learn to crochet

I just don’t want this to be a personal challenge anymore. I will pick it up again at some stage when I’m not so busy.

I watched an online tutorial on how to do the double crochet stitch tonight. I practised for a while and got the hang of it, although I still need to make my stitches tidier, but at least I made some progress tonight!

Originally I wanted to crochet a little shrug. But the other day I came across a cool pattern for a crocheted beanie. I think I would like to do this before the shrug. The pattern looked complicated because I don’t know how to read them yet or how to do the stitches. I think if I find an online pattern (I couldn’t keep the one I found because it was in a magazine at the hairdressers) and buy some wool, it will force me to get started. I’ve had this goal up here for too long! There’s just not enough hours in the day to do everything I want to!

I know what I want to crochet, it’s a cool little shrug thing that I found a pattern for on the Internet. Of course, I’m going to have to start at the beginning and learn how to do the basics first, but at least now I have something to aim towards. I have found some instructions online too to get me started.

My flatmate very kindly bought me a crochet hook yesterday! Now I just need to buy some wool!

I know how to knit, but I don’t know how to crochet. Mum said she would teach me but she never did. I need to think of something I want to crochet and then teach myself to do it.