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Crochet Attempt #1

2/3/2012

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So I had this big long list of things I would do if I felt better today, but guess what?  I didn't feel even the slightest bit better so I didn't get anything done.  But I did do something today (aside from television and Pinterest)...I tried my hand at crochet.  A long time ago, when I was a little girl, my great grandmother (Great Grammy) taught me how to crochet.  Unfortunately, I was a little too young to really focus on it and I never finished learning.  Now that I want to learn how to do it, I am sad that she isn't here to teach me.  My Great Grammy was a wonderful woman with whom I shared a special bond.  She was always so delighted to see me and talk about anything I was interested in.  We both shared a love of reading and could sit on her couch and each read a book or chat or just hang out.  She was also wonderful at crochet and made me and each of my siblings a beautiful afghan. Anyways...back to what I was saying. I basically have no crochet experience so I looked for a video on youtube.  I found a beginner's video and started following the instructions.  The first few rows seemed to go pretty well, my stitches were fairly even, take a look.
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But I was clearly doing something wrong at the end of each row because I was trying to make a square and this is what I actually made:
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Ryan said it looks like I was trying to make an itty bitty bikini for myself. LOL.  So, to anyone who already knows how to crochet, is there any way you can tell what i was doing wrong?  Because when I got to the end of the line, it didn't seem like there were any more stitches I could have done before I turned and started the next row.  I also think I am finding it hard just because I don't normally use my right hand as much (I am left handed).  But all the websites said that when trying to follow instructions, it's better to learn it right-handed.  Feel free to leave comments below with any tips you might have.
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doreen
2/3/2012 10:02:04 am

looks like you are not either giving yourself an extra chain stitch before you turn and/or not starting your next row in the proper stitch. try again

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Mary Lynne Moore
2/3/2012 10:09:43 pm

Corine does crochet, she made me a lovely afghan, send her an email.Good luck.

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Suzanne Swanson
2/25/2012 01:31:04 pm

I can teach you how to crochet left-handed on your next visit home :-)

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