Crochet: Beginner's success!!

Well, I can now say I know how to crochet! In fact, like I told Danny last night, my crochet knowledge now probably matches my knitting knowledge. I could go back and forth with the same stitch and make a bookmark, washcloth, or scarf (which are all basically the same thing, just in a different scale!) So here's my progress so far:

Woohoooo!!!! A chain stitch followed by the single crochet stitch (which, for crazy reasons, in the UK is called the double crochet. Weird.) But really, the main reason I wanted to post about this was to give a HUGE shout-out to the blog that's helping me learn this. The author is amazing! She has posted a whole "Crochet School" for free, just to be helpful. I think she hits every learning style possible - she writes out all the instructions, has illustrations, and has even made videos looking over her shoulder while she crochets. What else could you need? So, for your help, I will post the two videos she made that have been the most useful for getting started. Here is how to do the chain stitch:

How to make the chain stitch - for right-handed students from Craftyminx on Vimeo.
(If you are left-handed, she has also posted a video for that -- which, ingeniously, is the right-handed video flipped!)
Here is how to do the single crochet stitch:


The Single Crochet Stitch - Right Handed Version from Craftyminx on Vimeo.
(Or, for lefties, on this page.)

Anyway, when I find something great I like to share it, so there you go!!! Happy crafting!! I'd love to hear if any of you are going to give crochet a try - or if there's something else you're working on learning. Believe me, even though I was kind of intimidated, it really was very easy! I got it my first try. :o)

Next endeavor: Crochet!!

Alrighty, here we go!! Thanks to Pinterest and the internet, I've found a blog that looks really helpfull for learning to crochet. Here's the link:



So, we'll see how it goes! What new thing are you going to learn this year? Do you have a particular craft you've always wanted to try? What's holding you back? What about other new things - like gardening, reading, mechanical things .... what new trick does your New Year hold? For me, I have a whole list of things I am determined to learn! Crochet is at the top of the list ... but next comes art quilting. I've tried my hand at traditional quilting (with a Karyn twist, of course) - but my next project will be much more non-traditional. More on that to come in the future! As for now, I will break out a crochet hook and have at it. I've very thankful for resources like the internet, and for a great friend here who will no doubt help a ton with some more hands-on help!! Happy learning and crafting, y'all!