help

Pagan1 wrote

on Aug 10, 2009 3:13 PM

can any one help me i am new to crochet and i cant read the patterns as they confuse me i can make scarves and i can make square blankets thats about it my friends and family are glad i have found a hobby but can i please find something else to crochet as they are fed up of all the blankets and scarves please this may be a crochet mayhem i have made a six foot long scarve and several smaller ones and about four blankets i need something else to make if any one can help i would really appreicate it thanks alot

CapnHook wrote

on Aug 17, 2009 6:49 PM

You already have the skills to make just about anything. If you take apart a sweater it's basically a bunch of rectangles sewn together. You can make an easy hat by crocheting a rectangle, sewing the short ends together, and gathering one long end. A skirt is a long rectangle with the ends sewing together--easy enough to cinch the waist with a ribbon or sewing in some light elastic. You can make bags/purses, pot-holders, coasters, table cloths/runners, dishcloths/washcloths, etc etc. If you want to go even farther, though, I would recommend learning visual crochet that uses the international crochet symbols. Instead of reading patterns line by line you can see exactly how a pattern or motif develops at a glance. I have seen a couple of titles that specifically address it--Teach Yourself Visually Crocheting and BluePrint Crochet.

trude wrote

on Aug 18, 2009 7:03 AM

I love to crochet. I just started two years ago and now I am making cable stitch patterns. There are several tutorials on youtube you can watch to learn new stitches. What stitches do you know? Granny squares are fun to make. Hats and coasters can be made in circles with double crochet stitch. Can you read a pattern? That would be a great thing to teach yourself.