Well with the emergence of so many pretty embelishments for craft these days, among them the cute little crocheted flowers, I was deteremined to give it a try once again until I finally conquered and learned how to crochet.
When my mum visited me last year (we live in different States), she got me going with learning a few of the basic stitches. If we lived close by I would have learned all of this years ago I'm sure. I didn't actually make anything but I did achieve a little knowledge which has stood me in good stead as I have since watched numerous tutorials on You Tube which teach you how to crochet.
The first stitch I learned from a tutorial was the Tunisan Crochet stitch - it reminds me very much of knitting and this was why I probably found it easy. The thing that it really helped me with was gaining control over the crochet hook.
This is definitely easy to do and the tutorial I learned it from is found here.
What I have discovered I think that having something more definite crochet is a much easier way to learn and it keeps up the motivation and enthusiasm as you see something grow from your efforts.
The following zig-zag style was something I wanted to try making and after speaking with my mother-in-law, she obtained a pattern from a friend and got me started. This is my progress so far.
I am not using expensive yarn as I learn, but I did go and buy a variety of colours to make my first crocheted rug with. I love looking at all the colours!
This is very much a learn as I go project, I've made plenty of mistakes and gained confidence as I've gone along. I love that I can undo a mistake easily and crochet it again quite quickly. I've only been doing this for a little over a week and usually only as I sit in the car waiting for school to finish in the afternoons, but it is slowly growing and starting to look like something
I am loving this - it is so much fun - especially the creating with all these gorgeous colours!!
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