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Well you seen In Australia Lion Brand is a rare commodity. One day I saw Lion Cotton at my local store, I rang every crafter I knew to tell them it was there! It was $15 a ball but we bought some! Then a couple of months later it went on sale to $5 a ball we all bought heaps!!! I love Lion Cotton, I still have a couple of balls that I am saving for special!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young I saw a beautiful pattern for a sweater to knit. I was very new at knitting and didn't know the importance in swatching. I knit the sweater, doing yo's all wrong and when it was finished it really look nice. Until I put it on - OMG, it was horrible. I looked like a linebacker. Good thing was my aunt bought it from me. It took about 25 years before I tried knitting anything else. I stuck with my crochet.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was very young, everyone in my family did some sort of handwork: embroidery, knitting, crochet, etc. I learned to embroider and then to knit (I can still make the one thing I know how to knit, a garter stitch scarf LOL). I wanted to learn to crochet, but my Grandma Jessie who did the most fabulous thread work, told me that I had to wait until I was 9 to learn. She passed away just two months shy of my 9th birthday. I got some of her hooks and threads and I got a couple of patterns she had, but with no one else to teach me, I never learned until I got mono when I was 12. Enter my sweet Aunt Francis, with hooks and good old Red Heart Super Saver Yarn. I was so bored, and she came and taught me how to make a granny square, which I still have by the way. That was (EEK) over 38 years ago, but everytime I crochet, I think of both my Grandma and my Aunt. :)
ReplyDeleteI found a pattern for a beautiful hexagon bag and could not find the Lion Brand cotton anywhere so I ordered directly from Lion Brand themselves. Quick and efficient delivery and it arrived a week later, not bad considering it was travelling all the way to little olde Ireland. Delighted with the end result and would love to be able to use more Lion Brand products.
ReplyDeleteI am confused....isn't this giveaway for Red Heart Yarns? Why were you plugging Lion Brands?
DeleteWhen I was 10 years old I learned how to crochet. My mother would not make me the toy she had made my sister. So I asked my mother to show me how to crochet and I would make it for myself. She showed me my first stitches, chain and single crochet. I have been crocheting ever since. Now I am 43 years old, with three kids of my own. All three of them know how to crochet and love it as I do. Funny, I never did make the toy I wanted back then but maybe some day!
ReplyDeleteI can't think of a special story other than remembering how my mom taught me to crochet when I was young, like around 7 or 8. I am so happy she passed her love for crafts along to me. :)
ReplyDeleteOne of the first gifts I crocheted was a starburst afghan in burgundy, bone and 2 shades of rose for my friend Jim. The colors fit the decor of his living room and the afghan found a home on the back of his rocking chair. Since we lived far apart he used the afghan when he needed a hug and I wasn't there.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately Jim passed away and I heard that his room mates had gone thru his stuff before his Mom could arrive. I wondered what happened to the afghan. About a year later I saw his Mom while on a visit home and asked her about it. She told me that the afghan was on the back of her chair at home and that she liked to wrap up in it if she was missing JIm. She offered to give the afghan back to me, but I told her to keep it - it was where it belonged.
My grandmother crocheted many afghans when she was alive. She passed in 2009 and just last week I was able to pick out one last blanket that she made. She was almost blind for most of her life and all of her handiwork is very precious to me! Thanks for the chance :-)
ReplyDeleteI learned to knit when I was 5 years old and learned to crochet a few years later. I crocheted off and on into my early 2o's. About 30 years later I received a marketbag as a gift. That marketbag was the reason I started crocheting again and took up knitting too. That was 10 years ago and I still do both.
ReplyDeleteI learned how to knit shortly after my mom passed away. If I missed her, I would knit. I couldn't figure out how to do it from the book that came with the needles, so I learned off YouTube. Go figure! But I have knit a lot and knitting game me a focus other than my sorrow.
ReplyDeleteAwesome giveaway. I got rid of a lot of my yarn, but I started back knitting and crocheting. Currently, I am working on a few projects that this yarn would be perfect for.
ReplyDeletemy mom (who has now passed away) started to teach me when I was very young. I couldn't get it. Years later, her cousin spent the day teaching me how to crochet a granny square. At that time she showed incredible patience, though I know it was trying for her. nearly 30 years later, I have taught my sister and a number of friends to crochet. It has been a joy for me and a great source of stress relief. There is something so cool about being able to make something beautiful out of simple strands of yarn!
ReplyDeletewhen I was still dating my husband I was still very new at crochet, I decided to make him a blanket for his bed. It's crooked and lopsided, and the stitches are all crazy, but he loves it.
ReplyDeleteI tease him that I married him so I could take it back. He still sleeps with it, it's been 12 years.
I've been crocheting for about 18 years and recently began a love affair with making baby items, in spite of the fact that my kids are no longer babies. lol. Fortunately, I have quite the collection of yarn, which I've been forcing myself to work with. However, I've been so busy making anything and everything for my webshop that my supply is dwindling and I'm eager to try new yarns! There are so many fun textures out there and I would love to try them all!
ReplyDeleteI love yarn!!! So addicted to yarn since I learned to crochet :) I can never have too much yarn!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteI taught myself to knit one winter a couple years ago, and my first Valentine's day after learning to knit socks, my fiance bought me a bouquet of sock yarns in a variety of reds and pinks. He even placed them nicely in a vase with wooden dowels for stems. It was definitely the best Valentine's Day gift!
ReplyDeleteWhat I was been working on are the twirly scarfs .. they are so easy to make and will make great gifts to christmas.. I started crocheting when I was 19 years old and just started doing it again earlier this spring... As of now I've completed 4 afgans, a winter hat a scarf to match my hat.. and about 8 twirly scarfs.. My crochet needle has been doing a lot of looping..
ReplyDeleteI started crocheting when a neighbor lady in Decorah Iowa taught me.. I am now 45 and still pick up my hooks often! I am currently making those ruffly scarves from Sashay, they are fun!
ReplyDeleteI learned to knit and crochet when I was about 8. I knit much better than I crochet, but I have been thinking of branching out and seeing if I can improve my crochet skills. I have knitted 14 shawls this year, 5 baby blankets, couple of pairs of mitts and a lapghan. Since Feb. when I picked up my sticks after a 20 year hiatus.
ReplyDeleteI learned to knit and crochet with the best intentions -- of the teachers. My crochet teacher tried to manage a troup of Junior Scouts, but we sent her running and screaming into the good night. I learned chain stitch, and made a giant ball of --- chain stitch. My Grandmother tried teaching me to knit, but I think I gave her more gray hairs than Miss Clairol could tame, so that went away. Years (many years) later I've picked up both crochet and knitting. I hold my yarn like a crocheter when I knit, and I have a natural ability to long-tail cast on that I can't watch or I screw up. There's no way anyone taught me how -- I just do it. Maybe it's the ghost of knitter's past?
ReplyDeleteA few years back, my mother taught my husband's much younger sister to knit - on my daughter's first birthday, his sister and brother presented her with an adorable teddy wearing the cutest little scarf that Auntie had knit. She treasures the scarf bear so much!
ReplyDeleteI am VERY new at knitting and crocheting, at 40 years of age I thought I should learn how since I see so many beautiful items ...I am teaching myself from YouTUbe videos and Pinterest links!
ReplyDeleteI love Red Heart yarns and would love to add these to my knitting basket.
I don't really have any funny stories about my crocheting yet, as I've only been doing it a short time :) Although I have come home to find yarn I thought was put away all tangled around the cat :)
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I am teaching my 7yo son to crochet. Anytime he overhears me talking to someone about crochet or yarn or crafting, he marches up and proudly proclaims, "I can crochet too!" It's adorable!
ReplyDeletemy fav crochet story is probably making my first kitty hat for my daughter.. it really wasnt the best... actually it was terrible.... skipped stitches... very bad finishing off... very ugly looking cat.. but she loves it and is so proud to say her momma made it... make all the mistakes worth it
ReplyDeleteI hear so many good things about Red Heart yarn but haven't ever tried it. I knit for hours everyday for family, friends and anyone who stands still long enough to give it too. Love your blog - hugs ginny
ReplyDeleteWhen I first started crocheting I made my Grandmother an afghan for Christmas. I found some cheap yarn at a department store when it was finished I washed it. Unfortunately some of the squares came undone. I was broken hearted and told my Grandma as I cried. She told me it was okay she liked it just like it was. I was able to fix it. That was 35 years ago and I still have the afghan although my Grandmother has passed. The lesson I learned was use decent yarn and leave the cheap stuff alone.
