Do you have any Crochet Partners? If not – or even if you do – why not visit http://crochetpartners.org and find some more?
CP is a website with lots of resources for crocheters. There are more than 80 free patterns for members – and membership is FREE! There is a wonderful discussion list associated with this site. Members on this list are from all over the globe. It’s great fun – and often informative – to correspond with crocheters in other countries. First, you’ll learn that crochet terminology is not universal! But, graphs are. So, you need to learn to crochet using a graph. More about that soon.Back to who’s on the CP list. Well, there are any number of crochet luminaries who routinely post. Jean Lienhauser, Noreen Crone-Findlay, Ferosa Herald, Margaret Hubert, Kim Guzman, and others are Crochet Partners. Jean and Rita Weiss are the owners of the list. The free patterns on the site are those created by CP’ers and donated to be used by all. There’s a wealth of patterns, crochet savvy, and inspiration to be had on this site and its companion discussion list. If you have a question about technique, pattern reading, yarn types, colorways, etc, you’ll likely find an answer on this wonderful list. Check it out! You’ll be welcomed as a new Partner.
Am a new member to CP & so far have enjoyed the comments, advice, etc. Liked your Latin reply, once I knew what it meant, & I certainly do agree with you. Sad world if we were all identical seems to me. Lots more fun since we aren’t. Keep up the good work.
AT Texas
Oooh, Ann, you have me at a disadvantage. What Latin reply? I know a little Latin. Really! Glad you like CP.
jd
I need HELP on understand a pattern instuction. I am presently working on finishing a baby afghan but got stuck. The instruction reads Last Row: Ch 1, turn; sc in each st abd in each ch-1 sp across; do not finish off; 193 sc. I got this pattern for a book I bought “Leisure Arts, Our Best Baby Afghans” page 52. Please help me understand.
Thank you for taking the time.
Alicia,
Long Island, NY
ALICIA, I’ll try to help, but you might do better to post your request for help on the boards at crochetpartners or crochetville. Both sites have thousands of crochet readers. The instructions sound fairly straightforward to me. It looks like the row you’ve just finished is composed of single crochets and ch 1 spaces. The instructions tell you to crochet into each one of those – into every single crochet and into every chain 1 space. It’s very helpful that the final stitch count is given because that’s your failsafe. If you are off on that number, then you know you’ve done something wrong. So, before you crochet, count the # of sc’s and ch 1 spaces to see if it totals, with your turning ch 1 to see if those add up to 193. If not, then you either have an error in the row you’ve just completed (and maybe more rows) or the directions are just wrong. If you’re only off by 1 or 2 stitches, you can fudge those. Let us know how it turns out. jd
What does “do not finish off” mean? I have that in a Leisure Arts booklet. It says, double crochet, do NOT finish off. (with the “not” bolded). It is in the middle of a pattern, so why would I “finish off”? I am thinking this must mean something different than I think it does. Any ideas? Am I not to finish the double crochet stitch before doing the chain 5 that follows?