Beginner Crochet Kit - Crochet Tutorial On Getting Crochet Kit

By Jennifer Walter March 10, 2008, 11:24 pm

These days Crochet is the most happening thing, Celebrities like Oprah and Paris Hilton too have been spotted wearing those warm comfy crochet boots. Initially my daughter never seemed to be interested in learning the craft of crochet but these days she needs them really bad and is willing to learn the craft. For a quick learning and good results the best suited thing is beginner crochet kit. This is normally a recommended way for any beginner to learn basic crocheting The list of supplies is not long but still the designs and offers make them a good deal. The beginner kit generally includes tools, designs and yarn and of course the instructions to make them. Most of these kits contain useful instructions, patterns and designs for you to start learning. Some of the brands like such kits often come with a set of tools, required yarn and designs with instructions to make them. Brand like Nancy Queen, Spin rite, Bernatand designs are better known for the quality of their kit and easy techniques to learn. Yet if you wish we have listed a few websites here below in our article where you can find all types of information regarding beginner crochet kit. My personal choice is Designs by Nancy Queen and is in the list of gift items I like to give to others. Although I have many other gift items but this type of design is one of my favourites. The beginner kit come in diverse options which range from hip pochos, trendy triangle scarves, large bags, tea shirts, slippers, shrugs rugs, shawls, baby clothing, hats, evening gowns, mobile pouches, jewelry to iPod Case; just name it and one can have a crocheted option for that. These kits are mainly like teach myself how to make a good quality crochet kit, where in the instructions are clear and simple on the ways to follow the step start to finish to get desired results. Then the main thing that arises is where to get these beginners crochet kits from? The answer is simple these days you can pick such a kit from online shops, large super stores or craft stores as well. An online search will help in determining the best place to buy in terms of rates, range and accessibility. Free home delivery … world wide is an attractive option which many online stores offer these days. Technology has made the world small and reachable. These kits can work as a gift for others as well as yourself. It is ideally suited for the females ranging from girls to women they all love it. It can be a daughter, relative, colleague, neighbor every one is fond of an useful gift. The main thing is that its an anytime gift may it be a birthday, anniversary or Christmas its always useful and givable. So why to waste time, go ahead and buy a pair of crochet boots which were worn by Paris Hilton as it is Fashion is not forever and don't miss a chance to wear it when its there.

Discover the secrets on how to make crochet beanies as well as a free tutorial how to crochet flower by Jennifer Walter, the owner of successful beginner crochet site at

Source:

http://www.beginnercrocheting.com

 

 

Katie Cannon

My Etsy Shop http://www.kates1021.etsy.com

My Blog http://manylayersofkate.blogspot.com

 

Learn To Make Beaded Crochet Rope - Free Beginner Crochet Instruction

By Jennifer Walter

Small rounded-off colored glass beads are known to all of us. We see them on our hand bags and fancy accessories, on paintings, shoes, jewelry and else where too, and there's no reason why they cannot be used in crochets! Wouldn't it be a great idea if we can use these beads on our sofa cushions, pillow covers, or even to decorate our wall hangings and crochet hats? These beads could add a new lease of life to an ordinary pattern. I am sure you will enjoy this method once you learn to make a crochet beaded rope. No reason to despair because here is your chance to learn and make your own beaded crochet. Before we go any further with the lessons I want you to understand one important thing, the use silk or cotton thread in the rope is disallowed, as they won't go the distance. The reasons being that the heavy nature of these beads will after some time make them loose and then drop leaving you to cry foul on your efforts. Polyester threads are recommended for beaded ropes. The other thing to remember is that try not using think thread as sewing and placing in a patterns shall not be easy as beads cannot be easily moved due the thickness of the thread. This can ruin if you are doing an intricate design. Now it is time that me start with how to do breaded crochet. Things To Do: 1. You will need a polyester thread of size 10, Crochet hook, glass beads of size 8. 2. Put beads in the thread. Take a different thread and place fifteen. Now capsize, leave one chain & get the hook in the middle of the up half and down half of the 1st chains to start the single crochet stitch. Draw the final bead you have from last strung, attach beside the chains & hook. 3. Place the wool and hook over (wool besides hook) the bead and draw a loop. You are having 2 loops there on hook while the bead must be adjacent to chain foundation. 4. Build similarly second wool; draw a loop, resulting in one crochet stitch. Bead is just worked in the 1st wool over; the other wool is a typical make of solitary crochet stitch. 5. Replicate for all 14(remember we skipped the 1st chain) 6. Thus like circular patterns can be created. In circular pattern you would be required to attach basic chain rope using the initial point to the last using help of slipstitch. 7. The more add more rows as per desire or pattern requirements. There are various things you can do on a completed project too, like adding beads or if projects like Tunisian crochet does not allow you to add the beads in it then you can stitch the beads on the outer part to make it attractive. But for good appearance use colorful beads and the work on it should be neat and tidy. These under mentioned websites could come in handy if you'd like to explore more ideas.

