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I want to learn how to crochet and I've been looking through lots of beginners videos and such on YT but I'm still finding it really difficult with my being a lefty and everything I see being for right handers.  Anyone here crochet and know of some good resources?

I can but mostly remembered via YT... I was taught years ago but took to knitting more.  But I'm right handed so not sure re left handed.  Can you Google left handed crochet and see what comes up? I enjoy it, it's faster than knitting I think. 

Look at this video for left handed. :)

Ooops, that didn't work. Ok, here is the link. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So7C7gtILRo)

I'll crochet a granny square if it kills me LOL! 

Thank you ladies.  Not a whole lot comes up but I'll investigate YT again.  I find the videos are too fast moving mostly.  Mostly I've been ending up with a tangled ball of mess on the end of my needle.

I've seen that video.  It's good but I want to learn how to do a granny square.  There's a guy on YT called mikeysmail (or something) and he does a left handed one but he moves so fast.

I would take the wool and stop and start the video as I worked along with it.

I'll just keep at it I guess :)  I only got the niggle after I stayed in Lesley's house in scotland and had a huge blanket made out of granny squares and every one was different.  Beautiful!

My daughters a leftie and has been doing a foiar bit of crochet lately. Il ask her if she can do something for you. Shes of to a wedding tomorrow so its not likely to be for about 10 days if thats ok

That would be wonderful!  Just if she knows of anywhere that's a good learning resource.   :buttrf:

Im a lefty but I cant remember how to crochet sorry but if you can find some one to teach you my nan showed me how to knit by sitting in front of a mirror if thats any help which im sure it isnt  :mwaha: good luck with it

Hi Salach, I decided to start to crochet some soap savers just before christmas and I bought a wonderful little book, very little, but it does have diagrams for left handed and right handed people, I am a bit of both cos I was taught to crochet by my mother who was a leftie, but I am right handed, so while crocheting I look totally cack handed whether you are a leftie or a rightie. Anyway, as I say this book is totally brilliant as it shows you how to start, from a complete beginner. It is called Crochet unravelled A clear and concise guide to learning t crochet. by Claire Bojczuk.
Hope this helps. :)

Oooh thank you!  I will check that out!

It turns out that that little book is in my order from Amazon.  It's on it's way actually LOL!

One can find the suggested book as used for £1.70 at Amazon! Wow!
Oh, you posted same time as me. :)

 :tantrum: bought it

LOL!  sucked in!

not fair!! I am weak don't you know  :mwaha:

I don't know if it helps or if I am too late, but www.ravelry.com is the place most knitters/crocheters (at least those with access to computers) go for help/patterns and so on. There is a forum as well but I have read several instructions "translated" in crochet with video links for left handed crocheters. Good luck, it is an absorbing and surprisingly artistic craft to enjoy.  :)

I've just started to crochet too! Been wanting to learn for years, but my poor gran is too arthritic to teach me. I'm not an evil lefty though ;D

tut tut us lefties arn't evil we are genius's  :buttrf:

I am a natural leftie who was trained into my right hand as a child.  It made me ambidextrous but I still reach for things with my left hand. 

My mum is a leftie, it caused problems when she was teaching me to write! ;D

My mam is ambidextrous too and I can also use both hands for writing etc.  my brain just isn't working that when it comes to crochet.  My poor gran is a natural lefty and when she was small at school her left arm was strapped behind her back as it was the 'devil hand.' She was forced to use her right. Good old Catholic Ireland eh? 

That was done to my uncle too.  So Grandma made sure every child born a leftie was trained into their right hands before school.  Here they would rap the knuckles of anyone trying to use their left hand to write....  What a cruel society.

Salach, how are you getting on? my hooks came yesterday and I managed to do this last night, I really do have to learn to count   :mwaha:

Not very well.  My crochet books still haven't arrived and I'm finding the tutorials on YT really hard to follow.  Can't wait for them to get here.  Haven't also had that much free time as I've been working late this week and had a lot on.  Can't wait to master the granny square though!  Good job on yours though!   :buttrf:  It looks great!!! 

ooh I love crochet and knitting, I made my son a bobble hat last year and we get people stopping us when we're out and asking us where we bought it, which is hilarious cos it's just something I knocked up when I was doing farmers markets inbetween customers. I've still got the blanket I knitted for my daughter while I was in labour, although after 17 years it's looking a bit dishevelled.............

I just don't have enough time now to commit to proper crochet and knitting, loads of wool etc but no hours left in the day  :(

My book just came and im trying to get the granny square but i have unravalled it 5 times already lol  :mwaha:

You'll get it Lisa.....

 :mwaha: the book says I should have a square but I have a circle  :mwaha:
Sorry for the  :hhijjack: of your post Salach   :buttrf:

It can sometimes look circular for the first coupl of rounds.

Mine arrived yesterday!  I've remastered the chain stitch which it turns out I had been doing all wrong!!!!!

Hahaha!   :mwaha:  Bless!

Lisa are you putting 2 groups of 3 DC in each corner?

NB differnece between US stitches and UK stitches (not sure about Canadian)

Chart here
http://www.yarnfwd.com/main/crochet.html (http://www.yarnfwd.com/main/crochet.html)

EJ & Lindy, no I wasn't! but after a few hours of unraveling and re-trying I finally got it  :woohoo: I will post a pic in the morning.

Salach how you doing with it?  :buttrf:

I learned years ago, but am right handed.  Glad to hear you didn't give up... congratulations!  My sister, who lives about 6 hours from me, gave me some eyelash yarn that she purchased to make a scarf.  She never could figure out how to do it and gave up, so I made her the scarf on our drive home and gave it to her the next time I saw her. 

Can't wait to see pics of you granny square  :popcorn: :popcorn:

EJ thanks for that.  I was using US terminology.  Who would have thought there would be differences in the terms in crochet of all things :o

Lisa yay!!!  Sorry for the confusion of terms.....  :-[

I have my book and needle and wool with me today to give it a real shot.  I have hardly any time to scratch myself these days!  Hopefully from today I'll be able to practice and wil have made a granny sq by Monday.

Cant wait to see your pics Salach.

Here is mine

Aw great first job!  :D  That looks cute!

Have you seen this?!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creepy-Cute-Crochet-Zombies-Ninjas/dp/1594742324/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357895785&sr=8-1

Cute or what?!

:mwaha: I love the bride and groom

I think I'm being a bit over optimistic by saying ill have a granny sq done by the weekend being over.

:mwaha: not at all Im sure you will be able to do it its only Friday afternoon!  :buttrf:

Lisa - well done!  Now you've got...

How you getting on?  :buttrf:

I have been trying a bit of crochet too!! Have you seen that 'Knit and Stitch' magazine? It gives beginners instructions for knitting, crochet and embroidery. It comes with a DVD which is quite good....it's only for righties though  :(. You get a free pair of knitting needles and two balls of wool. So far I think I have the hang of the chain and slip stitch...gonna try double crochet later!

The tutorial I used when learning were the Knit witch ones. They were fab.



http://knitwitch.com/videos.htm



and the book I used was

Stitch and bitch, the happy hooker.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stitch-Bitch-Crochet-Happy-Hooker/dp/0761139850/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1361898550&sr=1-1-catcorr



again, fab :)