ReplyDeleteI wsd recently gifted two 33 gallon bags of yarn. My sister in law is a nurse with elderly ladies and one of them is unable to knit now. She was looking to give it to someone she knew would appreciate it and get lots of use from it and my sister in law told her I crochet and found out last month I'm pregnant with my first. The nice lady handed the bags over no more questions. And I truly do appreciate the generosity of it! So much yarn!
ReplyDeleteI have only been crocheting for a few years. My 10yr old daughter asked me to show her how a few months ago and she made a simple cute cat toy for my sister's cats. A week later I find her in her room crocheting away. She had taken orders for about a dozen of them at school and filled them within a week! After she had filled them she informed me that her asking price was far too low and she would "be increasing it with future orders".
ReplyDeleteI just recently picked up the art of crochet. I thought I was the coolest kid on the block a few months ago when I chained 70 in a row! Now that I've watched my videos and learned how to read a pattern I realized that my awesome chained 70 probably brought laughs to many of my crochet friends that probably didn't have the heart to tell me how easy that actually it.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite crochet story is how I learned to crochet. When I was 20 I was ill and in the hospital for a long period of time and I begged my father to bring me something to do. He returned with a skein of Red Heart Mexicana, a g hook, and a learn to crochet book. Apparently this is not what I had in mind so I threw the yarn across the room and kicked him out. Keep in mind I was twenty. Well that skein little gift turned into a a sc crochet blanket and a lifelong obsession!
ReplyDeleteSo. My sister was teaching herself how to knit to stop smoking. I wanted to learn because it seemed cool. One knit, two purl later she gave up and thrust a crochet hook at me. I didn't realize at the time one had to go all the way to the end of the row and use the same size hook throughout. My first "blanket" looked like a wavy mess.
ReplyDeleteAhh the beauty of yarn! I love to make hats and scarves for my grandchildren. There are so many beautiful things that can be made with yarn. I haven't even hit the tip of the ice burg yet LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to enter!
Great prize!
ReplyDeleteI've been knitting for three years now and my kids just love picking out "their" yarn and patterns. My 7yo stepSON now knows how to knit a basic scarf and my 3yo can't wait to start knitting too so she can make her Mommy pretty stuff too. Just melts my heart :)
I learned how to crochet from a friend. She taught me how to do a granny stitch. I moved and shortly after that, discovered that I was pregnant. I picked up the granny afghan that I had begun in her apartment and began working on it again as it made me very peaceful. I continued to crochet it because I didn't know how to finish the afghan. I came back home, had my baby and had her show me how to finish off. By that time, that afghan was bigger than a king size bed!
ReplyDeletei learned to crochet when i was a kid. didn't take to it overly well, but i would work on something every winter. afghans mostly. after having three sprained ankles in less than 2 years i picked it back up and everything clicked. I have been making SO many different things, and selling them to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
ReplyDeleteI have always loved yarn and crocheting, but could never get the hang of it. A couple of years ago I was determined to learn. Since then I have been crocheting blankets for family members and also making blankets for project Linus. Blankets that are given to children while in the hospital. This is my favorite thing to do.
ReplyDeleteMy mom taught me to crochet when I was four as a way to get me to sit still. It didnt work that well then but now not only can i crochet but i also knit and i can sit still for at least an hour at a time. :-)
ReplyDeleteTrying to learn how to crochet in memory of my mom who passed away this year and this would come in handy.
ReplyDeletemy grandmother taught me how to crochet when i was 11 i think, and i've been crocheting ever since. (i'm 44 now). when i was in my early 20's, i asked her how to teach me to make a granny square. we were all over at my parent's house when she taught me. she made one first, as i watched, then she had me make one. my dad sat there watching the whole time and started laughing like a mad man when i finished mine and laid it out on the table beside my grandmother's. he knew we used the same hook, but mine was 3x's the size of my grandma's lol...even i have to chuckle thinking back on it, because my grandma crocheted very tightly. but, i did master the granny square. and today, i am very proud to stand up and announce that i am a crochetaholic and a yarnaholic lol.
ReplyDeleteMy mom taught me to knit when I was very young, but she couldn't crochet so my Dutch Grandmother offered. We both tried really hard, but I never got the hang of it, and not speaking each other's language didn't help!
ReplyDeleteNow I am trying to learn again with youtube!
I love all yarn and the feel of it but I have to learn to use it up instead of just petting it!
ReplyDeleteI have always been more into sewing growing up. My Nana taught me. Well, I got older and my first mother-in-law taught me the chain stitch, a double crochet and how to work in a foundation row. Everything else I taught myself. At first it was just books. Then, lo and behold, the internet was born. :-) I don't really have a favorite fiber or a story to go with it. I love them all, really. I do save my clippings in a bag. Well, more like bags now. I saw an idea of knotting them all together and making an afghan from it. The example I saw was a plethora of yarns. I thought, huh, how cool. So, this is what I will do.
ReplyDeleteRED HEART is the best yarn! Thank you for a chance to win some I haven't had the opportunity to try!
ReplyDeleteI was 5 months pregnant with my second child, just quit my job, and was living out in the country isolated from the rest of the world, or so it felt like. My mother-in-law at the time taught me to crochet and I've been at it ever since. It's my therapy, my joy, my first fiber love. I've been at it 32 years this month. Happy crochet birthday to me! :)
ReplyDeleteYarn and crocheting are my therapy. Yarn shopping is something I do frequently. I think I'm keeping Michaels in business with my yarn purchases alone! My craft is my "escape". I also handcraft jewelry and that is another method of therapy. :)
ReplyDeletemy wife loves to crochet but kids are agony while doing it. just don't ever leave small ones alone for any amount of time with a half finished sweater.
ReplyDeleteGrowing up I used to watch my mom crochet but she stopped and in 2010 I decided to pick up the hobby and try it out for myself.I love to crochet, loom knit, and knit with needles. Yarn is soooo addicting and fun.
ReplyDeleteI used to watch my grandmother use a hook or shuttle to crochet and tat some of the prettiest doilies, lace, etc. I was thrilled when she decided I was old enough to have my own crochet hook and she taught me to crochet.
ReplyDeleteIm a 21 year old stay at home mom, I am a self taught crocheter. I ALWAYS loved watching my grandmothers crochet and thinking to myself "wow I would love to do that". Of course living out of state I never got to see them much, or was never taught how for the simple fact I was pretty young and time was limited. So after my grandma passed I bought the supplies and did a chain (from recalling watching my grandma do it) I was so proud of myself for just that! Ever since then I have been hooked, lol literally. I just love making things for my boys, things I know will last a life time. I also make things for my nieces and nephews because I want them to have them for when I am older, and some day gone, I want them to look back and say "My mom made this for me" and give it to their children. I am currently working on a blanket for my husband, I have been working on it for a month now, and am truely pleased that something so beautiful can come from YARN!! I really think the world of crochet and the things you can make are limitless, I would LOVE to win this to keep on exploring!! :)
ReplyDeleteI was a straight crocheter for years. Nothing but scarves & afghans. I was approached to make other things for payment. Money talks! I learned to read patterns & found others would actually pay for my work. It opened a whole new world for me. I crochet daily & love it. Oh, I drive a Scion, too. Love the color of yours!
ReplyDeleteBecause the wait at the Pain Clinic is always lengthy, I take a crochet project to work on while waiting. It always starts conversations, and one day an elderly (I'm 68 but she was older) admired the neckwarmer and hat I was wearing. I removed the neckwarmer to let her feel how soft it was, then the hat also. When she finished Ooooh'ing and Ah'ing over them, I refused to take them back, and told her that I hoped she enjoyed wearing them.
