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Answer these questions:

 

First thing you ever crocheted?

 

Strangest place you have crocheted?

 

Fave thing to make?

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what?

 

Fave yarn?

 

Fave hook? Size? Boye or Bates?

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted?

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you?

 

 

 

 

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First thing you ever crocheted?

 

A scarf for a boyfriend. One end was much wider than the other. lol

 

Strangest place you have crocheted?

 

I worked on an afghan while watching powerlifting at the 2000 Olympics in Atlanta.

 

Fave thing to make?

 

Right now, I am making these cute bath mitts from the Bernat website. I am doing a set for a friend who is pg. I've done a cat and a dinosaur.

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what?

 

Mostly Project Linus afghans.

 

Fave yarn?

 

I live in the country so I don't have much access to variety. I do love Wool Ease though.

 

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates?

 

I love Bates hooks. And my preferred size is an H.

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted?

 

Probably the granny square sweater I am working on. The squares are easy - piecing them will be a booger.

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you?

 

Thread crochet, Tunisian.

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First thing you ever crocheted?

Doily

Strangest place you have crocheted?

um, county convention?

Fave thing to make?

that keeps changing!

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what?

I am trying to. My siblings have done afghans for www.afghansforafghans.org and are now working on afghans for wounded soldiers.

Fave yarn?

Um, don't know. I use Caron and Red heart mostly

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates?

don't care

Hardest thing you ever crocheted?

Probably an afghan with the Afghan stitch

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you?

maybe the fact that most people don't realize the worth of crocheted items!

Amber

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First thing you ever crocheted?

when i very first began: potholder for my grma

when i picked it up again: baby blanket

 

Strangest place you have crocheted?

sitting on the potty (lid closed:o :lol ) while my kids were in the bath

 

Fave thing to make?

toughy - i really loved a poncho i made my dtr. baby blankets are wonderful to give as gifts. i've made great trendy shawls for my sissys. just a bit of everything.

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what?

i just did my first charity chemo hat for an 8yr old girl out of 2 strands lilac fun fur- skull cap style - she has purple hair!

 

Fave yarn?

mmmmmmm cashmere. then, less extravagant - homespun

 

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates?

i seem to use I the most. i guess boyles. don't care. although i would LOVE to have one of those beautiful handturned ones :)

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted?

a floral patterned shawl with amore yarn - ick too much frogging:frog

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you?well, i wish i understood afghan stitch better!

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First thing you ever crocheted? A granny square afghan, my mother taught me how. Unfortunately neither of us (at the time) had any idea how to join the squares, so most of them are falling apart. One of these days I will fix it properly.

 

Strangest place you have crocheted? In the automotive department at Walmart, while waiting with Rick for some minor car tune-ups.

 

Fave thing to make? It really depends on my mood and who I have in mind. I love making hats, my new favorite thing is socks. I so deeply enjoy making afghans when the pattern is "perfect" that sometimes it consumes my every waking thought (and keeps me awake at night, too).

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what? I've donated a few afghans and baby things to a food ministry locally, to be given to whomever they felt was needed.

 

Fave yarn? Of what I can readily get, probably Lion Brand Homespun or Wool-Ease.

 

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates? I use Boye hooks most of the time, but have a set of wooden hooks that I adore.

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted? Some of the squares on the 63 Square CAL, probably. I haven't missed any yet, but I've frogged quite a bit on some of them.

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you? Nothing comes to mind at the moment, though I haven't come close to attempting all the wonderful possibilities out there. I have finally gotten to a point where I'm not afraid to try to decipher a pattern, but there are still many I'll opt out of doing because I don't think I'm ready yet. I guess I just stick in my "safe" zone. lol

 

Excellent questions, Babe! Keep them coming!! <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/thumbsup.gif" />

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First thing you ever crocheted?

 

A dishcloth.

 

Strangest place you have crocheted?

 

Like Julie: In the automotive waiting area at Canadian Tire, waiting for our snow tires to be put on. Come to think of it, it's high time we took those suckers off...

 

Fave thing to make?

 

Hm. I've been hampered by tendonitis lately, so I haven't been able to dabble. But I'll go with afghan.

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what?

 

I'm making a blanket for Critter Knitters.

 

Fave yarn?

 

Mmm. I can't decide. But for sure wool.