Discover the secrets of "how to attach crochet to knitting" and "how to crochet a dress" tips and tutorials when you visit Jennifer Walter's beginner crochet portal at http://www.beginnercrocheting.com

How-To Roundup

The Wee Wonderfuls Freebies


Scarf Tutorial

Pin Cushions

Storage Cubes

Artful Organization
Maya*Made
Molly Chicken
Kate Cannon

Heather Bailey

Heather Bailey is very interesting. Check her out on her blog as well as in this issu of her local magazine Go, Gilbert. She has a lot of great free sewing patterns on her site, they are located on the right hand side of the page.  Her images on the site are amazing. They look so professional. They are well lit and compossed.
 

I really think that her Trash Ties are a wonderful thing I just wish I could find them locally.

Katie Cannon

My Etsy Shop http://www.kates1021.etsy.com

My Blog http://manylayersofkate.blogspot.com

 

What a great idea

Maya Made has some very interesting ideas. I would love to make a few of these for my friends.
 

 

Kate Cannon

My Etsy Shop http://www.kates1021.etsy.com

Some Beautiful Fiber

 I so Wish I could join this fiber club. http://blog.sweetgeorgiayarns.com/2009/02/fibre-club/  isn't this fiber beautiful go on over and look around she has some very beautiful things and it a very inspiring site.

Kate Cannon

My Etsy Shop http://www.kates1021.etsy.com

 

 

A worthy Cause

 

http://www.craftstylish.com/item/39717/yarn-mining-how-to-convert-an-old-sweater-into-a-warming-neck-gator 

Kate Cannon

interesting picture and article

I think that this is a wonderful picture. I found it on SFBay Girl

here is the link to the post, http://sfgirlbybay.blogspot.com/2009/02/ode-to-my-deco-dine-one-one.html 

 

I love this Idea

http://www.craftstylish.com/item/4924/knit-a-fabulous-fabric-clutch 

Check out this link to find out how to make this cool bag.
 

Katie Cannon

My Etsy Shop http://www.kates1021.etsy.com

My Blog http://manylayersofkate.blogspot.com

 

My Thought for the day is : I am looking forward to a great day. As long as you keep a good attitude everything will look better, if things look bad change your perspective.

Here is another quote:

To Quote Matt Maddox: "Don't rule people out so fast!" You'd be so shocked at who just may end up on top! You'd also be shocked at who God decides to use! Never Quit!
 

Katie Cannon

My Etsy Shop http://www.kates1021.etsy.com

 

 

cool video pattern

I thought that this was cool

Found it here: http://treefalldesign.typepad.com/tree_fall/

Things you've already done: bold
Things you want to do: italicize
Things you haven't done and don't want to - leave in plain font

