we did go through the train station above this and it had also been 'yarn bombed' !

To Jenevieve, Just do It! even with the people around.. I went to the roller coaster park with my son and some kid was smoking pot down the hill, this is totally not allowed in this park, but nobody said nothing!! It's peer pressure reversed.....lol You may see people but they may not "see' you ;)

Libby - unfortunately not and I wont have a chance to get out and about this weekend.

This is really cool. Have you seen it Julie?

someone yarn bombed a tree near where I live. the whole tree is covered in beautiful doilies! I think they are multicolored, too. I always wanted to yarn bomb one of the statues near there, but could never figure out how; there always seems to be too many people around. Oh, well! maybe I'll start smaller!

That's awesome! I Facebooked it!

Just thought I'd share this
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22884537

Here is one I did, I really hate patterns so this is more of a tutorial. For a bag. But you can make the base whatever size you want. http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/wine-bottle-cozy

post them in the projects section of your profile. good luck :)

Hi,I do all kinds of crocheting in thread and yarn,I'm 62 married 40 yrs. live in Missouri.making things for a craft sale in Aug. Trinket dolls boxes,tissue couches,puzzle balls,will be making many more things. Tell me how I can post some of my pictures to show everyone my projects. ladybeastmaster@yahoo.com

Thanks for the pattern Shaun S.

I do a lot of crochet in the round since my specialty is hats and bags. At one point though, in looking through a book of patterns, I found a doily that had the look of netting. It's really a very simple pattern, and if you don't do well from a pattern I hope that these instructions work for you.

Base: Chain (ch) 4 or 5; make a loop by making a slip stitch (sl) into the first chain.

1st row (round): Ch 2 (for height); into the loop (base) double crochet (dc) anywhere between 9 & 14 (usually 12 or 13, depending on your yarn/twine and hook); sl into loop made by first 2 chains to end the row.

2nd row: Ch 2; * dc into first stitch (st) of previous row; * ch 1; repeat from * till end of row; sl into beginning 2 ch to end row.

3rd row: (this is the beginning of the net pattern) Ch 1 for height; skip first st of previous row; single crochet (sc) into first ch (space) of previous row; * ch 2; sc into next space; repeat from * until end of row; dc into top of first sc to end row.

4th row: ch 1; sc into last dc (space) of previous row (the space where you just made that ch); * ch 3; sc into next space; repeat from * until end of row; dc into top of first sc to end row (is this starting to seem familiar?).

5th row: ch 1; sc into last space of previous row; * ch 4; sc into next space; repeat from * until end of row; ch 1; dc into top of first sc to end row (1 ch + 1 dc = about 4 ch).

6th row: ch 1; sc into last space of previous row; * ch 5; sc into next space; you should have the idea now, right? to end this row, ch 2 and dc into first sc.

The pattern so far makes a flat bottom; when you get it as wide as you want it you simply repeat the last row until you've made a bag as deep as you need it.

If you want a rounded bottom, increase one row then repeat that row a second time until it's as wide as you want it and then repeat until it's as deep as you want it.

This gets you a diamond net pattern. For the hex pattern shown in the pic above you'll want to move to a double or triple crochet once you reach the width you want.

When you're approaching the depth you need, start reducing your rows to make it harder for things to roll out of the bag. Do this for about 4 or 5 rows.

At the end, reduce the number of chains to about half of the previous row (sc 1, chain 6 in next to last row means sc 1, ch 3 in last row to make a nice straight rim).

Finish by adding handles and maybe even a drawstring. Alternatives include a single satchel strap or even double shoulder straps (backpack style).

I hope this works for you.

I too struggled as a left hander. I find graph patterns much easier to follow because I do as you do and go the other way to right handlers. Also I struggled with crocheting in rows but was shown how to do squares. So I progressed so but surely. Good luck you will get there.
Juanita

Go to about.com and type in: left handed crochet instructions Also, youtube is definately worth a try. Good luck.

So I am left handed, and have been wanting to learn how to crochet. My mother refuses to teach me because she is right handed and says that when she was younger and tried teaching her sister (who is left handed) it failed horribly. I have attempted several times to try it the "right" way but it just does not work, and at one point i tried the "left" way but halfway through ended up doing it right handed.
Does anyone know of good sources that shows how to do it the left handed way? Any suggestions on how to prevent my weird left-to-right flip? I do know how to read the patterns, so that is not a problem its just going through the motions, that seem to be my difficulty.