ReplyDeleteShe was stunned that a total stranger would do such a thing and darned near made me cry over it. We kept in touch for a good while, tho now her email is inactive and I fear she is gone from us. But I hope that the neckwarmer and hat kept her warm and happy while she was with us.
I love this story!
Deletewell im 16, im loving me so crochet. I really enjoys this activity. i've done 36 coasters, 1 blanket starting on the second one now, and 2 scarfs....... !!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love crocheting my mom taught me how when i was a kid and i continued to learn. My crocheting really sky rocketed when a friend taught me how to read patterns in college, we would spend most of our time crocheting and watching movies. I love making crochet for gifts everyone needs a nice crochet blanket! I just started my own little store www.facebook.com/hatsbysasha I love coming up with new patterns and trying new things :)
ReplyDeleteI am a self taught crocheter. I learned over 29 years ago, when I was pregnant so I could make some booties and hats.
ReplyDeleteI am so addicted to everything having to do with yarn. I always have my crochet hooks or knitting needles with me - at least 4-5 projects going at once. Red Heart has always been (and will continue to be) one of my favorite brands. I learned on Red Heart Super Saver Yarn and those beginner projects have held up to years and years of use and repeated washings. My first crocheted sweater is pushing 20 years old and still looks great! I used RH SS in color Aran. I love Red Heart!
ReplyDeleteMy mom taught me how to crochet a long time ago. I just picked it back up recently and have completed my first big project making myself a shirt. It was the first thing that I had honestly made myself because I spend a lot of my time making things for others. I'm self taught when it comes to knitting but I dont do that as much because it takes me forever to knit. These two things are my favorite hobbies because they're calming and they make the hustle and bustle of the real world go away for a little bit as well as give me and my mom some common ground
ReplyDeleteI learned to crochet when my daughter was about 6 months old, and she is almost 2 now. The young lady who was watching my daughter was crocheting. I saw all the awesome things she was making for people, and decided I wanted to learn! I taught myself to crochet using youtube videos. My passion for it has grown into something much more than just a hobby. I love to give blankets and hats that I have made as a gift to people who are expecting babies. I wish I would have been crocheting before my daughter was born! She has a lot of hats and blankets now. :)
ReplyDeleteI have been crocheting since I was about 7 years old. I remember my mom teaching me to make a chain stitch, and I would chain all day long! I gave my first chain strand to my aunt and uncle who had recently moved back home, and to this day, 30 some years later, they still put that silly little strand on their tree!!! I take my crochet with me everywhere I go. I think it is my security blanket! And I never have fewer than 5 projects going at once! There are so many beautiful patterns and new stitches to learn!!
ReplyDeleteI've been crocheting since I was nine. Just taught my eight year old daughter. :)
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I got started in crochet when I was in 6th grade. A lady that had muscular dystrophy taught me. We started on acrylic yarn and I now make various items for SEVERAL charities. I could really use some extra yarn to keep my donations flowing!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites. When I was a teenager after just learning to crochet; I inherited a lot of yarn from my Grandma. I also had a bunch of other random yarn. I made this huge lopsided crazy looking afghan holding 3 strands of yarn together. It was wide in some areas and not so wide in other areas. It was funny and misshaped. But my Aunt Lisa absolutely loved it. I gave that to her and she has kept it all these years. about 20 years now. LOL! It was her favorite afghan.... She is gone now, but the afghan is still hanging on. Thank you for letting us share a story MissyGreen41@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThe first ever crochet project I made was a scarf. It was supposed to be for one of my twins, but I lost count of the rows, and it turned into an uber-scarf! Luckily, my husband is tall enough for it. :-)
ReplyDeleteMy Grandma was the one who taught me how to crochet. It was a special time I will always cherish.
ReplyDeleteI taught myself how to knit when I was pregnant with my first son. The many hours I spent practicing helped me so much with the anxiety I often felt about the whole process of pregnancy and childbirth, LOL.
ReplyDeleteI was at a restaurant day before yesterday and the check-out lady thought my purse was so cute she made an order to buy one... It's my own design inspired by one I have seen :)
ReplyDeleteI used to spend my summers at my grandmother, Evelyn's apartment. She taught me how to make crochet chains as she made Barbie gowns and sweet smelling swans with soap bar centers with her crochet hooks. That started my love of yarn. Through the years I've taught myself to crochet and knit all sorts of things from afghans to scarves, to sweaters and gloves. I'm lucky that my grandmother got to see all that I learned and made before passing in April of this year. I know she was very proud, specially at my knitting, a technique she never mastered.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to start making an ephod tomorrow. It's a part of the Jewish High Priests robes at the request of a Bible Study teacher at my church. I found a pattern for a dress to guide in the main piece, will use a scarf pattern for the sash, and "wing it" for the breastplate. I love using my talents for things like this. :)
ReplyDeleteI recently started to crochet and I've been getting great joy out of surprising friends with gifts I've made for them. My favorite is a headband & rose flower clip that I made for a friend's newborn. I'm currently pregnant and have been really enjoying making things for my princess to come.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite and actually most recent crochet stories is ..I just crocheted a bunch of Hats with Red Heart Yarns...all types of them for a charity for Make It better :Craftalong Relief for Sandy...for the NY's to help keep them warm. I made tons of them and shipped them out last week to help keep the people warm who have no electricity :) It made my heart feel good and like I was doing something to help someone there. :) Thank you for this chance :)
ReplyDeleteeverytime I knit or crochet, I think of my grandmother who passed away ten days after the birth of my only child. I was nine years old when I learned the first steps of knitting and crocheting in school, my first doll and an etui to put your pencils in... after that, my grandmother learned me all the rest and we spent hours together knitting, crocheting together...now I'm passing all my skills to my daughter because she also wants to know to do such crafts and now we spending hours and hours together crafting together... it's the most wonderful gift I could have gotten from my grandmother and the compliments of my aunt that I'm the only one in the family who sets the traditions further... It may be not a special thing for others, but for me it's the best thing I could have ever gotten xxx
ReplyDeleteIts not really a story but, my favorite gift to give at Christmas is something I made. I always make something for my family (they may not all get handmade gifts...there's a lot of them). I actually learned a basic crochet stitch from my mother-in-law and I'm teaching my daughters.
ReplyDeleteMy great aunt and I would do crafts whenever we were together. She taught me how to knit and crochet along with so many other things. She was a huge influence on my life in every way.
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I were going through infertility treatments and I would talk to her about how frustrating it was. She was sure that everything was going to be ok even when I didn't think it would be. We found out I was one week pregnant in June of 2005. It was so early, so we didn't tell anyone, and my aunt died one after we found out. I never got to tell her. Then, at my baby shower months later, my great aunt's cousin gave me three baby blankets that she had finished that my aunt was working on for me just before she died. It was the most precious gift I could have asked for and still treasure today.
My friend taught me how to crochet. She was having a baby and had taught herself. She was complaining to me one day about how her boyfriend was making fun of her for crocheting, because it was for old ladies. I told her how awesome I thought it was that she could make cool stuff for her baby and I wanted her to teach me. Since then I have been a crocheting fool. I hardly ever get to make things for myself, but I love making things for other people. I am currently working with Red Heart Shimmer to make my daughter a hat.
ReplyDeleteRed Heart sashay was my go-to yarn this year for scarves as christmas presents.... can't wait to give them all away.
ReplyDeleteI learned to crochet when I was 8 years old while I was in the 4-H club. I was on the front page of our local newspaper (small town slow news day!) and have been "hooked" ever since!
ReplyDeleteMy crocheting story began with my MIL and SIL attempting to teach me the chain! For I didn't do anything or how to even start! I started with a random piece of yarn which happened to be Red Heart acrylic and I just began and couldn't master it so I would quit! Then a few months went by and i tried again and after watching numerous videos and with the same piece of yarn i had from the beginning! Then half a year later I tried again using the same skein of yarn and finally, I finally mastered the chain! No help, no videos, i just went with my gut instinct! And I still to this day now after making tons of projects have the same red heart skein of yarn!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite crochet story is about two hooded, baby blankets I made for two separate mothers. I gave it to them for their boys at their births. Now that the boys are three, the mothers tell me that their sons scamper through the house with the blankets on like capes, shouting things like: "Me Atman! (Batman)" or "Soooperman!" with the blanket ends draped over their arms making wooshing noises and everything. I'm so glad to see the blankets grow up with them.
