http://mkcarroll.com/2008/02/anne-yarn-costs/ Becoming Great-Aunt Mildred: knitting, crocheting, and baking. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:13:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://mkcarroll.com/2008/02/anne-yarn-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-142 mk Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:49:45 +0000 http://mkcarroll.com/?p=85#comment-142 Thanks Angela! I had fun using all the different yarns, and have ideas for more. Hi Melinda! The pattern uses basic crochet stitches - chains, single crochet, and double crochet. It's a simple pattern if you know how to do those stitches and understand how the rows are worked. There are good references you can use to learn the basics; I recommend the book Teach Yourself Visually: Crochet by Cecily Keim and Kim Werker, and there are some good tutorials over at About.com: Crochet (crochet.about.com). If you have never, ever crocheted before, you may want to take on a small practice project or two first. As you get more comfortable with the process, things like your yarn tension can change and you could wind up with a scarf that looks a bit different at each end. Do you know anyone who crochets and would be interested in sitting down with you and walking you through the process? Sometimes it's much easier to see it in action than try to work off of words. Hope that helps! Thanks Angela! I had fun using all the different yarns, and have ideas for more.
Hi Melinda! The pattern uses basic crochet stitches – chains, single crochet, and double crochet. It’s a simple pattern if you know how to do those stitches and understand how the rows are worked. There are good references you can use to learn the basics; I recommend the book Teach Yourself Visually: Crochet by Cecily Keim and Kim Werker, and there are some good tutorials over at About.com: Crochet (crochet.about.com).
If you have never, ever crocheted before, you may want to take on a small practice project or two first. As you get more comfortable with the process, things like your yarn tension can change and you could wind up with a scarf that looks a bit different at each end. Do you know anyone who crochets and would be interested in sitting down with you and walking you through the process? Sometimes it’s much easier to see it in action than try to work off of words.
Hope that helps!

]]> http://mkcarroll.com/2008/02/anne-yarn-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Melinda Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:58:39 +0000 http://mkcarroll.com/?p=85#comment-143 I have never crocheted before but I love this scarf! Would it be ok for a first-time crocheter? I have never crocheted before but I love this scarf! Would it be ok for a first-time crocheter?

]]> http://mkcarroll.com/2008/02/anne-yarn-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Angela Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:27:31 +0000 http://mkcarroll.com/?p=85#comment-144 Love the Anne scarf in all of its permutations. Thank you! Love the Anne scarf in all of its permutations. Thank you!

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