For this week, I chose an online resource called “Crochet Coach”. This resource offers lessons, videos, tutorials and much more to beginners. It helped me to understand what hook size and size/weight of yarn I should be using as well as different patterns and techniques. I chose to stick with the same pattern I have started with but I did change up my yarn size and hook size, hoping eventually I’ll be able to go back to the smaller yarn and smaller hook size as I continue to grow throughout my crocheting journey. I found this site to be pretty handy and it had a lot of insight to help me navigate my way through crocheting and it did answer many of my questions I had.
One thing I found really neat about this site is that it offered insight to “Mentally Preparing Yourself to Learn to Crochet”. This page talked about the struggles of crocheting and how it can be extremely frustrating when first learning. It talked about how to avoid these frustrations and to take breaks when you are getting over-stimulated and too frustrated to continue. It showed me that learning something new is difficult and comes with its struggles but it’s okay to struggle and it’s okay to not get it on your first couple attempts or try’s. I highly recommend this page if you are a beginner at crocheting like me, it really eases your mind and gives you the realization that you can do it, it just takes some time and patience.
This blue granny square is what I had posted in my previous blog. I have now finished it with a few mistakes, struggles and frustrations along the way but I got it done! From Crochet Coach I learned that my yarn and hook size was too small for a beginner which contributed to many of my struggles. By this picture I am proud of how it looks but to complete this, it was beyond frustrating.
Once I switched to a thicker yarn and bigger hook my struggles minimized but were still there. I find it very tricky to get the hang of a pattern and even though it is very repetitive I also seemed to forget what came next or second guessed myself on where I was at in the pattern or what stage of it I was at. Below are two granny squares, a red and yellow one where I used thicker yarn and a bigger hook to make. As they are not perfect and I still have so much more to learn, making these two were way easier, less frustrating and much faster than my first attempt at a granny square.
Next week, I am going to continue making granny squares as I want to eventually have enough squares to stitch together and make a blanket but I am going to try out a new pattern or technique to make them. I might possibly even try and use multiple colours for one square! I am excited to see how much more I learn about crocheting as the weeks go on.
Here’s the site if you wanted to check it out!
Crochet Coach – Beginner Lessons, Tutorials, Videos, Patterns
Hi Payton!
Thanks for sharing your experience with Crochet Coach! I really like how you highlighted the importance of mentally preparing to learn something new—it’s so true that frustration is part of the process, and it’s okay to take breaks. Your progress with the granny squares is awesome, and I love that you’re experimenting with different yarn and hook sizes to find what works best for you. I have to be honest, I can’t even tell you are a beginner. You have done excellently through your first couple of tries. I would definitely buy your work. Can’t wait to see how your blanket turns out in the future!
Hey Payton!
The cite you found sound amazing for beginners! You are doing an amazing job, remember you learn from your mistakes. As a beginner I think it’s bold of you beginning with a granny square I definitely wouldn’t have been able to do this as a beginner. Keep up the great work, you’re killing it!
Hi Payton!
The cite you picked seems really interesting! I’ve never heard of it so I might actually use it for my learning project next week. your granny squares look great, and it can be hard remembering the pattern. I’ve made quite a few and still forget where I am with my stitches.
Thanks for sharing.
Hey Payton!
One thing I kindly consider with respect to this blog post specifically, is that, when you write a text such as the title of a software application that you are utilizing, is to kindly again, to kindly consider placing the hyperlink of the software application in the text of your wordpress. Overall, I took a look at the site you were using and it looked great.
I really appreciate the fact that, “Crochet Coach,” is a user friendly software application. For an individual like me who does not engage much in arts and craft and even hobbies like crochet or knitting, the above-mentioned software application really aids users by providing instructional methods of learning and videos.
Another thing I noticed in the software application that of which you provided within your post, is that it serves numerous drop down menus. Some of these menus consisted of lessons, training guides for crochet and yarn, as well as blogs from previous individuals who use the software application.
As mentioned in a previous comment that I kindly I posted on one of your blog posts Payton, is that I mentioned that I label myself more so of an auditory and visual learner. This is because again as I have kindly mentioned in the past, I engage more greatly within the content being taught to me.
Overall Payton, I really appreciate this software application that you provided within this blog post. If I do have a family friend, sibling, or a relative who strives to participate in crochet, I will suggest them to use this site. Thank you kindly for sharing again Payton! I hope to find a similar software application or any digital learning tool to aid in my selected targeted skill of learning Spanish.
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