ReplyDeleteI'm still relatively new to the world of crochet but i hope soon to make a hoodie.
ReplyDeleteMy mom taught me when I was around 5 but for years all I knew how to do was make a granny square... so all I made until I was in my late teens were giant square afghans. I wasn't sure how to seem so they were literally afghans that were one giant granny square! I can crochet just about anything now (in my 30's) but I have fond memories of all those square lap blankets and dog blankets.
ReplyDeleteI learn to crochet from youtube
ReplyDeleteTeresa of Crochet Geek taught me a lot
I never knew I can make lots of stuffs
I am very thankful to her for sharing her knowledge
I got inspired of sharing the gift ^^
Well, there is a Facebook Social Game called Ameba Pico
It will close by December 17, 2012
Many kids are upset about the news
So I decide to make crochet dolls that looks like their character so that they won't be sad
Hope I can make for them all ^^
Thank you for this opportunity
God Bless
Btw I use Red Heart yarns
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My best friend taught me to crochet when I was visiting her in Oregon. She lived in the boonies and I was bored. It was crochet or eat. Crochet seemed the better choice. I stopped for a long while and then I lost my job of 7 years. Again it was crochet or eat. So I found every possible left handed crochet tutorial on youtube and familiarized myself with a log of stitches and patterns. I discovered it was the little things gave me the most joy. Hats, flowers for barrets and some amigurumi. Right now I am working on Christmas ornaments. It is a definite joy to keep my hands busy with yarn rather then with eating.
ReplyDeleteI was digging thru some packed stuff the other day and found the first bedspread I ever crocheted (from the 70's). Still pretty, still HEAVY, and still holding together. It brought back a lot of good memories of raising my boys. I'm a little better at crocheting now, and love to try new yarns.
ReplyDeleteIt was about 13 years ago. My grandmother had myself, my sister & my two cousins in the kitchen and announced "One of you will learn to crochet and one of you will learn to knit". My sister and one cousin quickly turned around leaving two of us to learn. And we both loved it. I only crotchet and every single time I pick up a hook I hear my grandmother. She passed away in 2005 but she's with me in my crochet work all the time.
ReplyDeleteI taught my daughter to crochet when she was about 9. One particularly cold winter when she was about 12, the heater was not working so great in our house and we decided to sit in my heated water bed and crochet all day. It was the best crochet session we had. She is now grown with 2 children of her own and I miss them terribly (she's in Germany with her Air Force husband). I cherish those days when all my kids were little. They grew up way too fast!
ReplyDeleteI recently taught myself how to crochet and I've been passing the time making a baby blanket for our new addition. I love how relaxing it is to make these beautiful creations.
ReplyDeleteI love Red Heart! I lost my yarn in a house fire and the first thing I did to replace it was to buy more RH. I taught myself to crochet and I currently am in process of starting a hat ministry for preemie babies!
ReplyDeleteI love to make afghans for sick friends and I am also invloved with a group on Ravelry that provides afghans for injured rodeo contestants.
ReplyDeleteI am fortunate enough to be a stay at home mom but living on one paycheck for a family of five can make it hard to pay for the extras for my children. Last year I made an owl hat from a pattern for fun and posted a picture on facebook. The response I recieved from my friends was so positive that I started making hats to sell and even trying my hand at writing my own patterns. It has been a blessing and although it hasn't made me rich it has been a great way to turn my hobby into a little extra cash for my family.
ReplyDeleteI have been knitting and crocheting since I was about 6 yrs old (I am now 53!). My main problem is getting nice yarn or thread. Both are unavailable in my country, and when available, very expensive. Enter the used clothes market, where we sometimes get balls of yarn or thread. I have been able to get Red Heart yarn in this market and have sone some wonderful projects with them.
ReplyDeleteI'm teaching my son to knit. The only yarn he wants to use is Red Heart Mexicana. I keep borrowing his and having to replace it. He tells everyone that his project would be further along if mom would stop stealing his yarn.
ReplyDeleteMy grandma who is now gone, taught me how to crochet. I in turn enjoy sharing this gift with others. And look forward one day to passing on the skill to my children and grandchildren.
ReplyDeleteWhile waiting to go on stage for The Sound of Music many of the Nuns Chorus knit or crochet. Current projects include bookmarks, scarves, blankets, and Christmas stockings! Very colorful especially when created with a black Nuns habit as a background!!
ReplyDeleteI learned to crochet when I was a little girl but could never get the rows straight - I have an Aunt who still has my crooked dishcloths... to cheer you up when you're in a bad mood.
ReplyDeleteI learned to crochet when I was 5 my first projects were granny squares and hair ribbons
ReplyDeleteI first learned to knit and crochet when I was 9 years old. My first experience with natural fibers was a complete disaster. My grandmother gave me some buffalo wool and I was making a scarf for my mother for Christmas. I picked up rather fast how to knit, and proceeded to get the scarf done in a very short time. While knitting it I accidentally spilled some of my juice on the scarf. I finished knitting it anyway, and once done I threw it into the washer with the rest of my laundry in the hopes of getting rid of the juice stain. I didn't realize what happens when 100% natural fiber meets hot water. When I pulled the scarf out of the dryer with the rest of my clothes I was horrified. Not only did I have buffalo fibers all over my clothes, but the scarf went from being 5 feet long to about 3 feet. And a lot narrower. It had felted (of course..lol). I was mortified over it. My first experience with felting, not how I wanted to learn..lol. Oh well, mom loved the scarf anyway, and she wore it with pride. Even if it was only long enough to go around her neck and had funny felted balls at the end where the tassels were supposed to be, not to mention how scratchy and stiff it was. LOL
ReplyDeleteI have made so many afghans in my life but kept only a couple because I know the warmth of a nice solid afghan. I do calligraphy and for most of the couples I did addressing of their invitations, I also made them an afghan so I hoped their new lives would start off - warmly.
ReplyDeleteI love yarn. I love the feel and the colors. I love to Crochet & Knit. I like to make prayer shawls for people who may be hurting or sick. I also like to make scarfs as gifts. One year I decided to get the women in my church making scarves for the college students that were attending our church. Some had never knitted before. We all had a blast, the kids were blessed, and some learned a new skill/hobby. Worst experience is the time I tried to make socks. Did not know what I was doing. I only finished one. There was no stretch in it. Stiff as a board and would also fit big foot. I have never tried again.
ReplyDeleteI love the Red Heart Boutique line! I currently can't get enough of the Midnight!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was maybe 8 or 10 years old, I asked my grandmother if she would teach me how to crochet, as I always loved the things she made. My first project was a potholder! It was a bit lopsided, but after some practice, I took to it like a fish to water, having an excellent teacher! Now, crochet is a wonderful part of my life, and I'm beginning to explore clothing design with crochet!
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Hello! What an awesome bundle! I am recently taking crochet, I´m already kind of addicted as we are all. I love that my father when he sees me crocheting says that I´m taking the legacy of my grandmother who taught me when I was little. I think it´s very sweet to remember her like this.
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my aunt taught me when i was 13. she taught my cousin at the same time. i had been wanting to learn for a long time at that point. i have been smitten ever since. i have long expanded on my knowledge and learned how to knit as well. now i am trying to learn to spin.
ReplyDeleteTHe other day I was helping a friend with some crochet and knit patterns she was stuck on, and she asked me how I learned to do all the needle work that I know.If maybe my mom taught me. I said that my mom taught me to knit when I was young and then I didn't do it for many years until after I got married and had babies.Then I kind of taught myself to knit, crochet,hardanger, hairpin lace, cross-stitch, tat and others by reading books, along w/ my moms help,over the phone or from my great-aunt. She asked me how in the world I did it all...I have 8 kids-(3 1/2- 17 yrs), plus a farm and huge garden that I preserve 1500 jars a year from, and homeschool. I told her there were times when I was nursing a baby and crocheting at the same time.I always have a project in the car with me.If I get stuck in a Dr. office, or at a boring seed corn meeting, I pull out my crochet or something and get some done on my project.I have taught my 4 older girls to do a number of needle crafts and now they are selling handmade items at craft shows, and on the internet, and I give free knitting and crochet classes at the local library.One lady who took my knitting class last year has made over 20 dishcloths this past summer, to give as Christmas gifts.
