Learn to crochet?

[Anthea M]

A friend had made some poppies and taught me to make one!!! Mine is the light red one!
With her help I can make it it may all go horribly wrong later!!

48,386-13 = 48,376

 

[Ambilkate]

5 more from me 48,371

 

[Ambilkate]

A friend had made some poppies and taught me to make one!!! Mine is the light red one!
With her help I can make it it may all go horribly wrong later!!View attachment 23300448,386-13 = 48,376

Brilliant Anthea well done I your first poppy it looks lovely xxx

 

[jumartoo]

A friend had made some poppies and taught me to make one!!! Mine is the light red one!
With her help I can make it it may all go horribly wrong later!!View attachment 23300448,386-13 = 48,376

Brilliant Anthea. Get ....... crocheting!!!

You can do purple ones (for the horses, even though you don't like 'em!!).

I think the one you've made is more difficult than the ones I've been making but yours is much nicer. May try a different pattern to relieve the monotony of the same one. Will be making some more soon, honest. (Getting a bit bored with making purple squares for the time being, but will deffo finish the throw eventually.)

 

[Lisa]

You can do purple ones (for the horses, even though you don't like 'em!!).

You don’t like horses @Anthea M ??
Oh dear, oh dear....we’ll have to change that, come and meet my three....you’ll love them

Lovely poppy, by the way

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[davanne]

Well done Anthea see we knew you could do it there will be no holding you back now

 

[Anthea M]

Brilliant Anthea. Get ....... crocheting!!!

You can do purple ones (for the horses, even though you don't like 'em!!).

I think the one you've made is more difficult than the ones I've been making but yours is much nicer. May try a different pattern to relieve the monotony of the same one. Will be making some more soon, honest. (Getting a bit bored with making purple squares for the time being, but will deffo finish the throw eventually.)

Judith horse don’t like me!!

 

[Lisa]

Judith horse don’t like me!!

My Java would like you....look at that dopey lip
(Taken this morning)

 

[Ambilkate]

JAVA loves Amanda Anthea she is in beauty xxx

 

[Ven]

Hi everyone, I’m having a bit of a rest from crochet at the moment as I’ve been neglecting my cross stitch. It was weird using such a tiny needle after weeks of holding a crochet hook. I’ll be back to hooking soon but I spend so many hours crafting that I’m getting through yarn at a ridiculous rate

I’m working on a sort of cross stitch coloring in project at moment.

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[movan]

A friend had made some poppies and taught me to make one!!! Mine is the light red one!
With her help I can make it it may all go horribly wrong later!!View attachment 23300448,386-13 = 48,376

before I read your post, I was thinking .... WOW, I LOVE that different coloured red one, it's the best of the lot .... in fact, it's the best of ALL the poppies on this thread .... I wonder who made it.....

Seriously, it's is brilliant. Welcome to the getting hooked .. you will need a daily fix now. x

 

[movan]

A friend had made some poppies and taught me to make one!!! Mine is the light red one!
With her help I can make it it may all go horribly wrong later!!View attachment 23300448,386-13 = 48,376

before I read your post, I was thinking .... WOW, I LOVE that different coloured red one, it's the best of the lot .... in fact, it's the best of ALL the poppies on this thread .... I wonder who made it.....

Seriously, it's is brilliant. Welcome to the getting hooked .. you will need a daily fix now. x

 

[movan]

Hi everyone, I’m having a bit of a rest from crochet at the moment as I’ve been neglecting my cross stitch. It was weird using such a tiny needle after weeks of holding a crochet hook. I’ll be back to hooking soon but I spend so many hours crafting that I’m getting through yarn at a ridiculous rate

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I’m working on a sort of cross stitch coloring in project at moment.

Ven ................ we have had wool donated for charity work, etc, etc.... if you want some please post here and let us know ... I havn't seen it yet but @Carol can tell you what colours are available. xxx

 

[movan]

My Java would like you....look at that dopey lip
(Taken this morning)

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Oh Lisa... beautiful. Any chance you can watsap that to Eden please? She would be soooooo excited.

 

[movan]

I think we are still on Kate's 48,371 ?

- one

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48,370

Is this right .. Janine you are good at figures .... we seem to have gone us somehow or is it just me and the sun affecting me. ..

