I’m not much for making New Year’s Resolutions because it always seems that the shine wears off quickly on any changes I try to make. I have turned over a new leaf in the housekeeping department lately, but we’ll see how long that lasts. I can hope….
But, what about crochet? Many resolutions that people share seem to involve:
- using up yarn on hand
- working on only one project at a time
- finishing up the many UFO’s on hand
- learning a new technique
I vote for the ‘learning a new technique’ since I know I will never work on only one project at a time, will never finish up all the UFO’s I’ve started, and will definitely not be using only the yarn I have on hand. I have done better in the NonAcquisition of New Yarn Department, otherwise called a Yarn Diet, lately. But, I just ordered some yarn for a wedding afghan because I simply do not have the proper brown and turquoise yarns on hand that are required to please the bride. My new plan is to not go into yarn stores to pet yarn, but rather to order online from brands I know in colors I know I need. Make sense? We’ll see how this goes.
Let’s see how many of you have this yarn in your stash:
This is the aforementioned RH ‘Earth and Sky’ yarn that I need. I don’t even own any turquoise yarn of any description. Since the bride has chosen brown and turquoise to decorate, I thought this would be a perfect yarn for an afghan. What do you think??
But, back to those Resolutions. I’m wondering if I really need to bother. Do you think things will really improve if I buy less yarn or work on only one project at a time? I don’t. I think I’ll be bored and find far less enjoyment in my crochet. So, my New Year’s Resolution is to make NO RESOLUTIONS that might interfere in the least with my crochet. Some things are just too important :-).
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HI MELANIE,
I’M GOING TO ATTEMPT TO HELP WITH YOUR QUESTIONS. USING ALL CAPS FOR EASE OF READING BETWEEN YOUR TEXT.
Help! I’m new to this and am having difficulty reading the instructions. What does it mean when the instructions say “in second ch from hook” ? MUCH CROCHET STARTS WITH A FOUNDATION CHAIN. THE PATTERN MAY BE WRITTEN THAT THE MOTIF OR DESIGN IS A MULTIPLE OF 10 PLUS 2 – THAT MEANS THE MOTIF WILL TAKE 10 CHAINS TO WORK ACROSS AND YOU’LL NEED 2 CHAINS FOR TURNING.
For example: “3 sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 13 chs.” Does this mean to single crochet 16 more rows? What is a “2nd chain from hook?”.
THE SECOND CHAIN FROM YOUR HOOK CAN BE DETERMINED BY COUNTING THE CHAIN ON YOUR HOOK AS ‘ZERO’ THEN COUNTING EACH CHAIN. YOU WORK YOUR FIRST SINGLE CROCHET (SC) INTO THAT THIRD CHAIN – THEN AS THESE INSTRUCTIONS TELL YOU, YOU WILL WORK 2 MORE SC INTO THAT SAME CHAIN. THE CHAIN IS A LOOP HAVING 3 PARTS. YOU’LL TYPICALLY PLACE YOUR HOOK UNDER THE TOP TWO BARS FOR EACH STITCH (UNLESS THE PATTERN TELLS YOU TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY OR YOU DECIDE TO ON YOUR OWN. SO LONG AS YOU’RE CONSISTENT IN WHERE YOU PLACE YOUR HOOK, YOU’LL PROBABLY BE OKAY WITH BEGINNER PROJECTS.
FOR MORE HELP ON DETERMINING WHERE TO PLACE YOUR HOOK, GO TO http://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM AND ENTER ‘BEGINNER CROCHET’ INTO THE SEARCH BOX. LOTS OF HELP THERE. THE TWO CHAINS SKIPPED IN YOUR DIRECTIONS ARE YOUR TURNING CHAIN.
The other instruction I can’t figure out is “working on other side of foundation ch,” Does this mean I have to take the hook out and crochet the other side of the original chain?
MOST PATTERNS WILL WORK ONLY ONE SIDE OF A FOUNDATION CHAIN – WORKING INTO THE CHAINS AS I DESCRIBED ABOVE. DOING SO WILL LEAVE ONE BAR UNUSED. TO WORK THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FOUNDATION CHAIN, YOU’LL JUST CONTINUE AROUND THE STARTING CHAIN, USUALLY ADDING 2 OR MORE STITCHES IN THE LAST CHAIN, AND WORK ON BACK DOWN THAT STARTING CHAIN INTO THOSE UNUSED BARS – TYPICALLY JUST A SINGLE BAR NOT THE TWO BARS AS YOU DID ON THE FIRST ROUND. THIS TYPE OF DIRECTION IS COMMON FOR THE BOTTOMS OF PURSES, SOME CAPS, SOME DOILIES – ANYWHERE YOU’RE TRYING TO CREATE AN OVAL FOR SURE.
HOPE THIS HELPS. DON’T OVERLOOK THE VALUE OF YOUTUBE AND OTHER SITES FOR HELP ON BEGINNING CROCHET AND PATTERN READING.
GOOD LUCK!
jd
Thanks for any help you can give me.