[Nfb-krafters-korner] quick intro

[Ramona Walhof]

Lisamaria, I sent this before I was done.  It sounds as though you are 
making very good progress if you have done several items in one month. 
Bring some yarn and hooks.  Meetings are great times to practice.

Ramona
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisamaria Martinez" <lmartinez217 at gmail.com>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 5:00 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] quick intro


> Hi,
>
> I have finally joined. I live out in California and I've recently
> started to crochet and knit using a knitting loom. I have knitted 3
> baby hats and 2 scarves on the loom and I have crocheted 2 scarves --
> all in the last month.
>
> I'm a little stuck because I want to learn how to do cool projects and
> I want to learn how to do more advanced stiches, etc, etc. My crochet
> teacher is pretty busy and doesn't have a ton of time to teach beyond
> what she has already taught me, which is to say, she's taught me how
> to do a slip knot, chain, a single stitch and how to finish off. I've
> read a crochet book my husband bought me for Mother's Day and have
> learned, in concept, how to make other stiches like the half double
> stitch.
>
> I've downloaded and read a few iPhone apps that have taught me
> additional stitches. I have arm wrestled my husband into watching
> YouTube vids of looming techniques but he complains he doesn't know
> what he is looking at and isn't a good candidate for helping me learn.
>
> Anyways, I'm new and I'm open to learning how to learn.
>
> any ideas are much appreciated. And, if anyone is willing to sit and
> teach me a few tricks at Dallas, I'm game! I learn very fast.
> crocheting is ihn my blood. My grandmother does it for a living in
> Puerto Rico. My mom and sister crochet, but my mom was never able to
> teach me. I've finally found someone who could teach me and I'm so
> hooked.
>
> Lisamaria -- AKA, LM
>
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