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A picture of a crocheted piece made with purple yarn, above it are some colorful yarn balls. The caption reads “Crocheters in November: ‘I will make everyone I love a hand made gift.’ Crocheters in December: ‘I love two people’
A picture of a crocheted piece made with purple yarn, above it are some colorful yarn balls. The caption reads “Crocheters in November: ‘I will make everyone I love a hand made gift.’ Crocheters in December: ‘I love two people’
I’m a rookie and bought a pre-packaged tote bag kit that came with a hook, yarn and instructions, to make a gift for my mum. Turns out the instructions are well above my paygrade, so I’ve got some learning to do. It’s just granny squares, but the way the pattern is written down means absolutely nothing to me.
Last year I gave her a knit scarf and she really liked it, though I cheated by doing it on a knitting machine at the hacklab rather than by hand. Turns out knitting by hand is pretty hard. I had a lot of trouble tensioning the yarn the way it was naturally twisting during the knitting process.
I’ve found it easier to start with heavier yarn because it finishes quickly. Also watching tutorials along with reading from a pattern can help figure out what it means.
TIL I’m heavier yarn. In more ways than one.
Lol, what other ways than the obvious one?
I was going for the “pushing rope” metaphor.