Comments on: 6 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I Started Crocheting

By: Ana

Ana — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 18:17:36 +0000

This has to be one of the best blog write ups I’ve seen. I too am self taught and younger than what most people consider to be an acceptible crochet-age. Many people have said how I looked like a grandma, sitting there contentedly whippING the yearn between my fingers. Still, I’m so glad to see others embracing this art! The values of it arent as recognized as they should be. Pretty colors and soft textures are the beginning. The piece becomes a reflection of yourself. You energize it through Reiki. Lastly is the stress relief it gives you.
Bravo Ash, may you enjoy many more years crocheting!

By: Nicola

Nicola — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 06:44:40 +0000

Hey Ashleigh, your tips popped up on pinterest and made me laugh. I’ve knitted since age 8 when my gran taught me and latterly i make socks. I’ve become popular, friends and family love them, i cant knit them fast enough, but i wanted a change. I was hooked by all the wonderful yarn pins on pinterest so i began crocheting with help from youtube. I hold my yarn and hook in my right hand (hey i’m a knitter first and foremost,)i’m starting a temperature blanket in jan 17 so i’m in the planning stages. My friend at work saw this and now i’m showing her how to crochet everyday, learning together before the children come into school, we are TA’s and we make hillarious mistakes but we love it! My yarn stash is constantly growing (sometimes i have to smuggle it in) “what! Not more! Hubby exclaims. However despite this he is still building me a storage area for it all who knew!

By: Stephanie Steeple

Stephanie Steeple — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 21:52:27 +0000

Love your blog, went through some of the same things you did. I still hold my needle and yarn differently than most people.
Thank you.

Stephanie

By: Kathi A.

Kathi A. — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 05:10:56 +0000

My grandmother taught me the basic single & double crochet stitches when I was 10 & a friend taught me the same corner-to-corner pattern you have pictured when I was 18. From there I have started down the road of trying to learn stitch patterns so I can broaden my crochet horizon but I keep getting distracted. After 13 grandchildren I’ve gotten that corner-to-corner blanket pattern perfected.
I do recommend a nifty yarn spool. I had my husband make one for me to roll my skein onto. Then the spool is put onto a free standing toilet paper roll holder. Yep. Simple perfection. No tangled ball of yarn at the end, balls of yarn rolling out onto the floor, or other yarn bloopers. The yarn spools off so easily it’s almost a sin. 🙂
Thanks for the pointers & ideas.

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 00:25:28 +0000

Hmm well Lion Brand was founded in 1878 so maybe that’s where you’re getting the 1800s? I really don’t know, none of that rings any bells for me! I wish you luck! 🙂

By: Angelina Baker

Angelina Baker — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 17:38:49 +0000

I have several questions & can probably think of even more. however, the one I REALLY want answered right now has to do with a yarn I found at a thrift store. Most if the label was torn off the skein & they had taped up what was was there. The yarn is soft with a worsted weight of 3 or 4, but feels thick. I think it would be great for an Afghan. The only thing I remember on the label, that I mistakenly threw away, was that is had a feel of being made in the 1800s & I do believe that was also part of the brand name. With all that being said, is there any light you could shed on where I can get some more of it & the brand name of it. I have been on the look out for it everywhere, online & in craft stores with absolutely no luck. Please let me know if you or anyone reading this can help. I would greatly appreciate it!! Thanks so much & happy holidays 2016!!

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 18:04:19 +0000

Thanks, Michelle! Happy Thanksgiving!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 16:30:26 +0000

You hit my life on the button…love the blog and will try and keep up with your blogs. Have a happy Thanksgiving!

By: Bernice

Bernice — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 06:25:45 +0000

IHi there.
I started out just like you a few years ago and now, crochet plays such an important part of my life.

I’ve recently started making throws in Tunisian crochet which I love.

Like you, crochet was a mystery to me for years, now I can’t be more than a couple of yards from a ball of wool and a crochet hook.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:10:01 +0000

My grandmother was a crochet queen too! And while she taught me practical things like cooking (now I’m the best in my fam jam thanks to her!) , gardening, sewing, and even how to clean my home quickly and easily… with lots of vinegar and baking soda of course! Home isn’t home without the smell of white vinegar . Hahaha! She unfortunately ran out of years to help me learn to crochet. I have some of her best pieces and cherish them dearly. But I digress! I picked up crochet a few years ago like yourself. I too am a young whipper snapper and was struggling to learn on my own. The thing I had the most trouble with was every darn practice wash cloth or tea towel I tried to make turned out some kind of triangle shape! I desperately tried everything I could think of to figure out this problem. Finally it dawned on me to chain one thheeen flip. Ugh! What a silly mistake! Now I enjoy making baby toys and gifts in all the pretty colours and textures! Thanks for posting your granny story I love it and it brought back very fond memories of my nana (even though I never learned a strict stitch from her hahah)