Crocheters Thread

[Ifitaintbroke]

I do love bulky yarn, but mine especially is hard to crochet with. I ply it, so it's either two or three ply, and at least 758901692 times during a project, I stick the crochet hook inside the yarn instead of around it, and it drives me INSANE. This is some yarn I don't know what to do with. The brown and white stuff is pretty uneven, it's one of the first batches I made. Then the (very uneven) fingerless gloves are made out of yarn I spun and dyed different colors with koolaid, which was super fun.View attachment 3731703

I still find wool easier to work with than acrylic because acrylic tends to "stick" to the hook. Maybe that's just because my tension is too tight. Way too tight.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

I still find wool easier to work with than acrylic because acrylic tends to "stick" to the hook. Maybe that's just because my tension is too tight. Way too tight.

I like both, but I prefer a mix. I don't like the texture of acrylic much, it's just a little too artificial for me. And wool by itself is super scratchy.

 

[Ifitaintbroke]

I like both, but I prefer a mix. I don't like the texture of acrylic much, it's just a little too artificial for me. And wool by itself is super scratchy.

Totally agree. I'd rather have pure wool next to my skin than acrylic. Some of those blends are quite nice. Silk is also wonderful but in my opinion best by itself. Very hard to sew with also.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I didn't get these exact colors either, I was going to go with shades of green, but I couldn't find the colors I wanted. I considered blues too but eventually settled on shades of brown, tan and orange.

Here are two of mine.

My DH has the top one on his bed right now and I've been working on one in yellow and orange for my GirlChild. I just love this pattern. Thank you for the instructions, I needed the counts!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I crochet as well! I've made all kinds of things, as it helps me destress and calm down at the end of a day.
These are a couple of little guinea pigs I made, the white one for a friend and the brown one for me to keep.View attachment 3731659
The white one matches my friend's real guinea pig.
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The guinea pigs were made with my handspun yarn, which is very coarse and thick, as I'm not that good at spinning yet. As such, it doesn't work too well for most projects, but it's perfect for guinea pigs. I made four of them as Christmas presents.
This is a shawl I made with self-striping yarn, which turned out really nicely.
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And my latest project, a crochet hat made to look knitted. It's worked entirely in BLO slip stitches, which took forever, but I love the stitching.
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And that's all! I'm currently working on a set of fingerless gloves to match the hat, but those aren't coming along very fast...

Abby, I'm super impressed! You don't know how blessed you are to be learning these skills, they are among the "dying arts". Few people know how to do these things and I hope someday you teach a class in them or pass them on to your own kids!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

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Progress so far.

Oh wow!!! Are you kidding me? That's beautiful! What is it? How big is it?

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Abby, I'm super impressed! You don't know how blessed you are to be learning these skills, they are among the "dying arts". Few people know how to do these things and I hope someday you teach a class in them or pass them on to your own kids!

Thank you! I agree, more people need to know how to do stuff like this. Every time I see my grandma, I'm amazed at how much she knows, and not just about spinning, but practically everything. She knows a lot about plants and herbs, and natural remedies. It's sad that after she passes, most of what she knows will be lost. I would love to just soak up everything she can teach me, but unfortunately, she lives too far away for me to really do that.

Sorry, that got kinda off topic, but I've just been thinking about that lately.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Thank you! I agree, more people need to know how to do stuff like this. Every time I see my grandma, I'm amazed at how much she knows, and not just about spinning, but practically everything. She knows a lot about plants and herbs, and natural remedies. It's sad that after she passes, most of what she knows will be lost. I would love to just soak up everything she can teach me, but unfortunately, she lives too far away for me to really do that.

Sorry, that got kinda off topic, but I've just been thinking about that lately.

Pick her brain as much as you can, any way you can. Can she do video chats? Interview her, ask questions, take notes, record her. Try not to let her knowledge get lost. Find out what her life was like as a little girl, a young woman. Ask about wars she remembers, the Depression, her first car, how she met her husband. What it was like raising kids in her day. Some day she won 't be able to answer these questions and it will be too late.

 

[Ifitaintbroke]

Oh wow!!! Are you kidding me? That's beautiful! What is it? How big is it?

It's about 43 inches wide right now. For context it's about halfway done. I wish I could say the colorway was my own design, but I'm copying one I found on the net.

 

[Ifitaintbroke]

Here are two of mine.

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My DH has the top one on his bed right now and I've been working on one in yellow and orange for my GirlChild. I just love this pattern. Thank you for the instructions, I needed the counts!

Those look very cool! How is that texture achieved. Front post dc's?