Crocheting

Don't buy any books. Go to www.nexstitch.com to get you the beginning stitches and how they look on paper. You can download the videos and refer back to them over and over again. Reading the crochet will get you overwhelmed. You tube (http://www.youtube.com/tjw1963) also has some great videos but don't start with those that until you have a hang of the basics. There are HUNDREDS of blogs out there with easy patterns.
Email me privately and if you are close enough we could get together and crochet together.
By the way, can you tell I love to crochet!

Hi A.!

Youtube is a wealth of information on how-to videos if you are a visual learner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVBnFHGbeK4
http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com for easy patterns and the basics. Feel free to contact me anytime if you have any questions as I have been crocheting since I was a young girl.

Hope this helps!
M.
My Website: http://www.yarncoture.etsy.com

key in snoopysmama in your. Give you a link to hundreds of free patterns and websites.

Also, if you type crochet stitches into your browser, this will give you links that will show you how to do the basic stitches (some even have videos showing how to work through a particular stitch).

Good Luck!

You can buy the crocheting kit for beginners. It's like 10-15 bucks. I had bought the one for knitting at Michaels and liked it. The kit includes a book with easy instructions and patterns and also the needles and stuff to get started with. Also Michaels had lot of free patterns available too. They had these in the section where they have all the knitting yarn/wool. Hope this helps!

I'm an avid crocheter - welcome! :-) I learned from a little book my mom got for me called "Learn to Crochet," published by Coats & Clark, but she was also there to answer my zillion questions! There are plenty of websites for learning how to crochet. The Lion Brand Yarn site looks like a good one: http://learntocrochet.lionbrand.com/ The only drawback I've noticed so far is that they don't really show you how to hold the yarn with your left hand (or right hand, if you're left handed). About.com has some good links (including a VERY detailed example of making chains, which is the first step): http://crochet.about.com/library/blbeginners.htm There are also free crochet patterns EVERYWHERE on the internet!! I always look here first: http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/ At any rate, feel free to ask me questions! I wouldn't say I'm an expert, but crochet is my favorite thing to do, and I might be able to help a little!

Yea! You will really enjoy crochet. I taught myself using the book "Simple Crochet" by Erika Knight. http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Crochet-Erika-Knight/dp/1400... It has very clear photographs that demonstrate each stitch. I found it to be the easiest to learn from. Also, Lion Brand Yarn has a great site with detailed instructions and lots of free patterns at every skill level. http://lionbrandyarn.com/
My advice would be to practice with a yarn that's on the thicker side and is not too fuzzy or furry until you get the hang of it - it will make it much easier to see your stitches. Have fun!

I learned the basics on youtube.com. Some of the how to videos they have posted are fabulous, and I could pause them and rewind as many times as I needed.

Hi A.,

My name is K. Miller. I have been teaching people to knit and crochet for years. It is a great passion of mine, and I love to teach others and get them excited about it also. I have a Beginner Crochet class starting this coming Tuesday evening. Please let me know if you are interested in the details of the class. You can email me directly at ____@____.com.

I hope to hear from you soon.

K.

A.,

I have found great pictures and videos on the internet. Type in "How to Crochet"... and you'll get a ton. All of the yarn brands have a site, and Youtube is awesome.

If you are close to the Mansfield area I would be glad to meet with you somewhere and give you a mini-lesson. I ran into a lady once in Michael's looking at "how to" books. We sat in the floor (in the isle) and I taught her the three basic stitches (and started her a hat) in less than 20 min. I would not charge you anything as long as you promise to learn well and teach at least two more people. :-)

In fact I would LOVE to get a group of ladies together once or twice a week for Crochet/fellowship. We're new to the area and I don't really know a lot of people.

I teach crochet afterschool to kids 7-12. I had so many sign up (85) that I had to split them into 4 days... LOL... I've taught several of our teachers the basics standing in the hallway doing morning duty, or walking the hall during Bus duty.

It's really not as hard as many make it in their mind. Just stay relaxed and don't allow yourself to get frustrated. Broken down, each hand has about six different little jobs that it has to coordinate. That takes a little time, and a LOT of repetition. AND, don't worry which hand is dominate. I am left handed, but I crochet right by choice. I CAN switch and crochet with my left if I need to... It's a matter of your BRAIN learning all the little jobs and sending the right messages to the hands. Just take it easy and keep working on it.

I prefer to teach my kids (and my adults...LOL) to make a hat for their first project because you can use all the basics and come out with a finished product fairly quickly, that's useful and attractive. I, personally, do not like them to start with a scarf because it's harder for them to learn to turn and make the edges straight, and that's just ONE more thing to frustrate them.

Start with a worsted weight yarn. Red Heart SuperSaver is the cheapest and the BEST (HANDS DOWN) to learn on. It's not as soft and cuddly as most of the other brands, but it's not going to get stuck on it's own fuzzies either. It's relatively easy to untangle if the worst happens, and softens nicely after a few washings. I like to have my students start with a size I Hook. It's a medium size hook that makes a nice project, but the stitches are spaced so that you can SEE where to put your hook.

Good Luck! You can DO IT!! :-)

Now, If I could just learn to Knit. <sigh>

T.

I've found great resources at the public library--videos, books and more. You might want to do an on-line search for what they have and check them out.

There is a shop on Western Center just West of Rufe Snow. I am going to soon be taking a knitting class with my granddaughter. My boyfriend says his mom can teach us but I want to be at a shop when you need a needle or something it is there. I crochet and have knitted some. I had this little dress I was saving for my daughter and discovered it is gone must have gottenm rid of it and sick. My mom crochteted two dresses while she was in the hospital while my dad was dying and we still have it. I had pic taken with my granddaughter in it but could not pay for the pics. I still would like them and not sure if they even are still inn their computers. It is so much fun and addictive. I also went through sewing the readingm books and loved doing it all and do not have the time now. Would also like to golf as got a taste of that. I think Crochet is easier. G. W Also Hobby Lobby used to have books and maybe look for a video. They have downsized different departments now.

I don't know where you live, but sometimes there are yarn shops in the area. That's how I learned. I walked into a "knit & yarn" shop and asked the proprietor to teach me. She did. That was 32 years ago.
By the way, start and stay with very simple things until you are accomplished. I found I wanted to give up when I tried to tackle something that was too difficult. Your nearby Hobby Lobby store may be able to direct you to a good teacher.

There's a store called "Knitting Knook" on the corner of Watauga Rd and Rufe Snow (facing Watauga Rd). Never been there but it may be a good resource.

I love to crotchet. I started by having others teach me. They were my grandmother and her friends but they were lots of FREE help. You could check into a Retirement Village or something like that. I'm now in the process of taking a continued education class at Amarillo College. It's teaching me things I didn't know before...like how to read a pattern. Just a couple of ideas. I hope you enjoy your new hobby as much as I do.