Help! Still not getting the hang of it

[AnyaKnowIt]

Has a thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/arts_and_crafts/1622437-So-I-had-a-really-silly-idea-to-learn-how-to-crochet and I still can't get my head around it. I've watched countless different videos and they all go too fast for me even the slow motions ones all i've managed to make is a hat for a barbie

Does anyone know of a website that has pictures with step by step instructions, please

I found this website very helpful for the basic stitches. I also had a book recommended somewhere on here called crochet for kids or something but I didn't find that terribly clear tbh.

It's a shame you aren't getting to grips with it, I have discovered an absolute love of crochet, it's such a relaxing thing to do.

Ohh that link looks helpful

I did borrow that book, but it confused me

I used a book called Crochet Unravelled when I taught myself last summer.

I'm trying to learn too. 45 minutes for a tiny wiggly worm thing.

We need to set up a Hooker network for teaching newbies :)

A crochet newbies help desk is definitely what I need! I got completely stuck making a sodding flower middle for a square last night,it's now back to being a ball of wool! I think I got a bit carried away with my lack of level of ability

Rounds I think are easier than rows! I mastered rounds okay but still find rows really tricky, don't seem able to hang on to all my stitches, squares become triangles.....

So make bunting :o

Mimsy - it took me over an hour just to do the first knot, 2 evenings to make a worm

I'll do lessons in west hants/east dorset although I'll have to bring 3week old ds...

If my triangles were nice and even I would, I do like a bit of bunting! They are more winky wonky lumpy unidentifiable shapes unfortunately

On the positive side, I have done a few nice granny squares I am ignoring the fact they all seem to be slightly different sizes though

I can offer some support to anyone around Somerset. I'm more the Bath direction. I remember how stressful it is trying to figure it out, sometimes seeing it in action helps.

I have the opposite problem, my rows are growing rather than shrinking! I started off tonight with 21 stitches and gained a stitch on every row! I was trying to do turning chains at the end of each row, mayber that was my problem. I only started teaching myself tonight though,so I will persevere...

Try Knitwitch on Youtube, that helped me when I was learning.

Oh gosh I feel your pain, my friend taught me to crochet a few weeks ago, I was merrily making a hat, ran out of wool for a couple of days and now can't remember what to do

Or try Attic 24

Fowl, you're probably working the first stitch into the chain - make a mental note of the last stitch you make before the chain, and make sure that's where you work into once you've done the chain and turn :)

Crochet Geek blog is good

I learnt from cute and easy crochet. By niki. French. Has pictures and diagrams of each stitch.

pidj I thought by row 4 that that was probably what was going wrong, but even though I was trying not to I still manage to add another 3 stitches in the next 3 rows! I am using 'The Happy Hooker' book by Debbie Stoller which is pretty good but I will give those sites a try too.

Are you going too far the other end?

Maybe, I was just going up until what looked like the last 'V'?

Count, count, count

Jumping on because I can't crochet to save my life. Dunno if it's because I learnt to knit first and my brain can only cope with one wool based craft?

doyouthink as a knitter I find rows easier than rounds....

There isn't really anything can can beat RL help for crochet. Sadly I'm a bit far from anyone to offer.

Well I've had my takeaway and going to google some of the suggestions

Wish me luck