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| jacquie |
Crochet Week March 18th-25thCrochet Week will soon be upon us. Please post here to show how you are participating. Are you going to learn to crochet, teach someone to crochet, pick up a hook after a long respite (I think it must be 30 years since I last wielded a hook in earnest) or maybe crochet for charity?I can't find an official Crochet Week link, so if you come across one please post that too. |
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| terri |
I have a book on order fom GK especially for this, I even got some nice clover hooks for the occasion too!!!!!! | ||
| Auntie Noo |
Haven't decided exactly what I'm going to do, but I have the Happy Hooker all ready for action! I can crochet a little, so might attempt to actually make "something" | ||
| terri |
I've got the happy hooker too, and a twilleys crochet teaching book, and I still can't do it 
I just need to sit down and persevere, cos I could crochet granny squares when I was small, I just need to remember how 
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| Farmgirl |
I'll do it! Will have a rummage through the crocheting books
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| Ali |
All being well, I intend to work exclusively on my sampler blanket. I've been so taken with knitting socks lately, I've neglected the old crochet. | ||
| KnittingLadybird |
I'm going to make the Ponte Vecchio Necklace in a silky tape yarn that I have.
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| loobyj |
Oooh, nice necklace!
I shall either carry on with my granny scrap blanket, or make a small shawl/scarf I've got my eye on. lj |
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| KnittingLadybird |
I really ought to make some more squares for my throw but it's not happening lol | ||
| loobyj |
Mine's just a big granny square that I keep going round and round on! Takes away the pain of crocheting all the squares together!!! I had a whole bag of cotton glace in pinks and purples, but not enough to make anything with (iyswim). I started it last summer, but haven't really put any effort into it - 'bout time I did, it's supposed to be a picnic blanket to leave at the caravan when it opens in two weeks time!!
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| franney |
I have a blanket just like that, it's just over 5foot across (although not in cotton - just cheapo acrylic)
It got HEAVY towards the end and i hated working on it cos it took so long to grow after about 3foot  I love it now though, it looks fabby!
Good luck with yours 
I'm going to make my friend's daughter a blanket mile-a-minute stylee, i love them SO much and i'll try and start another blanket for my neice too I'm with n, i've got caught up in sock knitting and neglected my crochet. I might try and teach my little neice to crochet too, she's been learning to knit from Granny and she's picked that up well so we should do OK
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| Aknita |
My LYS has this fab dvd in stock. I'm going to invest in one - it seems very reasonably priced. | ||
| jacquie |
Crochet week starts on Sunday - are your hooks at the ready?
I crocheted in the 70s and I am afraid what happened in the 70s will stay in the 70s for me - but I hope you all enjoy your crocheting experience
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| Ali |
I'm raring to go!
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| cazzie |
I'm going to finish the crochet jacket I posted as a UFO and start doing some granny squares - I seen a few afghans made with granny squares on different blogs wich have inspired me and I have a bag of Rowan Handknit Cotton in various colours can use.
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| Ali |
Progress?How is everyone's crocheting goodness coming along?I've completed another two squares of my Stitch Sampler Blanket, and I'll probably pop photos on my blog tomorrow. It's actually a learn-to-crochet afghan, but I don't call it that since I've been hooking for 35 years!
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| Farmgirl |
I have done one small teddy bear (just got to be stuffed) and now I'm doing a bigger one Hopefully I will have two finished ones at the end of the week!
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| Auntie Noo |
Well I had a little play with some cotton and a hook last night, and ended up with something vaguely resembling a circle!!!! The thing that I'm finding hard is the difference between the UK and USA terms, but I guess I'll get that eventually. I would really like to make one of the jumpers out of happy hooker for the summer, so I hope I can master it! | ||
| KnittingLadybird |
I have to say really us terms seem to make the most sense to me...I think it's because they start with a single, then a double....etc....we seem to be one ahead lol
Noo...I set up a colour key for a my patterns...all my dc's (uk)/sc's (us) are red...all the trebles and equivalents are blue etc. i just copy the patterns into word and doctor them...then i just look at the colours....i find it helpful, not sure if others would but anyway, it's just an idea
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| Auntie Noo |
Now that is a clever idea Linz............ | ||
| Ali |
I'm looking forward to seeing pics of all the creations.
I seem to recall that the UK terms originally came from the number of loops on the hook after drawing through the stitch; e.g., a DC is made by pulling up the yarn, then yarn over hook and pull through 2 loops. Then crochet got more complicated.... I much prefer the US terminology because it's more intuitive, in my opinion, especially given all the variations there are on these basic stitches. That colour key is a good idea.
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| KnittingLadybird |
Ali i've put some of my crocheted bits in the 'look what i made' forum | ||
| Ali |
Thanks, KLB. I didn't think to look there!
Some really good stuff been posted! 
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| cazzie |
I've only done two granny squares - was going to finish my jacket - still got a couple of nights though... | ||