Turn Turn Turn The Crochet Hook

[kerravonsen]

I have accomplished crochet!
Using the largest crochet hook I have (19mm) and chunky yarn, this scarf worked up pretty quickly. And it is fluffy and soft...



It's actually two kinds of yarn which happened to have the same colour schemes; the yarn at the edges is an odd mix of "bobble" yarn and eyelash yarn, while the yarn in the centre is "Chenille" yarn (very soft and furry).

I think I should go back to where I bought this yarn and see if they have any left in a different colour.

Comments

[primsong]

Oooh, nice! I've attempted crochet a couple times and couldn't get the hang of keeping the tension even on the various loops, that you can produce something this lovely so quickly is an event worth preening for - I salute you!

[kerravonsen]

(smiles at your icon)

I discovered crochet last year, and I love it. My initial tendency was to have my tension too tight, possibly because I was used to macrame.

[deird1]

Hurrah!

I've been learning crochet this year. Isn't it fun!

[kerravonsen]

\o/

[evilawyer]

It looks alive! Neat effect!

[kerravonsen]

(grin) Not intentional, I assure you. If I had a live scarf it would probably be a Doctor Who monster...

[evilawyer]

The world needs sentient scarves. They could tell us what jacket they look best with.

[kerravonsen]

They would do so, and it would turn out that they were colourblind.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Oh, this lovely scarf really looks so soft and fluffy! Congratulations!!!!

[kerravonsen]

It is definitely as soft as it looks. 8-)

[dreamflower]

Ooh! Nifty! Aren't novelty yarns FUN? It looks so soft!

[kerravonsen]

8-)

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Ooooh... (must learn to crochet. Must must MUST learn to crochet)

[kerravonsen]

It took me a while to get the hang of it at first, but now it's my favourite craft, because I find it rather relaxing (as well as it being portable and something I can do while chatting to people).

Do you learn best from books, from lessons, or from videos? I'm sure there's a vast array of how-to-crochet videos on YouTube.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Sis has promised to teach me... we've just never got round to it yet.

I can knit, and very well, and do blackwork (though the eyes aren't so keen on that these days)

[kerravonsen]

Sis has promised to teach me... we've just never got round to it yet.

You will just have to make a date. Like this Christmas holidays.

I can knit, and very well, and do blackwork

Blackwork?

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Blackwork embroidery, I got interested through seeing it on historical costumes and did quite a bit of it. Fiddly, but very beautiful.

[kerravonsen]

Ah, interesting.