 

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates?

 

I prefer Boye over Bates any day. But I don't really have a favourite.

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted?

 

N/A, since my only FO for now is the dishcloth! Stupid tendonitis.

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you?

 

Not really. I find I have a surprising amount of patience for just following the instructions when I crochet, and taking them one at a time.

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First thing you ever crocheted?

 

My first FO was a scarf using homespun... or it might have been a cotton dishcloth. :thinking1 I finished them around the same time. :)

 

Strangest place you have crocheted?

 

My daughter's soccer meeting. The first day meetings are so boring I couldn't help myself!

 

Fave thing to make?

 

I think my favorite might be scrunchies because they're so fast and so useful.

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what?

 

I'm currently working on some critter blankets.

 

Fave yarn?

 

I'm really into the fancier cotton yarns right now. All I want to do is make clothing and accessories for myself using cotton yarn. I'm selfish - I'm testing others responses to my work using the less expensive acrylics before I "upgrade" their gifts to nicer yarns. :nono

 

Fave hook? Size? Boyes or Bates?

 

My fave size is H because it's so versatile. I really like my one Bates hook, but I find myself using Boyes more than anything.

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted?

 

My Magic Squares poncho at first, but once I got the hang of the stitches, it was a lot easier.

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you?

 

How to do filet crochet and socks (heh!), just because I have yet to try it and it seems intimidating to me.

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Answer these questions:

 

First thing you ever crocheted?

A purse

Strangest place you have crocheted?

backstage while I wasn't performing in this play that I was in.:bow

Fave thing to make?

Purses & scarves

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what?

Not as of yet but I'd love to once I get to Australia

Fave yarn?

Lion Brand micro spun

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates?

Boyles H, also love this double sided Q I just got!

Hardest thing you ever crocheted?

granny square scarf (in progress):bigsmile

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you?

reading patterns!!!:rollin

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First thing you ever crocheted? A scarf for my grandma when I was about 11

 

Strangest place you have crocheted? The chiropractors office

 

Fave thing to make? Baby clothes

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what? Preemie afghan, Critter Blankies for animal shelters

 

Fave yarn? Still looking...

 

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates? Bates size I

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted? Slippers! I cant ever get them the right size

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you? Picot stitch, I tried reading an older pattern that required the picot stitch and I couldnt seem to follow the pattern

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First thing you ever crocheted?

A baby hat

 

Strangest place you have crocheted?

The car? Church business meetings?

 

Fave thing to make?

Baby afghans

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what?

I've made baby hats and afghans to give to Birthright.

 

Fave yarn?

Anything soft

 

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates?

Bates, no favorite size

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted?

a goofy hat pattern

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you? Not yet, but I've not tried any difficult stitches yet.

 

Laura

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First thing you ever crocheted?

 

A scarf for me in cranberry with gold metallic thread

Strangest place you have crocheted?

 

In church...it was a choir concert my daughter was in

Fave thing to make?

 

so far all has been fun...except the frogged shawl...scarves, hats, purse, tank tops and poncho

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what?

 

nope, not yet still learning

Fave yarn?

 

Cottonease or Lily sugar n cream

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates?

 

Boyles, "k" but am really liking this new wooden one alot in size 'M"

Hardest thing you ever crocheted?

 

Eyelash shawl that got frogged...aaaaaah

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you?

the 'V' stitch...can't seem to get that one

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Babevigoda how are you joining your grannysquares together for sweater?? I have just finished my squares for my poncho but I can't start joining them I am to nervous it will look bad. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. South Sue:thinking1

 

Answer these questions:

 

First thing you ever crocheted? Wow I am to old to remember but I think it was a blanket, but that is a guess.

 

Strangest place you have crocheted? in a moving truck coming from OR to LA

 

Fave thing to make? right now I am really into the ponchos and things to wear!

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what? not yet but am looking into it I would really like to

 

Fave yarn?TLC it's really soft

 

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates? Boyles size J

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted? This poncho made of granny squares because I need to join them and it still look good.

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you?

Yes patterns I have a hard time reading and understanding them I do better figureing it out myself but then that limits me.:bounce

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First thing you ever crocheted?

an orange scarf for my boyfriend.

 

Strangest place you have crocheted?

hm, only started recently, but i guess the subway. or the lab at work.

