fun! |
My biggest crochet-related problem to date is that I have expensive taste in yarn. Anyone have the inside scoop for discounted, high quality yarn?
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I have found a super easy pattern (I keep wanting to say recipe...) for an adorable Christmas wreath. It's only 2 rounds.... Chain 14 Slip stitch in first chain to form ring. Chain 1, 22 single crochets into ring, slip stitch finish circle Chain 1, 1 single crochet in the first sc then 2 single crochets in each sc there after. Slip stitch to close. Make a loop for hanging. (I found silvery thread to string through it and make a bow.... :) |
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ME TOO. i am such a yarn snob! My ex-mom in law used to use the best yarns and i didn't appreciate their quality until i went back to the stuff i use. it doesn't compare. i like the way the more expensive yarns feel in my hand, and i like it chunky and bulky! She ordered from Mary Maxim. i may have to check them out! There is this little yarn store in a neighboring town, i don't even consider her stock high and and it's between 7.00-15.00 per skein. i remember when it was cheaper to crochet and knit things. |
apparently I feel chatty tonight
Yarn snob here. I use walmart, craft store, acrylic yarns for pet blankets and some toys and charity knitting (needs to be washable and dryable)
For most of my stuff I use indie dyers. My #1 favorite~ Desert Vista Dyeworks Blue Moon Fiber Arts Highland Handmades Cloudlover Yarn and Fiber Cakewalk Yarns Madeline Tosh Yarns Beaverslide Dry Goods and Cascade Yarns for work horse yarns Knit picks for better quality acrylics and a wide selection of good quality yarns. Their Brava worsted is wonderfully soft and very well priced. Jimmybean, Webs, Lorna's laces, for wide selection of good yarns A word on yarn, it can be a very individual thing. What some people rave about someone else may not like at all. I do not care for the variagated yarns, they pool in odd ways and there is no way to tell what the final project will look like. Except for when the colors blend together well (ex. creams, pale blues, light grays) (ex of not blending well, purple, green, red) I do like self striping sock yarns. It it doesn't say that the yarn is self striping then it isn't. Most yarns are listed on Ravelry and you can actually see things knit up with that yarn. It can be very helpful. Plover bird for project bags that are resonably priced. There are many bag makers out there and they can get expensive. There are beautiful stitch markers out there, and other tools, that make the whole knitting process more enjoyable. Etsy is a good place to look. Chiagoo Red Lace for metal needles (I only buy circular needles and never use straight needles anymore) Wood needles (DPN's and circulars) I use knit picks Harmony needles. Some yarns are very slippery and do better on wood needles and some yarns have grip and do better on metal needles. The Chiagoo needles are very pointy which I like. Several companies have come out with new needle lines. Knitters pride, Hiya Hiya, are two of them. I have not tried them. I have found that needles are like yarn. A lot of people try knitting using cheap needles and yarn and find they don't like to knit. I think when you find the needles you love and yarn that makes you happy knitting can become a joy. I love my pod casts. Here are a few that have stated their support of gays/gay marriage. (I listen to a lot more than this, these are just the ones I know are supportive) The Knit Girllls (3 L's) Girl Friends knitting Dramatic knits The Stockinette Zombies Knittin' on the Fly Fiberista Files Lemknitcrochet podcast (young woman who made her support of gays/rights very clear~ her best friend was gay and he killed himself when they were in high school) |
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Thanks FC
i also got this off of Facebook! Craftsy 75% off yarn sale! http://www.craftsy.com/deals/yarnsal...0121124_FBCC_2 |
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I joined Ravelry, but that's as far as I got. There is A LOT happening on that site and I was a tad overwhelmed. :seeingstars: I'll figure it out a bit at a time, I'm sure. I am MsMeander, if anyone wants to add me.
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ok i just ordered this from Joann's.
Supposedly you can get an entire afghan on this hook. i can't wait to try it! http://c.shld.net/rpx/i/s/pi/mp/3793...a4dc99131d5c5f |
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i run in, grab a pattern or something, then run out. :blink: |
I found Ravelry though the Knit Girllls pod cast. So that gave me a starting point. I joined their Rav group and from there figured things out slowly.
There are groups for all kinds of things. If you go to groups and search for what you are looking for and join a group or two you will have someone to answer questions. girl_dee what is your user name on Rav? |
deecajun is my Ravelry name !
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This is my favorite Yarn. http://www.caron.com/color_cards/cc_sseco.html
For most of my projects I use the simply soft eco. As of now there is only 19 colors but there are thousands of combinations. |
I never seem to make it to the knitting class I want to take.... :|
I'm determined to learn the basics via youtube. I have a lot of free time at work.... I haven't even TOUCHED my crochet in days...my ex had to remind me it's in the trunk of my car...or his car...I forget... Good thing I have had other things to do....still, it's a great winter hobby...I have made so many scarves..that seems to be my forte...lol |
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I learned a new stitch and had lots of fun making this scarf based on a Coach bag pattern I love. http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL131.../405038935.jpg A few of the granny squares for a quilt I am making for my youngest daughter. :) |
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These are awesome! i learned the V stitch last night, it's a pretty pattern. i just finished this scarf! https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...96424550_n.jpg |
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isn't it very relaxing!? i hope you will post photos! |
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How beautiful, Dee!! That is knitted, correct?
