From Hells Heart, I Stab at Thee...Would-be Scarf!

[wednes]

Damn! Damn! Damn!

I messed up the scarf for H. It is unsavable and must be begun again from the beginning.

According to this confusing-ass crochet book for beginners, I forgot to do a "turning chain" for the new row. As such, my line of single stitches kept getting smaller and smaller. Plus I have a hard time figuring out what part is the top, because it was getting all curly... and not a bald and hilarious curly.

Plus, doing just one row takes like, fifteen minutes and hardly looks like anything at all. I worked on it for 2 hours and just had this tiny, curly mess. I suck so bad.

Is there an easier stich than the single stich, or does it just not get dumbed down any more than that?

You win this round, Yarn-Related-Arts!

Sigh.




While I'm here though, please enjoy A Christmas Story in 30 Seconds by Bunnies. I advocate these Angry Alien folks highly. So if you haven't been watching them, get on over there!!

Comments

[madush69.livejournal.com]

I'll ask Cathy if she has any knitting advice. She made a sweater this weekend, and may have some valuable tips.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I think I'm abadoning the project until I get my mountain of baking done. Tonight is chcolate/peanut butter cookies and blueberry oat breads.

[roane.livejournal.com]

And this would be why I knit. Crocheting gives me fits. :P

[nate101000.livejournal.com]

So knitting is easier than crocheting? I always thought crocheting was pretty easy already.

[roane.livejournal.com]

Well, it's easier for me, for some reason. Some people find crocheting easier. I think for me it has something to do with all of the stitches being visible right there on the needle, unlike crocheting, which is harder for me to see.

[nate101000.livejournal.com]

I think I've got to learn how to knit.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

That makes sense to me. I'm having a terrible time find the stitch. Or maybe it's a right brain/left brain thing?

[roane.livejournal.com]

And I just noticed your LJ 'name'. "The Court Jester" is one of the best movies EVER. :)

[nate101000.livejournal.com]

Thanks for noticing.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Maybe I'll try that next. I need to figure something out soon, or H will be having a very cold neck this season.

[nate101000.livejournal.com]

If you want to set some time aside for serious crocheting let me know. I'll get some more yarn for my scarf and we'll whip them out.

[sudrin.livejournal.com]

I remember years and years and years ago I was dating this girl who was into these so called yarn related arts. She was making a sweater which I constantly told her she was making for me. She denined it saying it was for someone else, but I didn't believe her! In the end, it wasn't for me. She never did make me a sweater, so believe me, Tiny Curly mess or not, its pretty cool if you ask me! :)

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's cold blooded.

[thehula.livejournal.com]

I like a double stich on a GIANT hook. Wow, that sentence is just plain wrong. Anyway, scarves go faster if you make them like a big long strip of afghan instead of a really long dish cloth.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

That makes sense. I'm going to dig around through this book I have and see what I can do.

Thank you, Hula Bunny!

[kindofblue328.livejournal.com]

The Bunny Christmas Story made my cry with laughter!!!

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Yeah. And there are so many of those, and they are all damn funny. I guess it doesn't hurt that they are all movies I love to death!!!