1. started your own blog
2. slept under the stars 
3. played in a band
4. visited hawaii
5. watched a meteor shower
6. given more than you can afford to charity
7. been to disneyland/world
8. climbed a mountain
9. held a praying mantis
10. sang a solo
11. bungee jumped
12. visited paris
13. watched a lightning storm at sea
14. taught yourself an art from scratch
15. adopted a child
16. had food poisoning
17. walked to the top of the statue of liberty
18. grown your own vegetables
19. seen the mona lisa in france
20. slept on an overnight train
21. had a pillow fight
22. hitch hiked
23. taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. built a snow fort
25. held a lamb
26. gone skinny dipping
27. run a marathon
28. ridden a gondola in venice
29. seen a total eclipse
30. watched a sunrise or sunset
31. hit a home run
32. been on a cruise
33. seen niagara falls in person
34. visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. seen an amish community
36. taught yourself a new language
37. had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. seen the leaning tower of pisa in person
39. gone rock climbing 
40. seen michelangelo's david in person
41. sung karaoke
42. seen old faithful geyser erupt
43. bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant
44. visited africa
45. walked on a beach by moonlight
46. been transported in an ambulance
47. had your portrait painted
48. gone deep sea fishing
49. seen the sistene chapel in person
50. been to the top of the eiffel tower in paris
51. gone scuba diving or snorkelling
52. kissed in the rain
53. played in the mud
54. gone to a drive-in theatre 
55. been in a movie
56. visited the great wall of china
57. started a business
58. taken a martial arts class
59. visited russia
60. served at a soup kitchen
61. sold girl scout cookies.
62. gone whale watching
63. gotten flowers for no reason
64. donated blood
65. gone sky diving
66. visited a nazi concentration camp
67. bounced a cheque
68. flown in a helicopter
69. saved a favorite childhood toy
70. visited the lincoln memorial
71. eaten caviar
72. pieced a quilt
73. stood in times square
74. toured the everglades
75. been fired from a job
76. seen the changing of the guard in london
77. broken a bone
78. been on a speeding motorcycle
79. seen the grand canyon in person 
80. published a book
81. visited the vatican
82. bought a brand new car
83. walked in jerusalem
84. had your picture in the newspaper
85. read the entire bible
86. visited the white house
87. killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. had chickenpox
89. saved someone's life
90. sat on a jury
91. met someone famous
92. joined a book club
93. lost a loved one
94. had a baby 
95. seen the alamo in person. 
96. swum in the great salt lake. 
97. been involved in a law suit
98. owned a cell phone
99. been stung by a bee

 

Katie Cannon

My Etsy Shop http://www.kates1021.etsy.com

My Blog http://manylayersofkate.blogspot.com

 

Shopping Bargins and Cool Links

Shopping Bargains:

Smart Bargins (9days left for christmas shipping)

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http://discount-shopping.mommysavesbig.com/

 

http://www.dailyedeals.com/

 

http://www.ebags.com/ (2days left for christmas GROUND shipping)

Cool Links:

http://weewonderfuls.typepad.com/wee_wonderfuls/2008/12/christmasy.html

 

http://www.twelve22.org/2008/12/gingerbread_house.html

 

http://treefalldesign.typepad.com/tree_fall/

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http://hodgepodgefarm.blogspot.com/2008/12/crochet-today.html

 

http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/heather_bailey/2008/12/red-green-golde.html

 

http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/12/in-the-kitchen-with-caroline-swifts-holiday-treats.html

 

http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/12/12-tags-of-c-10.html

 

http://timholtz.typepad.com

 

http://ammit.exblog.jp/9931665/

 

Katie Cannon

My Etsy Shop http://www.kates1021.etsy.com

 

 

Cool Links and Free Patterns

Beautiful Pictures : http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/12/design-guide-omaha-nebraska.html

Scarf Pattern: http://knitflix.blogspot.com/2008/12/fo-scrunchable-2.html 

A very funny Comic: http://knitflix.blogspot.com/2008/12/fo-scrunchable-2.html 

I want one of these: http://vintagericrac.blogspot.com/2008/12/seamus.html

A very fun and easy scarf pattern: http://nikkishell.typepad.com/wardroberefashion/2008/10/snowcapped-ever.html

I love this collar: http://whipup.net/2008/08/08/pattern-crochet-collar/

A very interesting review: http://hodgepodgefarm.blogspot.com/2008/12/crochet-genius-laura-normandin.html

Too cute I wish my kids would eat it if I made it; http://hodgepodgefarm.blogspot.com/2008/12/crochet-genius-laura-normandin.html
 

Katie Cannon

My Etsy Shop http://www.kates1021.etsy.com

 

 

Cheap Technology

With everyone trying to save as much as they can right now. I thought I would share a link to wonderful site that I found they take paypal and have very low prices and free to low shipping cost. It is called NewEgg and it can be found at www.newegg.com . I purchased a memory card with reader for my LG Rumor phone for only $7.95 (a savings of $20 off most local stores) and I was able to take advantage of free shipping. When you sign up for their newsletter they will send you coupon codes to get rebates and/or free shipping off various products. I have to say that I went back again and was able to purchase a Bluetooth headset for 13.99 and the shipping on it was only 3.99. This saved me almost $20 for this item as well. I hope that you will be able to save on items that you need as I have. I plan on using this site for most of my technology purchases in the future because the have great deals. 
 

