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!

Oh god, after all that I just CAN'T DO IT I must have a wonky anti-crochet widget in my brain! The happy hooker is confusing me quite a lot. Is there a "Crochet for Dummies" type thing? I can't find any local stitch n bitch clubs either (I'm Wiltshire area) please help me MNers, I don't want to be a crochet failure!

Did you try any video tutorials?

I find I learn by watching. Reading instructions is hard for me but if I see it, then it all clicks. Hmm, maybe I'm more like a monkey. But hey, it works!

nevermind have you tried ravelry? You may find a local group there :)

I just can't get it either but I have worked out why, I'm struggling with tension on my left hand. I can't work out how to hold the yarn but I think that once I've got that down I should be okay! And that might help me with continental knitting too! :)

nevermind - whereabouts in wiltshire? I'm there too. There's a craft shop nearish me (Trowbridge) which does classes. I can't get to them though as my 1 year old would cause havoc!

I wind the yarn round my pinky :)

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That describes the hold. Let me know if the link doesn't work

m.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_181134&src_vid=hVBnFHGbeK4&feature=iv&v=79zZJjXRfSM&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fannotation_id%3Dannotation_181134%26feature%3Div%26src_vid%3DhVBnFHGbeK4%26v%3D79zZJjXRfSM&gl=GB

MimsyBorogroves I'm inbetween Malmesbury & Chippenham. There's a really good sewing shop in malms but they don't seem to offer any classes. I'll get on ravelry and see what I can find. Going to have a cuppa and breathe and try again - thank you so much everyone!