ReplyDeleteWhoever said that you can never have enough yarn is absolutely correct. I'd love to have that bag of goodies because it'd give me something new to try out and also let me make some designs I've had in mind for some time. So bring it on!
ReplyDeleteMy Mom taught me to crochet when I was a kid... I was NEVER good at it :) I did however spend a lot of time at my sewing machine. When I was pregnant with my 4th child... I couldn't stand to sit at the sewing machine because my feet would swell. So, I picked up crocheting again because as all of us Moms that have more than 1 or 2 kids know, you don't get many gifts for the baby LOL So, I remembered how much I love to do it and began crocheting hats for my kiddos. One of my FB friends asked to buy some from me in September and now by November I have a FB business page and almost 300 likes and have been booked for Christmas orders for 2 weeks and I already have been taking orders for the new year!!! It is sew (pun intended) rewarding and I get to spend time with my kiddos too. Life is good, God is better! :)
ReplyDeleteEvery time I bring yarn home our dog Suzi has to stick her nose in the end of the skein and sniff it lol.
ReplyDeleteI taught myself to crochet in 7th grade using one of the "teach yourself" kits. My grandpa was in the hospital for an extended stay, and my mom had picked the kit up for her. But when my sis and I went to stay with my aunt, my Mom had the left the kit behind, and I took it with me! I've been crocheting ever since, and Mama never has learned :)
ReplyDeleteI use Red Heart Yarn
ReplyDeleteBecause it's quality is the best ^^
When I was a little girl I remember my grandmother crocheting little things for me. Like the good old granny square vest (you know, from the 70's?) and a sweet little purse. No one else I knew crocheted. I think it inspired me to learn the art when I was pregnant for my first child. I wanted him to have special things like I did when I was a child.
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I have been crocheting for a long time. I learned in elementary school. I am trying to crochet as many baby blankets as I can. I live in a small town and there are many young girls pregnant here. I want to give them to the girls so they have something.
ReplyDeleteAbout 2 years ago my mom starting crocheting and I was hooked soon after :) Since then we have started doing craft shows together and are having a blast!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI learned how to knit and crochet When I was 8 months pregnant with my son. I wanted to make him something special to come home in. I made him a hat, a pair of booties and a blanket
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young several people had tried to teach me to knit or crochet. I am left handed and couldn't seem to make things work right.
ReplyDeleteNow that I am a grandmother, I made the effort and taught myself how to knit and crochet both. I love it so much! Making toys for my little Grandson in another state. He will always have those toys to remember his Grandma by.
I made a horrible fun fur scarf for my mother the first year I learned to knit. It was all wonky and had extra stitches and dropped stitches. She faithfully wore that scarf for 2 winter seasons until she "lost" it and I made her a much nicer replacement. What a good mom. Mind you, I was 25 at the time. Haha.
ReplyDeleteI learn to crochet when I was 10yrs old, then I stop for several years. For the last 15 years I have been crocheting much more. I love giving a handmade gift for a more personal touch. I find crocheting to be very relaxing.
ReplyDeleteI learned to crochet when I was about 11 or 12. I've never done a lot with it till recently. I was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma last June and since then I have picked up crocheting again. I'm donating hats to the Cancer Center where I get my treatments. It's been so fun to renew this craft and realize how relaxing and rewarding it can be! I didn't know I was capable of all the things I'm doing!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was younger,I completed a major crochet project. I crocheted a full size "aran" crochet blanket..I was so sick of seeing the same color and doing the same stitches over and over that it took a year to complete..However it is the project that I am the most proud of, and it has become a family heirloom! I plan to do that again, and this would be a good start for a new "aran" crochet blanket :)
ReplyDeleteI wanted to learn to crochet when I was younger. I did learn the basic stitch and could crochet chains all day long. When I got married I got a book of teach yourself to crochet and learned a little more. Thanks to the great websites and tutorials on the internet. I have just finished my first scarf. So excited to make more.
ReplyDeleteI learned to crochet when I was five- Grammy taught me.I always think of her when he yarn is curled around my fingers :)
ReplyDeleteI've been knitting for 22 years and last year I taught myself to crochet. It is just so much fun! This year I was lucky enough to be involved in a "stitch n witch" group which now has a "soul" focus on prayer shawls. I spend a lot of my time making them and giving them and this bag of wonderful yarns from Red Heart would be a wonderful gift that I could give to the group and would go to help a lot of wonderful men and women in need of a comforting "hug" from one of our shawls. Thank you for the opportunity to win this wonderful swag bag & continue your amazing work! I <3 your blog!
ReplyDeletei started crochet when i was in grade 5,.. i just went back on crochet just this year,.. it made me feel relax, and comfy... id love to make new designs for my stuff,.. especially i love the diff colors of my yarns,.. hope i can win this yaarn giveaway,. happy crocheting and goodluck guys,..
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite part about crocheting is when I post pictures of projects I have complete online and all of a sudden, I find out just how many of my friends are also crocheters! Even if we aren't the closest of friends, I know that there are people who share my love for crocheting and that I can turn to when I have questions!
ReplyDeleteSo excited that I might win this yarn! Love my Red Heart yarns!
ReplyDeleteOne afternoon I was babysitting my 2 year old granddaughter. She is a very busy little girl. I had 5 skeins of yarn I needed to roll into balls. I figured I could keep her busy turning the handle on my yarn winder. She loved it. I am hoping that I can pass on to her my love of yarn and crocheting and knitting. I am currently working on a dress for her and one for her baby sister from Redheart Soft yarn in red and white for Christmas
I'm a self-taught knitter that now needs to learn to crochet. I love seeing a fabric slowly created using simple stitches. I love keeping my hands busy while doing something mindless like watching t.v. I love creating new patterns. Everything I make has that love built into it and it's awesome, thus fiber is awesome! :)
ReplyDeleteI dont have a big story about knitting or crochet. But I started off watching youtube videos online to learn how to crochet. Now all i'm trying to do now is learn how to read a pattern. I'm sure i can get that down right. After learning by the videos i love it and can't wait to make more projects.
ReplyDeleteI've been crocheting off and on since I was 11, I'm 29 now, but have never really took any serious interest in it until the bigging of this year. My son was born 2 days ofter I got married, the wedding had been planned for well over a year before I was surprised by his announcement that he would be joining our family, at the end of January. An hour after he was born he was unable to breath on his own and was put on oxygen. Not long after that they found a hole in his heart and found evidence that he had had a stroke a few months before he was born. He was flown to Albuquerque, NM which is a 3 hour drive from me in Roswell, NM. I was unable to go with my new born son because I had a C-Section. Thankfully my husband was able to fly with him. 3 days later when I was able to join them we were given several crocheted blankets for him. One was from the Linus Project and the other was from a generous lady who donated to the NICU. I cried when they gave me those. Even though I knew every baby there received them it still touched me deeply to know that people I didn't know and didn't know me would take the time to lovingly make these crocheted blankets and donate them. Even now writing this I get blurry eyed. So now I crochet at least 2 blankets a month to donate. One to the Linus Project and the other to the NICU at the hospital my son was at. I make sure to use With Love from Red Heart because I know that is very soft and like it says its with love.
ReplyDeleteHi there, firstly, thank you so much for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI am a yarn-a-holic - so much yarn so many stories! I learned from my nan when I was a kid, but took up crochet again after a period of ilness and being made redundant. I am now a self-employed crafter, making lovely crochet goodies to sell at local craft fairs and on my website.
My fave yarny tales however involve my cat & my baby, who both love yarn too... and continually run off with it and wind it in knots all around my house given half a chance!
Rose X
I learned to crochet when I was 11 years old. My grandmother made doilies and lace edging for pillowcases. She taught me to crochet using thread. I still crochet, my latest project being a scarf using Red Hearts Sashay. It is awesome. I gave it to my 21 year old daughter and she loves it!