My mom taught me how to crochet when I was around 10 and I have been making things ever since! I can't just sit and watch TV or a movie without something for my hands to do, so yarn-work is perfect. :) |
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Nope it's Tunisian crochet, which is really a combination of both. i posted pics here! You would LOVE to do this, it's so easy and you can sit it in your lap anywhere. http://www.butchfemmeplanet.com/foru...7&postcount=39 |
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And are you a member of Ravelry ? People sell stashs of yarn, and theres also tons of posts and groups.. with millions of yarn addicts, looking for much the same thing |
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After 5 long months I finally finished my granny stripe crochet blanket. It is wonderful and makes me so happy every time I walk in the bedroom. :) |
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Just wanted to pop in and say "hi". My paternal nana tried to teach me how to crochet but I didn't get it and we didn't persist.
I recently bought a hook and some nasty acrylic wool to learn. My ex's mum showed me how to do the basic chain stitch but I need to practice a lot more! I saw this on facebook and think it looks super cool! https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...82026896_n.jpg But I can't figure out how to get to the original source. :( |
I have just started to teach myself crochet and I like it alot. Have started to just make blankets. I most be doing something right my niece just asked me to make a baby blanket for a friend of hers. I did som tatting when I was younger and may try that again too.
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Also, look for it on Pinterest, much easier to find the links to original posts. |
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My friend is getting married in the fall. Her mother is making homemade soaps to give to the guests as they leave. My friend Amanda and I agree to knit washcloths to go with the soaps. It sounded like a good idea at the time - now I am wondering how I'm going to get all them done! Especially since I just rescued a kitten! :eek:
If I can figure out how I will post a picture of one.... Anyone else have a project going? |
Idle hands .....
..... eat too many cookies! :canadian: So, yes, I constantly have a project on the go. I generally have a baby-sized blanket on-the-go which is perfect for when I sit and watch movies. They take about a week to do during the evenings. I'm just starting three days off and I plan to make one completly and perhaps start a second one. They make lovely gifts. I plan on donating one to the Reunion for the raffle.
I would love to hear about projects other people are doing ...... please, share! Deb |
Well shoot - I figured out how to upload the was cloth photo to BFP but don't know how to post it here ....
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I love the pop tab crocheting. It looks fiddly but challenging.
My projects can be seen here on Ravelry (knitting site). I love rav because I can track every knitting/spinning project for free. ami's projects on Ravelry |
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The Mushroom Hat: I started with EZ's TriCornered hat from "a Knitter's Almanac" but I misread the pattern on the first one I did. So mine turned out weird. But I liked to the look, so I started a new one. After making more changes to it, of course. My sister and niece are arguing over who get's the 'shroom Hat so I might make two. I'm using this weird Louisa Harding yarn I found at Tuesday Morning. A sock: Yarn Harlot's Basic Sock recipe, from "Knitting Rules". My first sock ever, knit on mystery sock yarn from the stash. No idea how it's gonna turn out. If it turns out well, I might make two. A blue shawlette: again, made of mystery sock yarn from stash. No pattern, really. I'm just starting at the point, inserting lace panels as it gets big enough and then casting off when I run out yarn. The lace patterns are all selected from my stitch dictionary. Random blanket sqares for Warm Up America. Doing them out of acrylic because that's what the lady I'm doing them for prefers. I think because it's easy care and these are going to Senior Care homes. Dr Who Scarf. Self Explanatory! I'm using knit picks Palette, I think, but it's my last KnitPicks ever since I don't shop from them anymore. (Yes, I'm one of the people who got screwed in the Credit Debacle of Christmas 2012. And no, I never got my letter. At this point, if I find some KP in a yard sale or stash sale, I might get it if I need it, but will not be buying directly from them, or from one of the shops who carry them. I will still shop at the LYS who carry them, just not KP yarns.) And there's a few other WIPs and UFOs out there, but that's what I'm doing right now. As soon as I remember to buy a smaller needle, I'll be redoing SUs navy hat. I need to go down a needle or two and cast on less stitches. It looks weird and is too big as is. Also, will cast off sooner on the new one because the first one looks like a nipple at the top. I'm using Lamb's Pride Worsted in Forest Shadows for this one. I'm trying not to cast on anything else new right now, but I'm getting inspired about a blanket... |
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HEE! Being Poly means it takes me forever to get stuff done! I'll post pics in my gallery here, maybe as I get them done. I should probably wake up my Ravelry again, and use their cataloging stuff. The thing is, my family is there, so I'm constrained what I post there. Maybe I need a second account. Rav frowns on that sort of thing, except in extreme cases, but I still might do it so I can let my freak flag fly more freely. (Holy Alliteration Batman!) But then I'd need to find more freaks to hang out with. (I stick with family friendly groups, over there.)
Warm Up America is a neat program where you can make blanket squares, and drop them off at designated collection points, and volunteers will seam them up and donate them in your community. A lot of Michael's and JoAnn's stores serve as drop off points. They always need volunteers to seam up, but I kind of suck at it, so I don't usually do that part! But I have helped package, deliver and make the cards that go with them. They have a website if you'd like to find a collection point in your area. Or you can set one up! The website has directions and patterns to download, but honestly, as long as your squares are 7 by 9 inches, (technically a rectangle!) the patterns don't matter. I've been picking patterns that I'd like to learn out of my stitch dictionary and using those. It seems to work out okay! I just make sure I have a firm, garter stitch border to make seaming them up easier. Usually it's 3 rows of garter at the top and bottom, and then knit at least the first and last 3 stitches on each row. Depending on the stitch multiples needed for the pattern, the number at each end may change, so I just make sure there's at least 3 on each end. |
Maryam - my friend Amanda was told me about Ravelry ... I have been meaning to try it. Maybe we can get a group of people from BFP as a group on there. :)
And thanks for the info on Warm up America - I'm going to look for it at my Michaels. You rock! :knit: |
It'd be awesome to have a group there!
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