[Nfb-krafters-korner] crochet

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Might I suggest that you just crochet 10 stitches.  You don't have to  
start over if you had more then that on your practice piece.  Now count the  
chain 1 as your first stitch and single crochet across 9 stitches.  Chain 1  
and turn.
Next row: SC [single crochet] 9 [1 in each top of stitch of row below  
including the top of chain stich in below row.  If you feel with your  fingers 
at this time you should feel 10 bumps, twisted stitches or whatever you  want 
to call it.  The very first one will feel a little different]I want to  say 
maybe  flatter], but there is 10 of them.  Now chain 1 and  turn.  Mentally 
count the chain as #1 and then count each sc as you make it  .
 
 
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 2/26/2012 11:15:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
lyewchan at telus.net writes:

Okay I  think I am going into the right stitch but most of the time the 
rows are  shrinking.
Could it have to do with the chaining when starting a  row?
How many again and I seem to hear comflicting things about when to  chain 
and how many either before or after turning work?
Thanks.
Yes  learning a lot!
Lovette

On 2012-02-26, at 7:18 PM, Cathy  wrote:

> Lovette,
> 
> Run your finger down the left  side of your hook. you will first find a 
sort
> of bump, this is the  right side of the following stitch. Just to the 
left of
> that are two  strands of yarn, one slightly behind the other, this is the
> center of  your next stitch. You place the hook end of your hook in the
> center of  this next stitch, behind the two strands of yarn, but in front 
of
> the  back of the stitch which has a twisted feel to it. it is pretty
>  difficult to actually stitch into the same stitch without pressing the  
yarn
> over towards your right to fit in another stitch. This is done in  
crochet,
> (this being how to increase stitches in a row) but is not  what you want 
to
> do right now.
> When you finish a row, is the  previous row shorter or longer than your
> current row. if the previous  row is shorter , then it could be that you 
are
> indeed placing 2 single  crochets in each or some of each, of the single
> crochets in the  previous row. however, if your previous row is longer 
than
> your  current row then you may be skipping stitches in your previous row. 
>  
> Keep trying, I am glad to hear that your stitch tension is improving.  
Good
> going, you are obviously practicing and benefiting from your  practice.
> 
> Cathy
> . 
> Original  Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>  [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lovette  
Yewchan
> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 8:53 PM
> To: List for  blind crafters and artists
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner]  crochet
> 
> HI there. I am still loosing stitches somehow and  sometimes i worry I am
> goin into a stitch already done. When you have  one done is the next one 
just
> slightly to the left or is it a little  more than slightly to the left?
> My rows seem to get shorter somehow.  
> Good news is my tension is getting better and my daughter is  crocheting 
too.
> Lovette
> 
> 
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