Crocheters Thread

[BullChick]

I learned the basics of knitting and crocheting from Pinterest about four years ago. I was not doing very well back then. I stopped after a few days. Life moved on.
I began again last Monday. I finished one project, started a second. Started a third, went back… two projects are now crocheted together, and I am focusing on it. The other will be done when I feel more confident.
For now, I will be crocheting. I intend to start knitting again no later than August.

 

[Nym]

Aw thank you!

So a couple months ago, my 5 year old granddaughter (who lives in Oregon and I live in Indiana) convinced my daughter to buy her a Disney Princess amigurumi crochet kit. And then they FaceTimed me to show me, and ask me if I would teach her to crochet. I had my doubts, but I said I could try the next time I visited. So she said “Okay how about next week?”

Haha, no, can’t just come over that quick! But we had been thinking of taking a trip out there for her brother’s birthday in mid April, so that’s what we decided to do.

I think 5 is too young to learn to crochet. She got how to hold the hook and the yarn. But then she couldn’t get her mind to grasp yarning over and pulling up a loop. She couldn’t really make her fingers do it. So she asked me to just crochet them myself and she would watch. I will say, she had a great attention span and she (mostly) watched me for over an hour. She was waiting to do the stuffing.

Our visit was a week long, and I was able to finish two princesses, Aurora (which is my granddaughter’s name) and Moana.

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I brought the rest of the kit home and told her I would (eventually someday) make the other ones for her. (It only has yarn to make two dolls but the booklet has instructions to make 20. I’m pretty sure I have all the colors I will need! )

Have you heard of Jonah? He was very young when he started to crochet.

 

[Bawkbok]

You mention needles - dI take that to mean Knitting needles? View attachment 4140316

Use large needles so you can see the stitches clearly. I learnt on baby wool and 3mm needles Try this tute by Hobby Lobby. Don't give up!

yes and thank you for the video! We are apparently conducting our spring cleaning a little late, going through closets, totes and storage stuff that has been around forever. I know somewhere I'll find the sewing / knitting / crocheting supplies!!!

 

[muddy75]

I just ordered some beginner yarn and larger hooks. Mr Muddy said it must be like using the fat pencils in elementary school