About a month ago I headed to my Mother in Laws in Gippsland for a crash course in crochet. After all, I could hardly arrive at a crochet workshop hosted by The Haby Goddess and not have a clue! I then headed home to tackle one of the adorable Amy Gaines Cupcake Crochet patterns.
I must of started and unpulled my efforts what seemed like a thousand times, only to decide in the end, to just keep going with it . It didn't seem to look like the pattern. And then it worked (well good enough for this beginner). I had begun by using the dark coloured yarn but was finding it too difficult to see any pattern forming or the holes I was meant to crochet in.
I am very excited with the beginnings of my cupcake. These are just a few tips from my own experience.
- Before I started I practised a single crochet stitch from this You Tube tutorial to get the hang of it.
- I found it easier to use a lighter coloured yarn to start with. Will now try darker yarn as I am a little more confident.
- You need to crochet quite a few rounds before a pattern starts to form. It still didn't seem to look like the pattern - until I turned it inside out (who would of thought!!!)
Congrats on your first Crochet project! It is looking pretty spiffy so far!
ReplyDeleteI am yet to learn how to Crochet, it is next on my 'Skills to Learn' list.
Ahh, that looks challenging for a crochet newbie! Well done on it!
ReplyDeleteAs for myself, I start to follow crochet patterns, get confused then I make it up as I go along!
well done Jodie it looks brillant!
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