Crochet help!

[nevermindthecrocodiles]

I am being very, very stupid - please can someone recommend a website that will teach the very slow and dimwitted me to crochet step by step? I am finding it ridiculously hard and lack of crocheting ability is nearly making me weep!

I have ordered the happy hooker book - there was a 2nd hand one on amazon for £2, bargin! My crochet hooks haven't arrived yet though, I started yesterday using a hook that ndn made for me as a stopgap, it's rubbish . Doing partial knitting with a poorly toddler on my lap at the moment instead whilst waiting for the postman!

I pretty much only crochet blankets. I made DS a mouse once, and a baby hat for DC2 (which is still unfinished) but usually I like blankets. I find it easier to watch tv and crochet at the same time if I'm making something simple like a blanket.

Did a granny stripe one, then a filled in granny, then a large granny square, now working on a stripy one and one made of 6" squares simultaneously because the stripy one is a little tedious and time consuming.

Ooh, me too -I'm a recent crochet learner and now addict

While learning I made some cute squares, circles and stars. I've just made some fingerless gloves as a pressie and I made 2 lavender scented heart hangers. I'm now embarking on a granny stripe blanket after finding a ripple too tricky a few weeks ago. It helps I'm on mat leave so had time to really go for it in learning.

It's addictive.

I just realised I've been snacking less too, good point. Mainly I'd been feeling smug about watching less tv and less mindless laptopping. Bonus number 3!

My lovely crochet hooks arrived yesterday, but didn't get a chance to use them as littlest DC had d+v. And again today! If I can keep my eyes open long enough I'll attempt a proper start.....

Except.....

The seeing machine I had saved and saved for has finally been ordered and arrived today. It all SHINY and in a posh JL box, and I reeeeaaaally want to have a play! Crochet or machine first?!

Sewing machine, SEWING. Although given the quality of my typing I could undoubtedly use a seeing machine too, whatever that may be!

I am a recent convert to crochet from knitting though as my job involves 'handling thread with instruments' I probably have an unfair advantage. I have used the web, but actually found the pictures in Simply Crochet the best.
I find I luckily can bang out shapes fairly quickly so am currently doing hexagons.

I find it really helpful to lose weight too! I taught myself in summer using those links. Good luck .

My first blanket is on my profile. I can only granny square, but I'm very happy just with that for now.

I cannot crochet. I'm rubbish and the book is confusing aaarrrggghhh! Its making me cross and teary as I'm so frustrated! I think i shall have to find another hobby...

I've posted in our local skills swap section that I'm happy to meet up for Crochet/Knitting support. Might be worth having a look on your local pages. I am in Somerset/Bath area, if it's any help...

I'm in west Yorkshire :-( I'm not sure the book i have is good for learning so may try another...it was on offer in aldi..

Ah yes, I saw that book, the patterns were interesting, but not sure it's good for beginners. I can recommend youtube and just watch it over and over again with your yarn and hook in front of you.

My SiL was really really not getting on, she holds her hook different to me and it took just adjusting her hold to help her get the moves right.

Our Local Yarn shop has a lovely knit and knatter which I've gone along to on the odd desperate occasion. Those ladies are lovely and will do pretty much anything for cake or biscuits :)

I've just started too. I've been using these videos to learn. Catherine Hirst how to crochet videos

Then when I had practiced a bit, I started a granny square blanket and got a tip from Attic24 on how to join the squares together as you go instead of doing it afterwards with lots of single squares.

Thanks for starting this thread OP! I've been meaning to start learning to crochet for a while and finally started today :)

Me and DP were chatting to a bloke who crochets little amigurumi characters earlier and DP has decided that he wants to learn to crochet now as he wants some amigurumi too So I'm going to have to teach him, which means learning myself first! I knit already but am finding crochet difficult, just want to get my knitting needles out!

Where in west yorkshire are you dancing? I'm in castleford. Would love to meet up for a crochet sesh. Like i said i'm no expert but reckon we could get you going on granny squares quite easy.

I'm in Baildon, north of Bradford. :-)

So i showed the book to my mil who has been crocheting for a while and she says age would struggle to follow it! May order another of Amazon. Which is the best/easiest to understand?

Ah we met before on tother thread. I remember now.

Arriving late to fred (as usual) - I'm a hoking beginner to - I'm capable of doubles and trebbles and this is it. The american lady on youtube taught me how, and I started with grannies for the woolly hugs about 6 months ago. I'll never knit again.

Which book? Happy hooker? It's the one i learned from. I must sayit took me aaaages to learn to crochet though. Sorry thats nor much help. We'll be in saltaire today. Come meet in the cafe and bring your wool. Lolol.

Now thinking we could all set up a skype video knit and natter group somehow. Can you do group video calls on there????

toI thought we had tiggy :-). I live close to a very crafty historical village (saltaire) and would love to be able to crochet. I'm limited as to when i can get out- work and ds as dh works away so am desperate forsomething to occupy me on an evening

Ooh can I join the beginners club? I have made a few clusterfucks granny squares, and I found the videos by AussieCrochetChick really helpful, although for the first couple of hours of watching, the air was rather blue..

Log hello can I jump in?

I'm new-ish to crochet, I've made a hat that's totally wrong based on the pattern but keeps my head warm so it'll do, a couple of squares for Wooly hugs and I've just started my first blanket for DD and I'm very excited about it!

I find videos on YouTube much easier to follow than a book, there's an Australian (I think) lady who works in UK terms that I watched over and over again, whilst shouting at to slow down as I tried to do it alongside, but u got there eventually. Attic24 is also one of ky favourite things ever, partially for the beautiful pictures of things I want to copy and also because all her stuff is explained in real step by step instructions with lots of pictures. It's her granny ripple blanket that I've just started.

Log?! Not sure what that was meant to be...!

StopEatingThatMud I think we must be talking about the same YouTube lady! I love Attic24 too..