new endeavors – starting to crochet


i did it. i spontaneously started crocheting. after years of debating if i should start knitting or crocheting i still didn't really make a decision. nevertheless, i started a crochet project. the worst that can happen is figuring out along the way that i might rather have tried knitting, right?

the reason why i started on it was that i bought a knitting doll for a little artsy friend of mine. (in case you don't know what a knitting doll is, i'll introduce you to them next week, i'm getting a little post together for you). instead of coming with a hook it came with a very unpractical needle. so i went to the craft store to purchase a crochet hook for her and came home with a whole collection of hooks in different sizes since the multi-pack was so reasonably priced... those marketing guys, they got me again! well, now that i had hooks at home i went online for instructions on how to get started on my first crochet project, and also got some tips from a friend.

my mom showed me via skype how to do a second kind of crochet stitch which makes it go much faster, this will be better for me at least for this first project because i need some instant gratification to keep going, the more progress i see the better.

since i took the photo i have gotten a bit further, but it is just as you would expect a beginner piece to look like: very uneven, but that's okay. regardless of the mistakes, i am admittedly a little bit proud of myself :)

have you also started a brand new hobby lately?

10 comments:

Nathalie Kalbach said...

i love it! I haven't done this in a long time...mhhh- you make me wanna do it again.

Anonymous said...

I've always wanted to be a knitter...i come from a long line of them ;) but I've never gotten the hang of it and, honestly, probably never took enough time to learn. Perhaps I should give crocheting a go! Great job!!! :)

Andrea D. said...

That looks very even for a beginner! Great job!
I love to crochet because it is so much faster than knitting and so much easier to unravel.

Many greetings from Germany!
Andrea

Gina @ Oaxacaborn said...

Excellent!! Oh, it looks much neater than mine looked when I started -- I'd say you're a natural! How fun :)

Marianne said...

Those pieces look lovely! Kee on, and you'll be so happy about your progress. Who knows? Maybe you'll end up chrocheting a blanket for a king-size bed ;))

Marianne said...

.....keeP on.....

KatEzat said...

Go Simona!!!

I'm making lots of little crochet squares and I'm going to sew them all together for a blanket.

See: http://lifesjewelsonstring.blogspot.de/2012/09/granny-square-blanket.html

Well done, enjoy your success. In my experience, with Mama on Skype and Youtube you can learn anything you want to!

Kim said...

Yay for new hobbies. Good luck!

Kelly @ Polkadot Lane said...

Well done for trying something new! It looks like a great start. Cant wait to see where you take this new skill of yours xx

sylvia said...

I'm super super impressed Simona!! Great job so far!Soon you can make a dress ;-))

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