52 Things – Learn to Crochet

Here’s this week’s item:

44. Learn to crochet.

My first few attempts to learn to crochet were immediately aborted. I couldn’t find a video that was clear and kept messing up over and over again. And then finally I got lucky about ten days ago and found these amazing videos (thanks to this post) and they finally helped me unlock all I needed to know. So, then, I went searching for a doily which is all I’ve wanted to do.

I found these videos and here’s the motif I picked. And here’s my finished one.

a bit crooked but for my first project ever, not terrible.

Then I decided to get more adventurous and make a butterfly:

And finally I went back to this heart I’d bookmarked a long time ago and even did one of those (I used it on an upcoming catalyst which is why it’s glued to paper.)

I am still FAR from a crochet expert and have yet to join threads but it’s certainly a start and I do know how to crochet now.

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