crochet anyone??

[Lisa]

I just bought a teach yourself to crochet book and some yarn. My sister does this. She makes baby blankets and afgans. I need a hobby that won't take up too much room LOL. I've been thinking about it so I got it today at walmart. Now I'm frustrated already LOL. I'm trying to figure out a chain stitch. I'm assuming a I just need to practice more LOL. I feel like I have all thumbs.

[SabrinaJL]

I've been trying to teach myself to crochet for a while. It isn't going too hot. The hardest part is trying to figure out where to put the hook.

[Lisa]

I thought so too LOL. I found a web site that showed it better than the book. So I've got a chain stitch going but it doesn't look very good. hehe We'll have to keep at it together Sabrina :) Maybe sunday when I see my sister i'll have her show me LOL. I always did learn better by being shown how to do something rather than reading or trying on my own.

[Jejune]

I found crochet to be easier to learn than knitting, but harder to get good at, if that makes sense. I can make simple hats and scarves and blankets and flowers, but my granny squares look awkward. I'm trying to get better at it, but I'm not too good at it yet.

[gr8mommy]

I do!! I love to crochet. My great-grandma taught me how to chain stitch as a little girl, and I've taught myself since. I'm a lefty, so I have to transfer all diagrams.

[Lori]

I crocheted Thomas a katamari (http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/02/let_it_roll_crochet_katamari_d.html), which was fun, but it had to be worked so tightly on such little hooks that I think it gave me my fill of crochet for a while.

I learned how to crochet long before I learned how to knit. I think my grandmother taught me when I was 7 or 8, and I've made a lot of blankets. We have a really big king-sized blanket on our bed that I made for Sean years and years ago (before we were married).

It's a lot faster than knitting, which is a big plus. I find that it's a lot harder to keep track of where I am, though, and I can really only do simple things in crochet (blankets, mainly ;)), whereas I'm more skilled at knitting.

I think needlecrafts are just generally awkward at first, but once you get the hang of it, it feels very natural. I hadn't crocheted anything in a while before I made Thomas' katamari, and the first few rounds were really awkward, but then my hands remember how to do it and it got very fluid. When I switched from knitting English to knitting Continental, I felt like I was trying to write with my left hand for a few days, but now it just comes naturally. So if you work through the awkwardness and feeling like you have no idea where to stick your needle, it'll start coming a lot more easily.

[bloombaby]

My great aunt taught me how to crochet as a youngster....I haven't done it in years, but am glad that I could do it again if needed. I'd ask your sister too....having someone show you is often easier than reading it in a book. If she's not free, perhaps there's a yarn shop nearby that offers classes or could answer some questions?