ReplyDeleteI would enjoy trying all the newest yarns, Red Heart has to offer! I love crocheting!
Thank you!!
Before the birth of my first child I crocheted a boy and girl blanket. Then I replaced each as needed during each following pregnancy. At birth I had a baby blanket that I had crocheted for each of my four children.
ReplyDeleteI learned to crochet about 3 years ago. When my Mom died 10 years ago I inherited an unfinished tablecloth. She had tried to teach me to knit/crochet but I never tried very hard to learn. Now I've lost my chance to learn from her but I am following in her footsteps of always having a project (or more) going next to my chair. I still haven't perfected my crochet technique with thread enough to complete the tablecloth but some day I'll be there! In the meantime I'm enjoying making things for my grandchildren. They love whatever I make!
ReplyDeleteI learned to crochet when I was 4 years old. And I HATED it! Fast forward 25 years, and I cant put it down!
ReplyDeleteI am busy crocheting gifts for friends and family for Christmas, but as soon as I finished a hat for a friend, my husband was trying it on and saying how much he liked it. It is now his hat and another has been started for my friend. I've been crocheting for about 8 years finding it quicker and more user-friendly than my adventures into knitting taught to me by my grandmother
ReplyDeleteI crochet everywhere, any time, and the Red Heart Boutique Midnight--of course the color would be Moonlight--has made me into a selfish woman! I bought the yarn to make a gift, really, I did. But as the yarn formed into a beautiful pineapple pattern scarf, I fell in love. And when I wrapped it around my neck, just to check the color, really, the scarf reciprocated with a soft touch and a lovely pattern. We are now true soul mates, inseparable. LOVE this yarn!
ReplyDeleteI keep searching all over UK for this brand of yarn, and it only seems to be available online! Nowhere seems to stock it, I would love to try it!
ReplyDeleteI learned to crochet years ago and just recently picked it back up just before my daughter had her daughter. Since my granddaughter was born I have made her many hats including a pumpkin hat for halloween and a piglet hat that her mother asked for. It has shown me that I have more ability than I knew I have. I have been crocheting up a storm and try to donate half of what I make to ensure I am using my gift as God intended
ReplyDeleteMy first conscious memory of knitting is from when I was about six years old and knitting a "dress" for one of my dolls with the help of my maternal grandmother. She was the one who taught my small fingers to knit, crochet and embroider. She must have been very patient, and I a willing pupil, because I do not remember the process of learning, just the thrill of creating with yarn. That was many decades ago, and I lost my grandmother when I was 10, but to this day, working with yarn is my go to relaxation technique. The wonderful stuff I make while "relaxing" is just added gravy.
ReplyDeleteI was working on a project for 4-H to take to the fair, I took my project babysitting with me to work on after the 3 rambunctious boys went to bed. When I finally got them in bed & sleeping, I went to work on my project, one of them cut all of the loops of yarn at both ends of the skein. Needless to say I couldn't finish that project... LOL
ReplyDeleteThe best thing about yarn is that I am way ahead of the game in the Christmas Gifts department! I always have a project or seven on my crochet hooks, year round. When it starts getting close to the holidays I take an inventory of my finished projects and start assigning them as gifts for special friends and family members. By the time Christmas arrives I have not only saved a ton of money on expensive gifts, but each gift was specially hand-made by me! It's especially rewarding to watch the grandchildren playing with hand-crocheted amigurumi toys instead of some cheap, made in China, plastic junk!
ReplyDeleteI love all new projects. I dabble @ knitting & love to crochet. Making a snow drop scarf/ shawl from Ravelry. Would love to try new yarn. Thanks for the chance to try. Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteI just started crocheting a couple of months ago and it has quickly turned into an obsession. I was at the dentist with my son this past Friday and a woman came up to me who has been crocheting since she was 7 and was impressed with my crochet. She wanted me to be in her craft show. I have been given a gift of seeing an object and knowing how to make it. So that is what I do.
ReplyDeleteI taught myself to knit by going online and watching videos. I picked up on it really quickly and did it for about a year before I decided I wanted to teach myself to crochet. My Granma had tried to teach me years earlier and I had not gotten it at all. I had tried a few more times since but had gotten discouraged during the first row and given up. But this time I was going to do it! So I make my chain and start working my first row... It was the most horribly difficult thing I'd ever tried to do! I cursed and stomped my feet and frogged back until I wanted to just burn the yarn! Finally, after what seemed like an eternity I finished the row. I took a deep breath and prepared myself for more of the same with the second row. But, imagine my complete surprise when the second row was 100% easy! I was astonished! You mean all I had to do was make it past the first row and then the rest was easy? I was so excited I called my Granma to tell her and she got a good laugh out of it.
ReplyDeleteI started crocheting when I was 10. There was a long break (crocheting wasn't "cool" when I was a teen), and I randomly picked it back up again in my twenties. Since then, I have been crocheting up a storm. The people in my town actually call my "Crochet Christy."
ReplyDeleteI recently started a year ago. I've always wanted to start some type of craft because my mom used to tell me stories about how my grandmother made me cute crochet dresses and accessories. Unfortunately my grandmother passed away five days before i was born and my mom never found the projects she completed. That story stuck with me and i began thinking how much my grandmother loved her unborn grandchild. To take the time to make beautifully crocheted items that my mom remembers them as not typical baby colors, but bright non-traditional baby colors like purple, hot pink, royal blue & never getting to have them. I know my mom would have kept them all of these years. Anyway, i want to leave a crochet legacy for my kids and their kids. I hope i have the privilege of seing my grandkids wear my creations. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI learned to crochet from my mom when I was about 12. I soon passed up her crochet skills and ventured out on my own. I wanted to try everything - filet, delta, thread, bulky yarn... After my mom died, we found lots of unfinished projects and I did my best to finish as many as I could. Then I gave the projects to family members so they would have an item that was made by both my mom and me :)
ReplyDeleteI've been crocheting for over a decade now. My stepgrandmother taught me when I was 16. It was a way for us to bond after my grandmother passed away and she married my grandfather 7 months later. It was very difficult at first because my grandmother was my best friend. Now I'm thankful as ever for crocheting to have brought me and my stepgrandmother together. I can't imagine a better grandmother.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Red Heart yarn. I learned to crochet at around age 11, by sitting at the elbow of a close family friend for hours, just watching. She gave me a ball of yarn and a hook to practice with on my own. I would practice and practice, trying to be as good as she was! I just couldn't hold my hook the "right" way though! I gave up trying, and just held my hook the way that worked for me....and to this day I still hold the hook my own way. It works for me, and I figure it doesn't matter if the finished product turns out the way I want it to! The only draw back is that it makes it harder for me teach my craft to someone else! Red Heart is reasonably priced, so unlike some hobbies, it is one that I never feel guilty about having!
ReplyDeleteI fondly remember my grandmother as she taught me to crochet. I can only hope my daughter and her daughter will someday do the same...
ReplyDeleteMy best friend's mom made me an afghan in our high school colors, to take to college. I felt especially loved that I had an afghan of my own made for me. I still have it, over 30 years later.
ReplyDeleteWhen my sister's son was 10 I made him a afghan that had a picture of the cartoon Ed, Edd, and Eddie his favorite cartoon it was 7 feet tall my sister is a little OCD and she would wash that afghan every week. It was made out of Red Heart yran. He still uses that afghan today and looks as good as the day I made it.
ReplyDeleteMy mother used to take me to work with her in the nursing homes. Where I was taught to crochet by the women there. They enjoyed my company and I enjoyed theirs. I am now 40 and just blessed with my first grand-daughter who I have been stitching away for. Made the Ribbit blanket and also made her a boobie hat for breast cancer awareness month. Making the Pilgrim pair at the moment. So thank you Red Heart for your patterns and your yarn..I quit smoking 8 months ago so it is also helping with that...
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a child my family took very long (1.5-3 month) car trips in the summer. The things I always had with me were: Tape player with wee sing tapes, Barbies, and my little knitting loom that made tube dresses for my dolls. Of coarse the thing that fueled my little loom was red heart super saver yarn. It always has come in such pretty colors and was inexpensive enough to buy with my allowance.
