I borrowed few books from my friend and I try my hand at crocheting for the second time (after unsuccesful attempt a while ago). I would really really like to learn to crochet... However, it´s still a little intuitive thing for me, as the yarn fibres seem just so many and sometimes it gets a bit chaotic :). I would like to be able to make hats, soft toys/animals, maybe a scarf or a blanket... but so far I´ve only made this little rectangle. It´s made with the most simple crochet technique (I think... unfortunatelly I couldn´t find how it´s called in English...) and I wonder why there is the pattern - it turned out structured, while I thought it will be flat with no lines. I´m going to read my books, but it always looks easier in the book than it is in real life :). One of the books I have is pretty funny. It´s called something like "Crocheting: questions and answers" (it could be also called "Everything you wanted to know about crocheting, but were afraid to ask ;), and it addresses crocheting as it was some kind of difficult philosophy. There is a long list of "special thanks to..." in the beginning of the book, and it´s divided in countless chapters with names like "Loops". Maybe I´m weird, but I think this is pretty hilarious :).
Saturday, April 9, 2011
crocheting... again
I borrowed few books from my friend and I try my hand at crocheting for the second time (after unsuccesful attempt a while ago). I would really really like to learn to crochet... However, it´s still a little intuitive thing for me, as the yarn fibres seem just so many and sometimes it gets a bit chaotic :). I would like to be able to make hats, soft toys/animals, maybe a scarf or a blanket... but so far I´ve only made this little rectangle. It´s made with the most simple crochet technique (I think... unfortunatelly I couldn´t find how it´s called in English...) and I wonder why there is the pattern - it turned out structured, while I thought it will be flat with no lines. I´m going to read my books, but it always looks easier in the book than it is in real life :). One of the books I have is pretty funny. It´s called something like "Crocheting: questions and answers" (it could be also called "Everything you wanted to know about crocheting, but were afraid to ask ;), and it addresses crocheting as it was some kind of difficult philosophy. There is a long list of "special thanks to..." in the beginning of the book, and it´s divided in countless chapters with names like "Loops". Maybe I´m weird, but I think this is pretty hilarious :).
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Ha! So I´ve discussed this with my friend, and everything I did was wrong, obviously :)
ReplyDeleteHow come?
ReplyDeleteI thought, maybe it's that you picked only one thread at a time; if you want it even, you should pick both threads of the previous row, on both sides of the work... if that makes sense?
Yeah, that´s exactly what the friend told me :). but I kind of like the ribbed appearence...
ReplyDeleteCrocheting can be so much fun but you have to persevere and practice a lot (as it is with everything if you want a job well done)!
ReplyDeleteI am sure you'll make anything you want soon :)
Thanks, Maya! I made a little progress, I think, but still, the most difficult thing for me is, that I cannot work on something with a real "plan". I´m not great at sewing either, but I can work on something slowly, step by step. With crocheting, when you don´t know the technique properly, you end up practicing with no result...
ReplyDeleteHey! I've nominated you for a blog award if you'd like to pop on over and check it out. No need to play if you don't want to! I was half-arsed about it. Just wanted to let you know I like reading your posts.
ReplyDeleteThat´s great news for me, lizajane! When I have time, I´ll write something for sure! :) Thanks a lot.
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