Friday, October 8, 2010

The beginning of my favorite hobby...

This was my very first finished crochet project.  I checked out a how-to book about knit and crochet one summer from my university's library.  Everything I made was impromptu projects that I threw together.  First I made the scarf.  I wanted to start small so I could get familiar with the different types of stitches.  The hat was made from the pattern in the book.  It was not bad for a first timer, but I didn't gauge the stitches so it fit my daughters head just fine.  My head, not so much.  The flower was also a pattern in the book that combined the different types of stitches to create a flower.  It took a summer's worth of time for me to catch on, but now I crochet any free moment I have and there are not many of those in my life.  I am excited to show you other things I have made and will make in the future.  I do not sell my projects.  I am happy to just give them away.  I usually crochet things for family members as Christmas gifts.

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