ReplyDeleteI knit a dress made out of ribbon yarn for one of my sisters. She was going through cancer treatment at the time. Due to the cancer she was unable to carry her own child so she and her husband adopted a little girl and when my niece (who is my goddaughter) was baptized my sister wore the dress to the baptism. She also later wore it to a wedding where my then 5 yr old niece was flower girl.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter asked me to make her a "kung fu panda" and when it was done, she squealed!
ReplyDeletelove your blog! I learned to crochet when I was pregnant with my daughter and very sick. I spent lots of time on the couch with youtube videos and tutorials!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was 10 years old my grandma came to California for a visit. She brought a crochet project to work on while she was here. Little did she know that I would be stuck to her hip her entire visit learning how to work with the yarn and hook. That Christmas a friend of my moms gave me a set of hooks and yarn and a pattern book. I taught myself to read the patterns and developed a love affair with fiber. 38 years later and my hook rarely stops. I've taught my mom, sisters, nieces, nephews, daughters, granddaughters and many friends the wonderful art of crochet. I love it.
ReplyDeletenot so funny, maybe, but I joined a CAL and it was supposed to be to make a throw sized blanket. Well, I decided to use all my stash and make a bedspread for my king size bed! Besides beingbarely able to lift it, during Superstorm Sandy I folded it over DH twice - and he said he could barley breathe...LOL! I love that blanket. The colors made me christne it my Amish ghan.
ReplyDeleteMy first thing I ever learned to crochet was the granny square. I kept on going round and round to make a giant square as a blanket. I started this when I was 16. I had always wanted to finish it by the time I had my first child. This did not happen. It just sat in the back of my closet and I forgot about it until my sister was pregnant with her first. I pulled it out and finished a baby blanket size granny square (one square) blanket. When she opened that gift, neither of us could hold back the tears.
ReplyDeleteI have been Crocheting since January 2012 this year... While I was on facebook seeing some of my friends and family who has been knitting or crocheting.. so one day I decided to go to store and buy one hook and one yarn.. I had no clue which yarn i should start with so I went by the color and i just grabbed one pink skein and came home and sat down and watched youtube and i could not figure it out so one day my boyfriend who know how to crochet because his mother used to do crocheting while my boyfriend was growing up so he sat down with me and showed me how to crochet it took me over an hour to figure it out and I am thankful that my boyfriend taught me how to crochet and my first crocheting was a washcloth.. but it turned out not even crooked!!! I had to go and buy a book crocheting kit and started over to learn all about what kind of hooks, yarns for me to use.. I am thankful for redheart website some free patterns for me to learn how to make some stuff before I buy any patterns....I am so thankful for employees of Joann who has been teaching me the right tools to use especially this one lady at Joann's who gave me her copy of a beginner blanket it's all single crochet and I did worked on learning how to make a blanket and I am almost done .. I can't wait to finish the blanket so I can bring it to Joann's to show it to the lady with the blanket that she helped me with it...
ReplyDeleteMy nana taught me to knit when I was about 10 years old. I spent a week camping with her and she painstakingly ripped out and re-taught me countless times over the three days. I kept trying and trying but knitted so tightly that I couldn't even move my needles anymore! After an intense weekend, I gave up thinking all was lost, but a few years later, I picked up that yarn and all of nana's instructions came right back and before you know it I was knitting! After all these years I still love to knit and even crochet and I miss nana very much and thank her for investing in me at such a young age :)
ReplyDeleteI love Crocheting and Knitting! I taught myself how to do both. I have been crocheting over 30 years and knitting over 10 years. I love all the new yarns that are available. My garage and walk in closet is full of yarn and I keep buying more.
ReplyDeleteLove 95% of Red Heart Yarns, I don't like Baby Clouds or wool. I do Love their bags.
ReplyDeleteTerry Devine aka sunnywolfgar
I learned to crochet when i was 6 yrs. old. My grandmother taught me. She started me with a chain, kept rolling up into a ball. The next visit it was all undone and she had me use the same yarn and showed me how to single crochet. She was a wonderful teacher. She passed away in 2007 and every time I pick up a project to do I think of her. I have made numerous items for the family and rarely anything for myself. I just love making things for other.
ReplyDeleteMy very first crochet project was an afghan for my sweet, little granddaughter, Jade. They had just moved across the U.S. from Michigan to California for her daddy’s Marine career, after living the first 3 years of her life here in my home, with her family. I missed her something fierce and went through the depression of not being able to afford to see her and my daughter for a few years to come. I was bound and determined to make her something special to always have grandma close at heart. I taught myself how to crochet (barely) and set my sites on making a happy colorful log cabin block afghan for her. At the time I didn’t realize that I needed to go around the block with a tighter crochet stitch to help stabilize the sides from stretching out and I was horrible at finishing all the many ends off. I made this for Jade when she was 3 ½ years old, she is now 5 and for the first time in a long time she mentioned her blanket and told me how it fell apart after a few washings. I told her that Nana is now better at making Afghans and she could just get rid of it and I would make her a new one. She told me that I could make her a new one but, she is keeping her old Nana blanket because it is full of Nana love! She then began to sing to me an “I love Nana, she’s the best” song. She’s coming to see me this Christmas for the first time in 2 years and I’m beginning to create another afghan for her even full of more love this time!
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ReplyDeleteBack when my daughters were young, I always made all the gifts I gave for Christmas. Some years I didn't get all those projects completed by Dec. 25. One year I attempted to crochet an afghan for my mother, but didn't have time to finish, so I wrapped all the squares in a box and put it under the tree. A couple of weeks ago when I found that box in the back of the closet, I sat down on the floor and cried because not only had my mother been gone for over over a dozen years, but my grandchildren are now older than my daughters were at the time I crocheted those squares.
ReplyDeleteMy Mother taught me to crochet. She visited with me for six weeks back in June & July. While she was with me, we picked out some yarn and I crocheted a throw for her. She was so pleased. After she experienced repeat dizzy episodes and one scary fall, we moved her into a one bedroom apartment at an assisted living facility. Across the foot of her bed, my throw waits to warm her feet while she watches TV in the evening. I'm so pleased to see her safe and happy!!!
ReplyDeleteWhen I first started crocheting I didn't know anything. I had a simple scarf pattern and had all the abbreviations written on the side of the pattern so I would know what it was talking about. I had no idea how to finish a row and chain up to start a new row but I thought I was getting the hang of it pretty well. I was so proud of myself for keeping it going and then my husband wanted to see my beautiful work. I held up the scarf only to discover that I was crocheting a really long triangle.. It was aweful. I didn't crochet for months. One day I decided if I had liked crocheting so much when I was messing the pattern up so bad just imagine how I would feel if I actually got it right! So I got on youtube, google, pinterest, and stumbleupon, and looked at every tutorial I could until I thought I understood enough to try out a pattern again. I am so glad I stuck with it. I am now making afghans, scarves, hats, gloves, dolls, and so many other things.
ReplyDeleteI learned to crochet when I was a young girl from my late aunt. She showed me the basics. As a young adult I picked up some crochet books and started crocheting doilies and a pineapple tablecloth. Now I like to crochet afghans, hats, scarves, and other household items. I like to make items to give away to those in need too! Crocheting is very therapeutic. Yes, I love yarn too! Love the variety of colors! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI commute to work on a train and crochet or knit to pass the time. Recently a man asked me "I have been meaning to ask you if you would make me a hat." He had secretly been watching me. He said "we can talk about price when you are finished". Well, I give away alot of what I make, and won't be charging him for the hat. I was just happy that somebody was admiring my work and really wants to wear something I make!!
ReplyDeleteI've wanted to learn crochet for awhile, but could never learn from a book. Last October I looked up some tutorials on youtube, within a month I was able to make several intermediate/advanced projects and now I can make most things just by looking at a picture! Im a very visual person, so i'm very grateful to the wonderful people that put all the work into posting video tutorials.
