Designs for ALL Ages with Anne Geddes Baby Yarn
July 16th, 2015
Thanks to our friend ACCROchet for guest posting our Tip Thursday post today!
Are you a new crocheter? Just starting out? The internet has opened up the craft world for many people and crochet patterns and projects are readily available online. You might be tempted to jump into a gorgeous project that you find on Pinterest but there are a few tips that will make your life easier and your crochet time much more enjoyable. Click on any photo below for a great beginner project.
This list is a great start if you’re looking to try crochet. These little recommendations can make a huge difference in your crochet experience. Here are a few things to think about when choosing yarn or a project, and things to avoid while you’re in the learning phase.
Choosing a project:
Understand : I’m not saying any of these projects are impossible for beginners. But if you want to looove crochet, you need quick, satisfying projects. The above are so long to complete, I’m afraid you’ll drop them before being truly hooked and that is not the idea.
Once you’ve mastered basic stiches, and patterns, feel free to jump into ANYTHING! Right then and there. I’m telling you!
Choosing a yarn:
Once you’ve chosen your project, you need to find some yarn to make it with. Read your pattern info. You need this to choose an appropriate yarn.
The beauty of crochet is in its simplicity : a similar project will take less time to crochet than to knit; and correcting a mistake in crochet is as simple as unraveling your work to the mistake, and moving forward from there. There is no picking up of stitches. This is a good thing for beginners. And simple does not mean crude, far from it. You’ll see.
If you’ve searched the web for tutorials and are still having trouble, consider asking if your local yarn store offers classes.
The Crochet Cafe has some great pattern round-ups for beginners HERE, HERE, and HERE
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