 

Fave thing to make?

no favorites yet! but i'm excited about ponchos, other wearables, plus afghans.

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what?

not yet, but one day i might do project linus or critter blankets.

 

Fave yarn?

for the way it feels in the finished product - gedifra new age. sooo soft and lovely. got some on sale, otherwise i can't afford much!

 

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates?

so far, bates h. but have many more to try still.

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted?

haven't really attempted anything difficult yet.

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you?

nope, see above!

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First thing you ever crocheted?

"Doilies", but they were in worseted weight and just went round and round but I practiced all the stitches with them... I still have them too lol

 

 

Strangest place you have crocheted?

dentist chair

 

Fave thing to make?

Can't really say for sure, the shawl I made for me is right up there but I just started doing filet and love it soooo....

And then there's afghans you can't go wrong with keeping warm and looking good can you? And all those things I have yet to make... :lol

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what?

Going to start making hats and things for shelters around here when I find out where to drop them off.

 

Fave yarn?

Chenille or homespun

 

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates?

Boyle but no fave size

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted?

Getting ready to make a purse.

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you?

Yeah that I can actually do it!!! lol j/k Patterns sometimes stump me, sometimes the wording confuses me and I have to sit and think about what is meant.

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First thing you ever crocheted? A little stuffed thing called a Widget (found it in some magazine when I was a young teen)

 

Strangest place you ever crocheted? Aqueduct Race Track (waiting for horses to enter the gate, the lady sitting behind me started talking crochet to me)

 

Fave thing to make? That's hard since I like to make a lot of gifts suited to the recipients.

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what? I make baby afghans for my local medical center, approximately 50-60 a year. Will be doing scarves and hats for shelters next.

 

Fave yarn? Prefer worsted weight, usually Red Heart.

 

Fave hook and size? Susan Bates, like to work in I, J, K.

 

Hardest thing ever crocheted? First thread project, a multi-colored purple beret about 30 years ago.

 

Anything about crochet that stumps you? Actually, not much except the diagrams which a lot of people like. I would rather read a pattern. Oh and the fact that people often mistake crocheted items for knit.

 

LI Roe

 

Happy Crocheting!!!

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Answer these questions:

 

First thing you ever crocheted? a bright pink, green and white granny square afghan, back in the early 70's so you can imagine the bright!

 

Strangest place you have crocheted? At a tire shop

 

Fave thing to make? gifts for people, doesn't really matter what.

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what? I've started a bear for the 8 yr old with cancer.

 

Fave yarn? Bernat So Soft or RH Teri.

 

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates?Bates any size

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted?Anything with squares, I have the hardest time keeping them the same size.

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you? Afghan stitch, I can't keep it from rolling up on the end. Anyone know a solution?

 

Joy

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First thing you ever crocheted? Round cotton coasters, and a single crochet scarf for my DD

 

Strangest place you have crocheted? Maybe not strange but dangerous...While I am sitting in veerryy Sloooow traffic. I steer with my knees and crochet.

 

Fave thing to make? Hats are my favorite now. They are quick and easy.

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what? Almost everything I do is for charity... hats and gowns for Preemies in Vanderbilt Hospital and larger hats for Cancer patients. I have plans to make afghans for our troops and for Afghans for Afghans.

 

Fave yarn? Any soft yarn. I don't care about the brand.

 

Fave hook? Size? g, h, i, j, k

Boyles or Bates? Bates

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted?In haven't been crocheting for very long but some of the squares in the 63 square afghan have been difficult for me.

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you? Granny Squares. I have tried several times to follow a granny sq. pattern. It never comes out right. I guess I need someone to show me how.

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First thing you ever crocheted? a snake thing when my step mom was teaching me.

 

Strangest place you have crocheted? umm, I guess its not very weird but at my grandma's poolside.

 

Fave thing to make? I am not sure, I am experimenting right now!

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what? Not yet, I would like to one day though.

 

Fave yarn? anything that comes my way!

 

Fave hook? Size? well, my first hook was a K, i think it is a Boyle. It was my first one, and I just used the heck out of it!

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted? So far, I am working my way up in difficulty. I made a skirt (i still need to put elastic in the waist) and had to take it apart, and resize it and stuff though.

