I learned to crochet when I was 10 when my sister taught me how to double-crochet. I think I made a 5 x 10" patch and gave up. It took weeks for me to learn the steps but I just couldn't grasp the general concept. Not rocket surgery, I know.I tried again in my mid-twenties and made a scarf. An actual completed project!!
I'm not sure when it bloomed into a full-on obsession, b
ut here I am. And, thankfully, I've graduated from chains and double-crochet to actual patterns, some by others, some my own which I record as I create original objects. I've come a long way.In the last six weeks, I have made the leap from scarves (of which I made 8 in three weeks for Christmas presents) to dolls and handbags. This recent growth has been the direct result of the purchase of two books:
Creepy Cute Crochet by Christen Haden and The Crochet Stitch Bible by Betty Barnden. The Crochet Bible was basically just to help me figure out how to actually execute some of the ideas that I have. Creepy Cute was just because... you know, they're cute.
Creepy Cute is a book of Amigurumi which is basically the Japanese art of little crocheted dolls, usually sickeningly cute. The book starts with a basic pattern and provides various alternate versions to create about 15 or 20 dolls.
No comments:
Post a Comment