Comments on: Look at me – I’m crocheting!

By: K. Anne

K. Anne — Fri, 04 May 2007 05:48:14 +0000

That happened to me at first too. I was self taught (no books or internet–the horror–lol) and didn’t know you were supossed to chain at the end of the row to count as the first stitch of th next row.

Ch 1 = single crochet, ch 2= half double crochet, ch 3 = double crochet, ch 4 = triple crochet.

At the end of the row chain the appropriate amount to correspond with the type of stitch needed in the next row. Then turn your work and work the second crochet stitch in the second stitch of the previous row.

I hope this helps!

By: Stef

Stef — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:50:03 +0000

YES! At the end of the row of single crochet, CHAIN 1 before you turn your work. This will keep a square a square, I PROMISE! I have The Happy Hooker, too, and I’m pretty sure that tip is in there. : ) When you don’t like learning from reading, it’s WAY easy to skip over little things!

By: Calypso

Calypso — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:29:47 +0000

Here’s a tip for learning to crochet left-handed: look at the pics or watch the video in a mirror – that way it will look left-handed.

By: futuregirl

futuregirl — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:49:36 +0000

It looks like you’ve got enough help, so I won’t add to it. I *do* want to say that I think it’s awesome you are crocheting. I found it VERY challenging at first. I, too, had to teach myself. But once you learn the geography and mechanics of the stitches, it becomes easy and fun. Plus, you don’t need to know a lot of fancy stitches to do awesome things – I make my handbags with just single crochet and slip stitches.

By: Evelyn Lum

Evelyn Lum — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:26:37 +0000

I am a rightie but I am in your boat learning to crochet, You are making more progess which is going to make me work harder. Let’s go girl!

By: feli

feli — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:54:37 +0000

I am a lefty too and I gave up doing crocheting because I can not get my stitches right! heheheheh.. thats my excuse. Knitting I am ok. but crocheting not so much

By: Young Tami

Young Tami — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 07:05:27 +0000

That is one of my all time books EVER! Have lots of fun with it & never give up, you’re doing great!

By: heid

heid — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:12:09 +0000

would you mind sharing the video you found? i haven’t found one that’s super awesome and i really wanna learn how to crochet, too!

By: notsocrafty.com

notsocrafty.com — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:26:59 +0000

I am in the same boat I just attempted knitting and I am left handed.
So I’ll be lurking today to read everyone’s suggestions.

By: Belém

Belém — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:36:45 +0000

I’m a lefty too and I know how hard it is to learn from standard books. But I learned crochet (self taughting) when I was a child and now I am revisiting this craft. The problem with your shape is that you are missing the last stitch. The afghan I’m doing now is made in single rows stitch as yours and you can see the ends of the rows in my pictures. Don’t give up. Happy crochet!