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[movan]

@Janine, re the trousers ... I am going to put them to one side as another project .. till you are at a meet where I am .......... The waist is way too big to do that, and the baby catcher bottom takes them longer than Eden ...... I'm sure there is an easy, lazy way for me to do it but would rather you saw them first. . if that ok?

 

[Janine]

That's fine I will be at Malvern

 

[jumartoo]

My Java would like you....look at that dopey lip
(Taken this morning)

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This was me with my "love of my life" many moons ago (about 1978!!!)

Long gone now but the memories (and old photos) are still with me.

 

[davanne]

My Java would like you....look at that dopey lip
(Taken this morning)

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He's a real cutie Lisa I really miss mine even though I'm involved in my judging now

 

[davanne]

This was me with my "love of my life" many moons ago (about 1978!!!)

Long gone now but the memories (and old photos) are still with me.

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Lovely photo Judith

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[Anthea M]

My Java would like you....look at that dopey lip
(Taken this morning)

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Lisa he is a beauty !

 

[Lisa]

Oh Lisa... beautiful. Any chance you can watsap that to Eden please? She would be soooooo excited.

Of course I will

 

[Lisa]

Lisa he is a beauty !

“She” is but I’m biased. I know she doesn’t look much like a lady...In fact, she’s a bit of a bruiser haha

 

[Puddleduck]

Helen @Puddleduck please can we have a commemorative name added . Thank you.

.......... Tootles

I was going to do that anyway ..... plus the man in our village who did a lot of the community space grass upkeep and other odd-job type things is in a coma with an inoperable brain tumour so he will also have poppies.

Poppies bagged up and ready to go.
Can someone pm me an address please ? Thanks.

Your poppies have arrived safely and they are beautiful.

I think Helen @Puddleduck is away until the end of the month

Got home late yesterday and am exhausted. After the journey home I am not surprised that a certain train operator is no longer going to be running East Coast.....


Anyone who finds their granny squares slightly different sizes could try "blocking" the squares. I use an old adjustable petit-point frame but you can use foam board and pins - you either dampen the square and pin it to the correct size and let it dry before you take the pins out or pin and then dampen. I do the latter and re-purpose a spray bottle that used to contain starch to squirt water on the work. The wobbly edges become straight and it all evens out really well.

Don't leave it pinned to long as metal pins will rust.

 

[Puddleduck]

48,370
less the 56 I did before I ran out of yarn

= 48,214

I had to resort to making my CAL elements squares ...... still there was a pound shop in Dover and I got more red yarn there.

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[Janine]

Oh dear - I have a bit of a dilemma.

I walked Into a charity shop in Salisbury this morning just as they were putting out some bags of yarn.

I am not supposed to be buying yarn unless I have a project to make but this a bit special

I have heard of Noro yarn and I know it is quite expensive so I was pleased to get 8 skeins in my favourite colours @£2 each.

Had a look on ebay and it sells for 5 times that!

So do I keep it and find a pattern to make something or sell it and make a nice bit of money???

 

[Puddleduck]

Here is a photo pf a crochet top I found in a shop in Cadiz. Once we are done with poppies and my blanket I will have to have a go I have no idea of the price but it would not have been cheap judging by the cost of the other stock.

 

[Puddleduck]

Oh dear - I have a bit of a dilemma.

I walked Into a charity shop in Salisbury this morning just as they were putting out some bags of yarn.

I am not supposed to be buying yarn unless I have a project to make but this a bit special

I have heard of Noro yarn and I know it is quite expensive so I was pleased to get 8 skeins in my favourite colours @£2 each.

Had a look on ebay and it sells for 5 times that!

So do I keep it and find a pattern to make something or sell it and make a nice bit of money???

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Wow that is beautiful.

I think I would keep it, at least for a while, until you decide if you are going to make something with it. If inspiration doesn't happen by a certain date then sell it on

 

[Janine]

Wow that is beautiful.

I think I would keep it, at least for a while, until you decide if you are going to make something with it. If inspiration doesn't happen by a certain date then sell it on

I have a room full of future projects

It is a wool/mohair/silk mix so should make up beautifully.

 

[buttons]

Hi everyone, I’m having a bit of a rest from crochet at the moment as I’ve been neglecting my cross stitch. It was weird using such a tiny needle after weeks of holding a crochet hook. I’ll be back to hooking soon but I spend so many hours crafting that I’m getting through yarn at a ridiculous rate

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I’m working on a sort of cross stitch coloring in project at moment.

Now you are talking. My partner is an avid cross stitcher...

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