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Any one here Crochet

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unorganised · 02/02/2006 19:46

I started to crochet 6 months ago when i gave up smoking and was wondering who else on here crochets?

i'm only doing basic stuff at the moment and it might help if i actually finish something for a change lol.

i'm trying to get my tension right but find that the hardest thing out of all of it

any ideas on how to get my tension consistant
cheers
LJ

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Yorkiegirl · 02/02/2006 19:46

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mummytosteven · 02/02/2006 19:47

I sort of crochet too, but not very well! I always seem to crochet way too loosely, so have to go down at least a hook size from the instuctions.

Pixiefish · 02/02/2006 19:52

hia unorganised xxxxx

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unorganised · 02/02/2006 19:56

what are you doing at the moment mummytosteven? i;ve got 2 bags on the go (tunisian crochet) and then i've got 2 blankets on the go for the girls which i may finish by next winter lol.

i have made a fab tote bag for myself in double crochet in the round but the 2 bags i'm making at the minuite are for my mates.

i've also got a fab pattern for a cardi for my youngest who has a passion for long line crochet cardis

luv LJ

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JayzMummy · 02/02/2006 19:56

You need Dingle...she knits and crochets.

mummytosteven · 02/02/2006 19:57

part way through some bootees that I drunkenly started on Boxing Day . I'm a bit of a part time crocheter really. Fancy starting a kid's hat soon as well.

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unorganised · 02/02/2006 19:57

i can't knit to save my life lol but love to crochet. I sew a bit as well but nothing amazing

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unorganised · 02/02/2006 19:59

i even take it to work and do it whilst i'm on my lunch break and get some strange looks off some of the lads i work with lol.

MTS what sort of had r u looking at doing as i have a pattern for a couple of hats if you want to borrow them

luv LJ

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mummytosteven · 02/02/2006 20:00

just a nice winter wooly hat!

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unorganised · 02/02/2006 20:02

mts can u do bobbly bits yet??

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mummytosteven · 02/02/2006 20:03

Yes! Learnt them really recently - practiced some in a really nice new book of crochet books I got last year!

mummytosteven · 02/02/2006 20:04

crochet blocks I meant, not books!!

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unorganised · 02/02/2006 20:06

would that be the Jan Eaton book "200 crochet blocks for blankets, throws and afghans by any chance lol

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mummytosteven · 02/02/2006 20:06

got it in one

kiskidee · 02/02/2006 20:07

i crochet. i used to 'borrow' my mum's books, needles and thread and ended up teaching myself when quite young. my mum learnt it off an old lady. when I can remember us walking to this lady's house for lessons when I was tiny.

i recently started a blanket for my dd. I also found a really nice pattern for a hat on the net which ought to take a lot less time than the blankie.

Pixiefish · 02/02/2006 20:10

'i can't knit to save my life lol but love to crochet. I sew a bit as well but nothing amazing'

LOL

Yorkiegirl · 02/02/2006 20:19

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unorganised · 02/02/2006 20:23

yorkie i mean i only sew stuff for me for pleasure

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unorganised · 02/02/2006 20:24

what i ment was that i only sew small stuff for pleasure for me and don't count the other stuff which can't be classed a small amount lol

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Yorkiegirl · 02/02/2006 20:25

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unorganised · 02/02/2006 20:27

it all started when a friend of mine gave me a set of hooks that she found in the charity shop for £1. I saw the same set on ebay last week for £15 so i think i did really well there.

Unfortunatly i swapped one addiction (fags) for another (yarn) and ended up getting a new coffee table from ikea which has 2 large storage boxes underneeth which is now full of yarn. I'm currently banned from buying any more till i use the stuff i've got

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unorganised · 02/02/2006 20:29

KisKidee how do you keep your tension even?

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kiskidee · 02/02/2006 20:36

i don't really know. I can remember it being wonky but over time you just get better. I think its just experience. As this blanket is my first project in years, I noticed that at first my tension was a little off till I got the feel for the hook and yarn again. Stick with it. much more rewarding than fags.

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