ReplyDeleteWhen my son was in high school, he had a life skills class. He and three friends had to calculate the cost of living in an apartment, and back it up with ads to show the prices of all the things they would need. My son's part was the kitchen, and he did a very thorough job. When the teacher scrutinized it very carefully, the only thing she could find wrong was that he forgot the potholders. He very proudly announced, "My mom makes those!" We were both grinning about it for days.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother taught me to crochet when I was in third grade and I have never stopped! Now I am the grandmother and am making things for my grandkids :)
ReplyDeletestayed up ALL night TRYING to untangle yarn in the DARK!
ReplyDeleteMy mom taught me to knit 25 yrs ago, when i pregnant with my daughter. My first project? A simple garter stitch baby jacket. One arm was to big the other to small, but I was bitten by the knitting bug! when i got back home, I had a friend sit with me and show me all the steps. the next jacket turned out beautiful! I was so proud :) that little jacket went through all 3 kids and it was passed down to my daughter for her son.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was pregnant with my third child I learned how to crochet. He loved all the afghans I crocheted for him. Some were from pattens, others were my own design. He loved to cacoon himself in those afghans.
I just used a lot of Red Heart to make hats, scarves and sweaters for SNUG HUGS for Children for the Children's Home & Aid Organization. This year I donated over 50 items. Would love to win so I can get started for next year's donation.
ReplyDeleteLots of beautiful yarn.
ReplyDeleteCrochet has become a family event! This Thanksgiving weekend, I am attempting to teach my mother, 14 year old, 10 year old, and 7 year old how to crochet! They love looking at patterns, shopping for yarn, and modeling for me!
ReplyDeleteI just learned how to do the wave pattern! Now I can fix my best friends blanket...his Rottweiler chewed a huge hole in it. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the earth & sky skein - I use it for everything around the house, blankets, coasters, runners... it's my absolute fave!
ReplyDeleteI taught myself how to Knit and Crochet years ago so I could make Harry Potter scarves for my kids (and maybe myself hehe). I have since made every project that I could find a use for, and some just for fun! I love trying new yarn and can never get enough. Christmas is coming and with it the requests from friends and family. Everyone loves giving and receiving handmade gifts :)
ReplyDeleteCrocheting for my newborn (now 9-month) son!
ReplyDeleteA few years ago, my aunt was going through cancer and all the treatments involved. She was absolutely miserable. Her skin was always itchy from the radiation and chemo and she could hardly have anything touch her. She was constantly nauseous and cold. I started in on a prayer shawl for her in shades of blue (a relaxing color) from a very soft yarn. It was expensive to complete, but I prayed for her as I stitched and I was glad to send it to her. I packed it in colorful tissue with a beautiful card on top, sealed it in a box, and mailed it off. She loved it and used it often, kept it on the back of her couch once that bout of cancer was in remission. Unfortunately, it returned twice more and she did not survive the third time. There was a retired nurse at church who had volunteered countless hours and expense to take care of her and also organized other nurses to care for her as well. When she passed, I told the family who were traveling for her funeral to ask Marion (the nurse) if she would like to have that shawl, fearing that if someone didn't take it, it would be thrown out. She gratefully accepted and it made my heart glad. :) Crocheting and knitting are surely gifts given by the Lord to bless others and I'm thankful to have been given this gift. :)
ReplyDeleteI think I was 12 when my Mom taught me to crochet. We started with potholders, and I made them for everyone. I use Red Heart yarns for almost everything I make. In fact, I'm getting ready to make a Christmas stocking for my daughter when I finish my classes in a couple weeks. I already have the yarn I need in my stash (Red Heart, of course) and the pattern looks easy enough that I should be able to finish just in time to fill it for Christmas morning.
ReplyDeleteI have been slowly teaching myself to crochet since I found out I was pregnant with my son 5 years ago. In the past 5 years I have made baby blankets, scarves, and lots of teddy bear hats. :)
ReplyDeleteI love pretty much all yarn. Anything that will keep my hands busy and calm my mind. I love to crochet for so many reasons. It keeps me sane (as much as anything can), I love creating beautiful things and I love the reactions for people that smile and appreciate when they get a homemade gift. I am excited to follow your fb page, looks like fun!
ReplyDeleteMy mother taught me to crochet when I was about 17 and while I was interested, I made half a scarf, got busy with other things, and forgot how. I thought about learning again periodically over the years, but it wasn't until I became a stay-at-home mom that I finally took a class. It was crochet 101 at Joann Fabrics. While it felt rushed in a two hour period, the instructor did a wonderful job helping me and 3 other ladies through the basics. I practiced as soon as I got home and realized over a few weeks that once I understood how to read a pattern, I could make anything! That was 2 1/2 years ago and I've crocheted almost every night since. I'm very addicted to collecting pattern books and yarn as well, so this is an awesome giveaway. The only problem I have is that I'm always making things for everyone else and have literally only made one thing for myself. I need to work on that! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'm 26 years old & I have been crocheting for 3 years now. I have 3 children under 5yrs old so it can be hard to finish my projects but it doesnt stop me from trying until its finished! I love trying new yarns & making all different kinds of stuff! I also love to crochet xmas gifts, there is nothing like something handmade & useful.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was about 6, I was given a ball of some pretty purple yarn by my great grandmother cause she knew I loved crafts. I asked my grandma to teach to me knit, basic garter stitch, but it didnt sink in. Even after 2 more tries at learning still couldnt get past 2nd row. It wasnt until I moved out and wanted a project to do while waiting for bus for work I picked it back up like being doing it years! Now I've moved on to Loom knitting and learning crochet!
ReplyDeleteIn September of 2011, I crocheted a boy's afghan which when completed I cross stitched a train on the afghan. My Aunt, who has Parkinson's Disease, fell in love with it and asked if I would make one for her to give to her great grandson for Christmas. I agreed, but for some reason I forgot about the request. In May of 2012, she sadly said that Christmas had come and gone and she never received the train afghan. I felt like a heel and quickly started crocheting. I presented it to her in September and she was thrilled. My son said to me "And who is the one with the Parkinson's Disease?"
ReplyDeleteLove having yarn in my stash...just made my sister a giant owl with yarn from my stash!!! Now everybody wants one, it is about 19 inches tall.
ReplyDeleteMy great aunt taught me how to knit and crichet. When we would be casting on or counting stitches, my great uncle would come up behind us and start saying random numbers to confuse us and make us lose count. Uet today I can still cary on a conversation and count at the same time. Thanks uncle!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a young girl, I wanted to learn to crochet to make fancy doilies but my grandmothers who crocheted had passed away and the grandmother still alive only sewed. So, I taught myself to crochet by reading Stitch and Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker by Debbie Stoller. I made a doily last year and gave it to my mom for Christmas. When she opened it she said: "You didn't make this, you found it lying around somewhere!" I laughed and showed her the pattern, the thread and the photo I had posted on Facebook. Some of the comments on my photo were from family members who said it reminded them of our grandma. Those comments made my struggle to learn so worth it. This year, I am crocheting stockings with Red Heart yarn for our stocking display.
ReplyDeleteLast year I decided that all the gifts I was going to give would be crocheted by me. (A crazy task that I should have started months before.) For a friends 6 year old daughter I made a Yoshi (Super Mario Brothers) scarf. One side of the scarf had a plush Yoshi head and the other had its feet. The body was made up of reversible shells (so the underside was white and the top was green). For her parents, I made power up (Again, Super Mario Brothers) pillows. They absolutely loved their gifts. The now 7 year old plays dress up with the scarf when she can't legitimately wear it in the summer months. :D
ReplyDeleteWould love to win all that. I can't do much anymore because of chronic pain, but I can lay in my recliner on my heating and crochet still :-)
ReplyDeleteI started crocheting last year..I took a 6 month job in Hawaii and left my family behind. I worked nights in a hospital and kept busy sight seeing and crocheting dishcloths, coasters, and hot pads for all my coworkers..when I left I gave everyone a handmade gift to remember me by! Wonderful experience...great people and my love of crochet helped me leave a little piece of me behind!
ReplyDeleteI started to loom knit earlier this year and when everyone saw my progress they wanted me to knit gifts for Christmas. My father paid me to knit a scarf for my aunt,little did I know the small the yarn the greater the project. Its taken me four skeins of yarn and lots of patience. I still have four more projects to go! Im grateful for my new ability to knit with needles as well.
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