Couperwife Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 no snowy, how much yarn did you get to make your blanket? I am now enthusiastic girl - just learned something new - cant leave it alone, if im not carful ill end up with millions of these little flowery things and nothing done with them next, im going to try adding another colour and then making hexagons I think ill start with a pussycat blanket then ill move onto something BIG cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I couldn't do this version of making squares. In my version, you only do trebles, you don't do ' bobbles' - so I get confused. Will have to try again later now my arm isn't so stiff after my fall. I've just treated myself to let's knit magazine & there are some crochet things in there too. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 oooooh , never thought of looking in my knitting magazine for crochet stuff. got loads of new things to look for now im going to Pins and Needles exhibition in April at Newcastle, I can feel some new wool coming on erm, how can I get this past the "buy nothing new" idea give me a few days - ill find a way cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickweed Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 [quote name="Couperwife" erm' date=' how can I get this past the "buy nothing new" idea cathy x[/quote] Ask around all your friends and relatives for any unwanted left over wool. Try unravelling an old sweater, wind it around a tray or something , wet it and let it dry. It might work providing the wool hasn'become too matted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I got 18 balls to start with - what you can see has taken 6 balls so far, 1 of each colour. Trouble is, I found the same wool in the co-op today and they had a bigger range of colours. Is it going to look very odd if I start introducing new colours now? Thats the only problem with this blanket - you attach the hexs as you go along, you can't mix them up and rearrange them at the end And it isn't counted as buying anything 'new', I 'need' a blanket for camping, so I'm making one Just the same as buying the ingredients to make a cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 And it isn't counted as buying anything 'new', I 'need' a blanket for camping, so I'm making one Just the same as buying the ingredients to make a cake. I like your style sorted the ingredients.... thanks erm, how do I attach a new colour when crochetting I knotted in the original colour, now I cant add the new one, it doesnt make sense HElllllllllllllllppppppp cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Personally I can't get on with the knotting method Insert your hook and loop around the new colour, draw it through and continue as normal,leaing the loose tail at the back (leave about 5"). Trail the two loose ends along the back of your work so that you crochet around them every time you pull a loop through (or you can leave them loose and darn them in at the end) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckleyboo Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 For Lefties: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=09F06F391A5E33E5 For Righties: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D949DB26ED937B07 Complete godsend! Being left handed, i gave up on trying crochet a couple of years ago, with my grandad and mum both trying to teach me right handed, pictures in books dont seem to make sense, but a video of it does and its great I could already knit and sew I also suffer from insomnia from time to time Last night, i learnt how to crochet Mum came downstairs to leave for work, and there was me grinning "MUM I cant crochet!" She looked at me as if i'd lost it, i then explained Now just to create something rather than random squares and circles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egzandra Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 How wonderful to have such clear videos on how to crochet left handed! I learnt something, and that is how to make the first slip knot - the one I have been making is not as flexible as that one, shown on the Chain video. Not that I think it makes a lot of difference at the moment, but it might be useful to close up a loop. Perhaps I am missing something, I can only see the picture as my computer does not have sound, but it would be nice to see how she is holding/tensioning the yarn in the right hand. I could not see this clearly. I have mine, from the ball, around and under my right little finger and over the ring, middle and forefinger of my right hand. I am working quite well like this but I would like to try it her way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Snowy - do you have instructions for the hexagons please - I too would like to make a caravan blanket. Also - does anyone have an easy fail proof doily pattern? I bought some glittery cotton from Lidl & it's just asking to be made into something pretty. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAB Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Last night, i learnt how to crochet :Dquote]Well done you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 The hexagon instructions are here Emma: http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/hexagon-howto.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Thanks Snowy! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
