[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Another Crochet question

[Ruth Reynolds]

	I’M A LEFTY WHO WAS TAUGHT CROCHET BY A RIGHTY, AND SO LONG AGO, I DON’T REMEMBER HOW IT WAS DONE.

	I’VE BEEN AT IT LONG ENOUGH THAT EVEN THOUGH MY SIGHT IS FAILING, I CAN WATCH A YOUTUBE VIDEO FOR UNFAMILIAR STITCHES, AND EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THEM ARE DONE BY RIGHT HANDERS, I *FREQUENTLY* USE THE “PICK A SLOWER SPEED” TO WATCH VIDEOS.
	MOST OF THE TIME, MY STITCHES LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME AS THOSE IN THE VIDEO.  I SAY MOST OF THE TIME, BECAUSE SOMETIMES EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS *EXACTLY*, I HAVE TO RIP OUT UNTIL I’M SATISFIED MY WORK MATCHES THE VIDEO.

	I HESITATE TO CROCHET IN THE ROUND ONLY BECAUSE I TEND TO GET CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT ROW I’M ON.

SINCERELY,
RUTH

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> On Jun 17, 2022, at 7:56 PM, Cathy Flesher via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello there,
> 
> If you are crocheting a flat rather than rounded piece, then the important thing is to turn the fabric over so that the top on the first side is on the bottom for the second side. This creates a fabric that looks the same on both sides. 
> As for crocheting from right to left or left to right on each row, traditionally folks usually crochet from right to left. When I first began crocheting, I crocheted from left to right believing that that was the way to do it. An experienced crocheter was amazed that I was able to do that right-handed. She called that a different crochet stitch name which I don’t remember. I did find that crocheting from left to right was easier for a right-handed person and suspect that crocheting from  left to right would be easier for a left-handed person. I do not know if the stitch looks different moving in the opposite directions, but don’t think it should look different?
> 
> When crocheting in the round I would suspect that crocheting would work in the same manner as crocheting across with the difference being whether you are crocheting clockwise or counter-clockwise.
> 
> If I’ve got any of this wrong folks, please correct me.
> 
> 
> 
> May God bless you.
> Cathy F
> 
>> On Jun 17, 2022, at 2:36 PM, henry osborne jr via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi There! In staying on the topic of Crochet questions, I would like to know
>> if it matters if you turn the fabric Clockwise or Counter clockwise after
>> you chain and turn the fabric to begin a new row.
>> I have made swatches of both methods to see for myself, and, don't see any
>> difference in how the fabric looks on the edges.
>> Thanks in advance for any answers.
>> 
>> 
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