I taught my 15 year old daughter to crochet

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Katerchen

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this weekend!

We started Friday with how to hold the yarn, making long chains and the single crochet. She must have liked it because she kept on practicing and not giving up. On Saturday morning she showed me that she made a square with single crochet without skipping stitches. We then went out to purchase the material for "The Happy Hooker's" cozy pod creatures. She made the monkey in one sitting and it looks really good. She started on it at 1 pm and was finished right after 8:30 pm. She never once complain if I had her open up some stitches.

She wants to do the hat with earflaps next.
 
How cool that she has taken to crochet. :) I keep hoping one of my girls will get into it, but it hasn't happened yet. My 10 y/o can make a starting chain, but she isn't interested in moving beyond that yet. My 14 y/o couldn't care less.

It's a great craft to learn. What I really love about it is that it's so portable, unlike my beloved quilting where dragging around a huge quilt isn't quite as easy. It's a good springboard to knitting and quilting too. Once you learn to crochet, you start thinking, "Hm. What else can I do?" :eek:
 
My grandmother was an avid crocheter and I always wish now that I would've taken the time to sit with her and learn. I know how to do a single chain, and that's about it!
 
Aw, that takes me back. I was really into crochet for a while as a teenager. I first learned when I was in the 6th Grade and afterwards my Mom went out and got me a few pattern books. I still have a couple of doilies my grandmother worked on when she was more able (she passed away 21 years ago!!) It would be cool to pick it up again. I also think quilting is an awesome craft and if I had more time would try my hand at it too. I'm sure your daughter's interest will last.

P.S. The book title 'Happy Hooker' made me smile :) Does that make me a bad person?? ;)

Katerchen said:
this weekend!

We started Friday with how to hold the yarn, making long chains and the single crochet. She must have liked it because she kept on practicing and not giving up. On Saturday morning she showed me that she made a square with single crochet without skipping stitches. We then went out to purchase the material for "The Happy Hooker's" cozy pod creatures. She made the monkey in one sitting and it looks really good. She started on it at 1 pm and was finished right after 8:30 pm. She never once complain if I had her open up some stitches.

She wants to do the hat with earflaps next.
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I remember corcheting granny square when my grandmother taught me in elementary school. when I was on 5 months of bedrest w/ my 3rd child (now 14 years old) I took up crocheting doilies(Spelling???). I made one for everyone:) I tried to teach my 2 dds, but they couldn't get past past holding the yarn taut, and gave up. But I did make each of them a doily!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Can you come teach me? I can knit just fine, but I can never get the tension right when I try crochet.

It's great that you have a hobby you can share with your daughter! Now, shopping in the yarn store will be twice as much fun. :)
 
In case anyone is interested, headband patterns here. I love stuff like this because it's a quick project, and most girls/women can use a headband or two.

Then there's Crochet Pattern Central. :eek:

For those of you who are considering taking it up or refreshing some skills, experienced crocheters have posted helpful videos on YouTube. There are a couple of instructional DVDs available, but the YouTube videos do the trick too.

Speaking of Granny Squares, GettingFitMom, I'm just about finished with a Granny Square blanket. :) Though I cheated and made my squares HUGE. That way I wouldn't have to sew so many together.
 
Crocheting is easier than knitting, IMHO. It also sets you up for the continental way of knitting which I prefer. I tried to knit the American way but it just does not work for me. My daughter and I took a knitting class together when she was ten and did not want to learn from me. She liked it while she took the class, but she quickly lost interest after class, partly because most beginner's knitting patterns are not cute or unique. I was introduced to needlework in Elementary School all the way through High School.

If anyone wants to learn, all you need is a set of needles, size G is good for the beginner, and worsted weight yarn which is not fluffy or fashion yarn in order to see the stitches better (cotton yarn works well). The chain stitch and single crochet are the two stitches everything else is based on. I would pick a pattern you really like so you have the motivation to keep on trying. I also would pick decent yarn for the first project and not cheap out. What good is it if the first project is ugly and you do not want to take it anywhere?

The community at knitpicks.com has some crochet videos and I believe lionbranyarn.com has also some videos posted.
 
Thats awesome. Its much more productive than a habit playing video games or watching tv. I'm working on learning some crafts myself.
 
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