For my eighth birthday my Nan gave me this crochet hook and a ball of yarn.
She taught me to crochet when I was just five, sitting together in her back room, and I’ve never stopped. I’m sure she’s still watching as I crochet for my granddaughter. Thank you, Nan!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleWow, Sandra. Is that the very same crochet hook your Grandma gave you when you turned eight? Do you still use the same one? I never learned to crochet, but my mother taught me and my sister to knit and I knit my heart out for many decades. You’ve inspired me to find a picture to match my favorite knitting memory. I don’t have a photograph from that time, 50+ years ago,… Read more »
Yes, Julie, this is the same one! I use it often and also have lots more collected over the years for different yarn thicknesses. I knit, too; also taught by Nan when I was four. I would go home and practice and my poor Mum would be forever interrupted from her knitting or chores with me asking for help picking up dropped stitches 🙂 So glad I’ve inspired a memory for you… Read more »
I got taught basic knit, purl and crocheting granny squares by my grandma and mum when I was little. I’ve tried more complicated stuff, but I’m a very slow knitter and kept losing patience. I still do a lot of crochet, but still just basic stuff. I have to have something that I can blindly keep my hands busy with when I’m watching TV. I like the nice chunky handles on my… Read more »
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleHi Carrie, my Nan taught me the basic stitches, too, and I haven’t yet mastered the complicated things but love to make dolls’ clothes for my granddaughter as my Nan did for me, granny square blankets (doll size and bigger). I knit, too. Once again my Nan although Mum spent a lot of time picking up dropped stitches for me when I brought it home 🙂 I raised four children on my… Read more »
Wow! Sandra, you have so much talent that I don’t have. I wish I know that skill too. And I wish I have also a grandmother who will teach me that crochet.
Thank you, Lotchie! But I think you must have many talents that I don’t have. I was very blessed to have my Nan, my mother’s mother and also my father’s mother. Perhaps you could try looking at some online video instructions to learn to crochet. I have a friend who taught herself this way. Start with the basics and I am sure you will learn to make some wonderful creations. I do… Read more »
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you, Sandra, for thinking that I have many talents ❤ . I will try to search for some tutorial videos to learn crochet. Hope I can make it right.
I am sure you will, Lotchie! And, I hope you will let me know how you progress and show me what you create. Relaxing while crocheting is a great time to think up new ideas for stories, too! Good luck ?
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleHello, Sandra. I still didn’t know how to do it perfectly. It needs more hard work for me.
Hi Lotchie. I am sure you will keep getting better at it. You have made a start and that’s great! Just like your stories, your crochet will improve, especially as your confidence grows. ?
Thank you for all your kind and encouraging words, Sandra.
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