I picked up knitting reasonably easily when I was little, possibly because my Mum as well as both my grandmothers taught me, whereas I only remember my Dad's Mum trying to teach me crochet - certainly not my Mum anyway. For some reason crochet just didn't stick in the same way. I am left-handed and when learning to knit would sometimes knit right-handed and sometimes left-handed, eventually settling to right-handed only. However, for some reason, I have only ever crocheted left-handed. I did eventually learn to do granny squares and I made myself a black triangular shawl, which is essentially half a granny square, although a friend started it for me. I may add a photo of this sometime, but do not have one at present. This was when I was about 25. About 25 years later, I made one on the same lines in purple for Daughter - well it was going to be all purple, but I ran out of yarn before it was big enough, so it has a black border.
Every once in a while I think, "This is ridiculous. Crochet is in principle no more difficult than knitting. I should have another go". A couple of years ago I bought a book at I Knit (which I can't find for the moment) which gives instructions for both right-handed and left-handed crocheting. I have never seen one like this before and think it is brilliant. I read through the beginning bits, thinking, "Yep, know that bit, mmhmm, that bit too" until I came to bits that my grandmother had tried to teach me, but hadn't really gone in, like doing rows of doubles, etc. At this point I got out a crochet hook or two and some yarn and actually tried it out, with the results below.
On the left is a little bracelet, which is just a few rows of doubles with plaits attached to the ends to tie it up, together with a sampler using doubles and trebles. I may one day make another identical sampler and put them together to make a small coin purse. Don't hold your breath, though.
On the right is my first attempt at a hair scrunchie, which I do actually use. I thought when I had done it that I would make lots of these to sell and bought the elastics to go in the middle. Hasn't happened yet!
Note to self: More crochet practice!
Every once in a while I think, "This is ridiculous. Crochet is in principle no more difficult than knitting. I should have another go". A couple of years ago I bought a book at I Knit (which I can't find for the moment) which gives instructions for both right-handed and left-handed crocheting. I have never seen one like this before and think it is brilliant. I read through the beginning bits, thinking, "Yep, know that bit, mmhmm, that bit too" until I came to bits that my grandmother had tried to teach me, but hadn't really gone in, like doing rows of doubles, etc. At this point I got out a crochet hook or two and some yarn and actually tried it out, with the results below.
On the right is my first attempt at a hair scrunchie, which I do actually use. I thought when I had done it that I would make lots of these to sell and bought the elastics to go in the middle. Hasn't happened yet!
Note to self: More crochet practice!
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