Seriously, PwrFemme - I learned how to crochet entirely from YouTube tutorials! One stitch at at time and then eventually putting them together. There are tutorials for everything! Now, just from practicing, I can read a written pattern as well.

Just finished two Tunisian crochet scarves and now whipping up a lapghan!

I have crochet magazines with great patterns. If anybody want any of them PM me with an email and I will scan and send!

lol, I just wanted to be part of the conversation.
 

lol, I love to crochet.

I taught myself, so naturally, the only stitch I've ever learned is the chain stitch. I can do it beautifully, though; damn it and I have about 4 or 5 "blankets" (all striped, of course; since I can only chain stitch, lmao) that would do best as scarves since it takes about 5 million years to make anything wider than a scarf with that one tiny stitch.

Maybe I will stitch all my stripes together and get a mismatched, really long and not very wide blanket. It'll be like one of those Snuggies. Except without arms. Because, you know; I dont know how to do armholes, lmao.

lmao, you should move to Florida and we'll be hookers together! I'm a lefty, though; just like your mom. Conversely, I could chain stitch a color clear across the Gulf and when it reaches you, you simply switch colors and send it back across.

As much as I love *ahem...hooking, lol, I am really trying to get proficient with my sewing. Design is where my real passion lies. :cheesy:

Thank you for the encouragement!

I think that the possibilities with fabric as creative medium are truly endless!

That is my favorite thing about it; and how material can be manipulated so deftly as to accentuate the human form and completely change and enhance the way someone looks and feels. Oh, I so wish I had gone to fashion design school as a younger woman.

Of course, I was quite busy alternatively destroying and recreating my life several times over during the years when that would have been more of a possibility, lol. After all that madness was done, I had to really knuckle down and get practical about things and where I was headed, so the pipe dreams sort of went out the window for me at that point. :(

In 2014, my aspirations are to rekindle some of those passions to varying degrees. For instance, I won't go to fashion school at this point, but I can make a space to learn and execute some of the ideas rolling around in my head.

Baking not as much for me....
Surprisingly, the end result turns out really well, but if you follow the what are you having for dinner thread at all, you will know that I generally benefit from supervision [from the fire department!] in the kitchen, lol. <KABLAM!>

Unique, you should definitely post pics when your quilt is done! I'd love to see how it turns out. It sounds fabulous!

happy hooker here
 

I love love love crochet!
I am gearing up for the holidays right now. I have a list of commissions, mostly stuffed animals, and a bunch of harry potter themed pieces lined up.

sis - as for the tartan, could you slipstitch a line instead of just weaving in a thread or do a chain that you can whip-stich along the edges to secure? I don't know if that made any sense...

Dearest Okiebug61.... what sorts of patterns do you have? Which magazines? I'm looking for shawl patterns. Or pretty snowflake patterns.

This has probably already been discussed on here. If so, sorry to bring up an old topic.

Is anyone else on Ravelry? I'm a huge fan of that site, been on there almost since I started crocheting.
My sn there is WintersGift.

I think I am but don't remember. Been a long long time. Will check later.

I am there daily. I love ravelry!

Yea I'm a bit of a Ravelry addict...

Sure, I am LadyMerrick :) There I mean...

http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/us/pa...d=3931&lang=us

Cute Santa booties... free pattern! Crochet. :cheer:

Lion brand released a "12 dogs of Christmas" knitting patterns. One is a green dragon with red ridge down the back. I'm so tempted to knit that for the dog, as a winter sweater. Cute doesn't even begin to describe it.

I tried to learn to crochet once. I was in Michael's and saw this book of care bare afghans for crocheting and I had this brilliant idea to have my aunt teach me. Well I never finished the first scarf I tried to make cause I kept dropping a dang stitch and it just kept getting smaller and smaller. Still totally fascinated by it though because I love creating things with my hands. So now I am going to have my girl try and teach me to knit and see if I can do any better at that!

I found a local place called knitting divas!

Not only can you buy great yarn....they havr felting and spinning classes also!

i love sewing havent learned how to crochet yet but i got time to learn how

I love to knit. My great nephew got a knitted kermit frog hat from me for christmas. Only took 2 days to knit

So we went to Michael's today and she helped me pick out some good yarn to start knitting with. Let the new adventure again and I will be back to talk about my progress.

I am going to start by learning on a loom thing that she had me buy. Heck if I know what it's called but I am pretty sure loom is right. It's long and skinny. This should be fun.

We need to get back to knitting. You do learn quickly though, so you kinda rock! :blush:

I crochet and been doing it for a couple of years now...I always have more than one piece on the go and I am forever looking for new things to do.

Its my relaxor and my stressor at the same time. :seeingstars::canadian:

I knit and crochet. I too up crocheting about two years ago. I learned to knit as a kid and got back into knitting regularly about 3 years ago. I am a yarn aholic. I love ravelry. I also go to a yarn group every week. It has been a great resource for patterns, ideas, and the group is a lot of fun. I have two projects in progress right now, a knitted lace shawl and my first pair of knitted socks using the magic loop method.

I know what you mean about a relaxed and a stressor. I have two projects going right now. It stresses me to have too many at once lol. I am obsessed with ravelry and finding new patterns.

Where in the UK are you? I am from Oxford but live in us now.

I know this question was posted a while ago, but if you have a Tuesday morning in your town they often have discounted yarn. I recently bought some wool and silk mix yarn for about 70 percent off the retail price. You have to check the store and their ads regularly to see what they have.

Knitting fanatic
 

I'm a knitting fanatic. Been knitting for 5 years now after learning from my roommate in residential inpatient treatment for my binge eating disorder. It's a form of meditation, a form of mindfulness that keeps me away from the fridge and hyper focused on something else. Own more yarn than I'll ever get to knit... run a knitting and crochet group locally for LGBT knitters and crocheters. Love fiber festivals.... I'd say I am an an advanced beginner to intermediate level. Want to learn intarsia and Kitchener. Want to relearn cables.

A friend taught me how to crochet granny squares many years ago, but I can't remember how anymore?????:jester: I bought a kid's book to teach myself to knit years ago but never quite got the hang of it.... I'd like to start a new hobby and maybe I could try crochet or knitting again? Or another thing I've always been interested in but never really got into is macrame. Oh and latch hook rugs!!!!:hangloose:

Gay
 

Do it!
I'm knitting a shawl right now...my 1st project in years(f)

Crochet for me!
 

I'm gonna check out the stores on my next day off for beginners books.

Gay, try youtube search you will find a lot of videos on crochet and knitting:hangloose:

katiescrochetgoodies.com

try this one.

I was gonna say the same thing. That's how I finally learned how to knit!

Guess what I'm doing this Saturday?!?! http://www.wwkipday.com/knit-strangers-proutopia/

http://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/...77&oe=59DA8C1D