Using a fabric glue like liquid stitch would be better. Hot glue peels off of fabric easily sometimes and it's usually really bulky. You would be best off sewing them on though.

http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/iron_on_patches. I think it's practically the same thing. . . I guess so

So, I have started my baby blanket and now the mother says she wants little strawberries attached to the blanket once it is finished. I know how to crochet the strawberries, but I am not so good at sewing them onto the finished blanket (I'm not good at attaching anything like this). Can I just get a hot glue gun and glue the strawberries onto the blanket? If not, can someone PLEASE explain to me how to attach this stuff?

That was really cool, Pam Well done!

Aww thanks Krista! I know how hard and crazy patterns can be to read especially when they aren't published patterns, but just ones someone made up and wrote them selves, lol. I have had to push my way through enough patterns now, that I can pretty much figure it out ^_^

Wow!!! go Pam! I have "given" up on patterns like that thinking I need to just be more experienced... what a way to give the experience!

Thank you so so much it helped me figure this out at last!

Oooooookay- I think I figured it out. I had to actually pull our some yarn and try it out to see what they were talking about. Here is how it goes

SHE SAYS- [what I say will be in these brackets]

Head (make 1)
Round 1 In yellow,
ch 6, 1 sc in second stitch from hook, [Ch 6, work 1 SC in the 2nd Stitch from your hook]
3 sc, [work 1 SC in the NEXT 3 Stitches]
3 sc in last stitch from starting chain, [Work 3 SC in the last Stitch or your starting chain]
working along in the opposite side, [ You will now be working in a circle, so your next Stitch will worked into the unused site of the foundation chain]
3 sc, [ work 1 SC in the NEXT 3 stitches ]
2 sc in next st, [work 2 SC in the last unused stitch] [now you should have a little oval shape]
using the stitch marker to mark the first stitch of the next round [Place a stitch marker, such as a safety pin in the next stitch, the one that you would normally slip stitch into to close this round. But done slip stitch because you're just working in continuous rounds. Keep moving the stitch marker are you complete rounds]
---12 sts [before moving on to the next round, count backwards from your hook, you should only have 12 stitches]


I hope that helps, if not let me know and I can try and break it down further, or maybe take pictures. I think this pattern was written for people who are extremely proficient in reading patterns and working in the round :S

Fear not! I am on it :) lol I saw your post a few days ago, but keep forgetting to go and actually read the pattern, but I will do that now. (I crochet a lot, and have made a few animals too)

that little man is so cute! but you know what? I have to learn how to crochet I guess it's going to be hard for me

So I have started a new pattern. And the first row for the giraffe's head has me stumped. It reads:
"In yellow, ch 6, 1 sc in second stitch from hook, 3 sc, 3 sc in last stitch from starting chain, working along in the opposite side, 3 sc, 2 sc in next st, using the stitch marker to mark the first stitch of the next round --- 12 sts"
I am utterly lost. here is a link to the pattern if you like it as well. If someone could explain it that would be awesome. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gigi-giraf

You can actually use a smaller hook to size a pattern down. It may take a little bit of pre-work, but work a sample square in descending size hooks to get to the size you want. The same idea works in reverse - it's why some patterns stress working out a gauge square before beginning the actual project.

Thank you so so much! That helped me out so much!

The [ ] mean you repeat the stitches inside the [ ] (in this case 2 single crochets in one stitch alternating with 1 single crochet in the next stitch.)
The (9) indicates you finish with 9 stitches in the row = ch1 sc1, sc1,sc2, sc1, sc2, sc1. finishing with a slip stitch to close.
Hope that helps - keep at it and you'll soon be fluent in 'crochet'!

I am trying to do this cute pattern and I know it said its slightly hard but some of the lingo has got me stuck. For one row of the pattern it say ch1, sc1 in same, sc 1 [sc2 in 1, sc1] around, sl st to close round (9). I understand the first part but once the [ ] hit I get utterly lost. I've only been doing this for about a month so please help