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Crochet for beginners...

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CouthyMow · 28/05/2013 04:06

I'm desperately trying to learn to crochet. I want to be able to do Granny squares.

I can make a foundation chain, I can do double and triple, but after that I just end up in a knotty mess!

I have two crochet books, both of which are meant to be from the basics onwards. Neither of which seemingly explain it in a way that makes sense to me...

Can anyone help me to crochet a granny square?!

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JollyShortGiant · 04/06/2013 22:19

You've fairly hit the ground running!

RippingYarns · 06/06/2013 12:24

my name is self explanatory i think Blush

i've been tempted in by the very lovely WoollyBacksWife and found lots of MNSNers here too Grin

i'll just sit quietly in the corner and read the tips here and see if i can't get back into crochet and craft for me again.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 06/06/2013 12:51

Deramores have got 15% off all James C Brett yarn today - promo code JB15. >

JollyShortGiant · 06/06/2013 13:08

I really want some King Cole yarn next. I love some of their bright colours. Not that I currently haveoney or space for any yarn!

Discovered loveknitting.com recently who seemed to have some things cheaper than Deramores.

blondieminx · 07/06/2013 21:38

as I used to crochet as a teen and that is erm, ahem, some years ago now!

TheWoollybacksWife · 07/06/2013 22:16

Hellllooooo RippingYarns

I'll be bringing hooks and yarn to our meet up...

Ghostsgowoooh · 08/06/2013 00:38

Hi can i join this thread? Ive been lurking on this thread for a while now and last night I cracked the granny square! Its took me weeks but i got there. its not perfect but hey ho. Im not sure whether to do lots of squares or one big blanket. The sewing up puts me off

TheWoollybacksWife · 08/06/2013 01:23

Ghosts check out the Attic24 blog for her tutorial on joining granny squares as-you-go. I've just made a throw that needed 100 squares joined together and it was amazing.

Tutorial here

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CouthyMow · 08/06/2013 02:49

You don't have to sew the squares together - you can slip knot them together.

DS3 only fell asleep 10 mins ago (!), so I have spent my time productively, and have learnt how to crochet a hexagon granny, a solid hexagon, and for a change, how to do entralac crochet...

I now have 15 squares for my first blanket, 4 for my second, plus three hexagons for another one...

I am rather enjoying this!

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SallyBear · 08/06/2013 09:49

Wow couthy! Hexagons!

Bluebell99 · 08/06/2013 09:58

Well done! I really want to learn to crochet. I'm going to go and look at some of the utube videos recommended here.

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CouthyMow · 08/06/2013 10:01

It's no different to doing a square - you just do 6 groups of trebles into the ring instead of 4. Then on the next row, you do a group of 3 trebles as if you are doing a square, chain 2, 3 trebles into same hole like you are doing a corner on a square, then chain 1 like the side of a square, then carry on until you have gone round with 2 groups of 3 trebles in each hole. Then slip stitch to end like you do on a square.

Pentagons you just do 5 groups of 3 trebles into the centre ring, octagons 8 groups of 3 trebles...

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TheNinjaGooseIsOnAMission · 08/06/2013 10:19

you're on a roll couthy!!

alemci · 08/06/2013 10:21

Yes I am using the Attic method of joining Wooly. It seems to save wool and i am doing sets of 4 grannys then crocheting around the edge of the 4 with another 4 rows of grannying. looking quite good.

Well done Mouthy. It is very satisfying and I love the colours and the creativity of it.

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CouthyMow · 08/06/2013 20:14

I spent my train journey home from the allergy show pondering tessellating patterns...

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EllenJanesthickerknickers · 08/06/2013 22:06

Couthy, one of the reasons I like crochet so much is the maths in the patterns. Blush

blondieminx · 08/06/2013 22:42

Maybe that's why I struggle! Grin linguist here!

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CouthyMow · 09/06/2013 12:02

I'm hankering after starting a stripy wave blanket, but I've got to finish the blankets I have started first!!

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CouthyMow · 09/06/2013 15:20

In going to do DD's blanket in Octagon's and squares.

I've decided that DS3's one will be in a different stitch, rather than granny squares, for a change. Will possibly end up being the wavy one I'm hankering after doing. In VERY bright colours and black...

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CouthyMow · 09/06/2013 15:20

Ugh. Apologies for the rogue apostrophe. Bloody Autocorrect!

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SoupDragon · 09/06/2013 15:24

I have three blankets on the go Blush

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CouthyMow · 09/06/2013 15:24

I actually quite like the stitch used in entralac crochet - and am wondering whether I could do a full blanket like that, maybe on Tunisian crochet needles. (They're the long ones, aren't they?)

I wonder if you could put stripes in in that stitch? I assume you can.

Maybe one row black Fab DK, two rows clown colour Fab, one row black, one row the other bright, variegated Fab colour I've got...

That's my guess, anyway.

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CouthyMow · 09/06/2013 15:26

I currently have three on the go, plus the one I'm itching to start for DS3, plus the one I need to start for DD, and the denim marl one for DS2...

I may well end up with 6 on the go. But it will stop the boredom as I can switch from one blanket to another

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