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

Good luck Anya, you can do it

I'm going to try rows again tommorrow! Feels like my nemesis now, I will not be beaten

TheFowlAndathePussycat I have the 'Happy Hooker' book but I don't find it that helpful. For starters it's American which confuses me as the stitches are different and my hat that I tried to make from it is very small but that may be because I have a huge head

I do like the Nikki Trench books and I have a book of 100 different granny squares which I am working my way through incredibly slowly and ignoring the really tricky ones

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6....

I've actually got the 'Cute and Easy' book too, but I found the text in the Debbie Stoller book was quite good at explaining what to do. I'll go back and cross reference tonight.

I'm a needle and thread girl normally you see, but I've just finished a patchwork quilt that has taken me months, so I'm after a bit of woolly diversion

Oh god, I've just had to make 3 mini crocheted rectangles for an angry bird I'm crocheting for ds2.....they are all wonky I don't know how it's happening, it would seem I can only go round on circles

The angry bird looks more confused and startled than angry too.....

I still can't fecking do it

Where-ish are you, Anya? I'll ask around for a teacher for you

Won't be able to afford to pay for a teacher

I have started to make a granny square, but its more round and its got massive holds in

It sounds like your tension is squiffy. I know when I started my squares were more spirals...

New pic on profile

Nah, i meant someone like me that'll do it for and cake. There's a few of us but i need a county or city to base my enquiries

Agree with fraktion; how are you holding your wool?

Grannies only really work for me if i do 3 trebles and just one chain. Don't forget, though, you work each group of 3 trebles into the gaping hole not the stitch with granny squares; total opposite to rows.

I've been doing it in the massive gaping holes, honest grin

I've found out that my mum can do it, she has since taught both my sisters now (I've put this down to favouritism and nothing to do with how far away I live )

I'm also holding the wool like they do in the videos.

I'm going to have another go trying to do it tighter this time

Keep it taut, relax your shoulders. 3 trebles, one chain, 3 trebles, one chain. Deep breath and...

Just tried again, doing it tighter but its curling and still getting the massive holes

Right, one last go before bed...

The holes are smaller, still not square tho, another pic on profile

I'm ever so proud of myself

again for all your help!

First round should have 4 groups of 3 trebles each (the first group you make on each round will technically have 2 chain instead of the first treble)

Second round should have 8 groups. 2 groups in each hole.

Third round, there should be 2 groups then 1 group with the pairs forming corners and the singles forming the sides. It should start looking properly square on this round.

Definitely a vast improvement, you're justified in your pride

I've just realised why the grannies I've done for the Refuge blanket look so different to the ones other people sent me - I've done no chain at all between the 3 trebles :o

Oops! Some patterns say chain 3 between, which to me ends up far too floppy

Well, it's not really an ooops as they do look fab - I was just a little confused as to why mine looked so much tighter - I knew it couldn't all be down to tension :o I kept looking at the two sets thinking Why...?

They are much more solid than the others which isn't a bad thing on a mixed square blanket I think.

I like yours, they're a nice medium tension to work with. Mixed blankets look fab but are a complete bugger to put together especially when one clever sod uses a 3mm hook and another uses a 5mm and you accidentally put them next to each other

Yes.... One of the slightly bigger and thus trickier squares has been stitched in back to front and, as a) it was a PITA and b) it was a granny so does not really notice, I've left it :o

I don't think I'll be trusted with construction again!

End of hijack :)

Ssh don't tell anyone but one of the early hugs has a wrong initial on

lol

I'm getting confused about which stitch is which