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you? Not really, If I do have a question, I try to look it up online and, so far, I have found all the answers I need. Now I have you all to turn to too!!

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First thing you made: A pillow

 

Strangest place you ever crocheted: Probably in a lawyer's office while waiting for my friend

 

Favorite thing to make: Probably socks, but I love other things, too

 

Do you do charity? If so, what? I crocheted a couple blankets recently for an animal shelter. I really like the ships project, it's one for our troops

 

Favorite yarn? I mostly use Red Heart acrylics, but I'm venturing out into fancier yarns

 

Favorite hook and size? No preference here

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted? I'm not sure...probably that first pillow. I think I frogged more than I crocheted.

 

Is there anything about crochet that stumps you? Not really, unless the pattern isn't written well

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First thing you ever crocheted?~ pot holders I was 8 yrs old

 

Strangest place you have crocheted?~the top of the schlithorn in Switzerland

 

Fave thing to make? ~anything with thread

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what?~ yes I make mittens, afghans, and baby layettes

 

Fave yarn?~ I love all yarn it just screams touch me ~

 

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates? size 3.50 for yarn and 1.75 for thread~ Areo hooks

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted? The Lords Prayer ~ It was large and I really had to concentrate ~ check stitches and re-check ....something that big you don't want to mess up :(

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you? Yes people that don't ! :bow:lol

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First thing you ever crocheted?

a snake thing my step mom taught me, and then a endless grannysquare that i did completely wrong and it was all ruffled

 

Strangest place you have crocheted?

I used to bring my crocheting into school

 

Fave thing to make?

I love making all kinds of afgans!

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what?

havent yet, but plan too

 

Fave yarn?

as of yet no fav

 

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates?

boyles N hook

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted?

This blanket i was making for my ex's birthday. I just couldnt figure out the decrease. I would have been done a few weeks early, but the thing wouldnt cooporate.

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you?

well it used to be the granny square.... then the boyfriends blanket, now its how to stop.. but i am not to worried about that one

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Answer these questions:

 

First thing you ever crocheted? - a large orange granny square--roughly 36x36 inches. It was SQUARE!!! Immediately followed by smaller granny squares that were not square.

 

Strangest place you have crocheted? MN Twins baseball game.

 

Fave thing to make? Afghans - I do them motif by motif usually so they can be take-a-long projects.

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what? I used to donate afghans to police & fire dept. until it became "organized." I have a couple of projects that will be donated to either Binky Patrol or Linus when they are done (small afghans).

 

Fave yarn? for afghans, Sayelle. I really LOVE the feel of Lion Homespun even though it seems harder to crochet.

 

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates? Prefer Boyles and mostly use size G.

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted? A multi-tiered rose pillow. I could NOT get the trellis part right, so just made up something that worked.

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you? Yes, that stupid trellis, but I will try it again!:irked

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First thing you ever crocheted? a tunisian stitch blanket with x-stitching

 

Strangest place you have crocheted? district court waiting to be called for jury duty

 

Fave thing to make? blankets, but will try anything

 

Do you do charity stuff? If so, what? nothing yet

 

Fave yarn? don't really have a favorite brand, but favorite size is worsted

 

Fave hook? Size? Boyles or Bates? Bates H or I

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted? fun fur purse for my daughter, the pattern was fairly simple but I had trouble getting used to the yarn

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you? not really, I crochet to relax so I usually only choose simple patterns

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First thing you ever crocheted?

I wanted to learn, but didn't know anyone that knew how, so I got a library book and a teeny little hook and navy blue thread . I made a ......well, it was OVAL shaped. What it was, I have no idea !

 

Strangest place you have crocheted?

Probably sitting around the campfire !

 

Fave thing to make?

Afghans and baby things

 

I haven't done any charity crochet yet .

 

Fave yarn?

Red Heart

 

Fave hook? Size?

Size H - I prefer the Boye .

 

Hardest thing you ever crocheted?

Probably an aran afghan with different types stitches every few rows !

 

Is there anything about crochet that completely stumps you?

I think knitting stumps me more ! I'd love to be able to knit better .

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Babe -

I had to laugh when you told about the scarf you made your boyfriend, where one end was wider than the other .

Maybe your boyfriend was shaped the same !

( Just kidding -- I thought that was cute when you said it ! )

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