Katie Cannon

My Etsy Shop http://www.kates1021.etsy.com

My Blog http://manylayersofkate.blogspot.com

 

Happy Thanksgiving

MyHotComments

This is so funny

I had to share this I really think that it is so funny. A friend of mine showed this video over the weekend and I think that it is too funny.

A Great Read

I have been meaning to write this for a while now. If you are a fan of mysteries then this book is for you. It is a plus that it revolves around a weekly knitting circle who come together to help in a time of sadness, and fear.

Death By Cashmere, A Seaside Knitters Mystery
by Sally Goldenbaum.
ISBN 9780451224712

From the first page to the last I found myself unable to put this book down. Picture a beautiful seaside town, where everyone knows you and your business, where there are people that have lived there all their lives mixed with newcomers this is Sea Harbor, MA. Each of the characters are very well rounded, and well written, they each have such a depth to them that you really connect with them, and feel like you know them. With each page I began to feel like I was being drawn into the world of Sea Harbor, MA. I could almost see the details of the locations as they are described. Each and every chapter of this book with keep you wanting more. The conclusion to this story is so well written that when you read the answer to the mystery you really begin to see the clues that were written into each chapter but I did not put them together. I really would recommend this to anyone looking for a very good read. There is a lace knitting pattern in the back that I am really wanting to try it is for a scarf and it really sounds like it would be a great beginner's lace project.

Here is an excerpt from the publisher's website:
This brand-new mystery series spins a yarn about knitters and murder in a quaint seaside village.
Not long after Isabel “Izzy” Chambers opens up a knitting shop in the sleepy fishing town of Sea Harbor, Massachusetts, a diverse group of women begins congregating each week to form the Seaside Knitters.Izzy raises some eyebrows when she rents the apartment above her shop to Angie Archer, whose reputation for loose behavior and a quick temper has made her unpopular with many locals. But could any of them have wanted her dead? Angie’s body is discovered drowned in the harbor, her long red hair tangled like seaweed in a lobster trap.An official investigation rules the death an accident. There are speculations of too many whiskey sours, a slippery wharf, a dark night… But Izzy and the Seaside Knitters smell something fishy. When several strange incidents occur above the shop, the women decide to take matters into their own hands. But before long, their small-town sense of security is frayed, and the threat of more violence hangs over this tightly knit community.

I would really like to read other books by Sally Goldenbaum, and I will let you know how they turn out.

I haven't forgot about you all

This is a picture from a beautiful organic farm in Vermont, that I took on our road trip.

I have been so busy over the past month that I have not had the time or energy to post. I have been back in school since July 14th, and the girls started back on Aug. 1st. I have been crafting. I have made a baby blanket, a sample scarf for a kit that I am making up. I made a quick lap blanket for the house, and 7 balloon valances for the school that the girls go to. I have also been working on finding a job. I feel that I have not been keeping this up a well as I should be anymore. I will come back and post when I can. The last time I said that I was taking a break I ended up posting like crazy for a while. I thank you for reading. I really plan on posting as often as possible.

I have been going nuts over at YouTube lately. I am able to watch it on my phone and I have found a few that I would like to share.

More Road Trip Pictures

Here is a picture of the cabin that we stayed in on Saturday night in Plattsburgh, NY.
I wish that we could have spent a few more days here because it would have been fun to cook in this little kitchen.

This is the living room of the cabin. Me and the girls slept here. The thought is was cool to sleep on a foton but I could not take another night sleeping on a metal rod.

The girls had to have cereal for breakfast Sunday morning. We all slept on the foton in the living room. Tim have the bedroom all to himself.

The nice lady that was running the campground offered to take a family picture for us as we were getting ready to go.