Can you help me put together a list of crochet blogs and instructional videos that explain in painstaking detail -- like, looped super-close-up slow-motion detail -- how to a) stitch something other than Ch, Sc, and Dc and b) make some simple crocheted gifts? After learning how to do some verrrrry basic crochet, I am now obsessed, but I'm struggling a lot with figuring out how to read patterns -- written ones and the chart-type things -- and I don't understand gauge AT ALL. I did sign up for Ravelry (I'm dbr over there, too). I'm one of those people who needs direct, hands-on instruction when I'm learning how to do anything but the current slate of in-person crochet classes at my LYS is impossible for me to attend due to my work schedule. And all of my crafty friends are knitters, not crocheters.
Some of Melanie Ham's instructional videos have been helpful, but sometimes her hands go out of frame for a few stitches and then I get totally lost. Is Craftsy a worthwhile endeavor? I'd love to figure out how to make a hat, gloves/mittens, or some cute little ball animals (amigurumi) but right now all I can do is rectangles and squares.
So far I've made one terrible Sc scarf along with ~1/4 of of a pretty good Dc scarf, and I'm about halfway done with a middling Dc baby blanket. I have a couple different weights and styles of [vegan] yarn and a few hooks but no stitch counter, stitch markers, or yarn needles.
If you're like, "Well, I would post this project, but it's written/walked through at a level that would be easily understood by a literal kindergartener," that's exactly what I'm looking for. I saw this previously but OP is already at a more advanced skill level than me and although I do have a nice pair of size 9 needles, knitting is currently beyond the scope of my comprehension.
Thank you, crocheters of MeFi!
Some of Melanie Ham's instructional videos have been helpful, but sometimes her hands go out of frame for a few stitches and then I get totally lost. Is Craftsy a worthwhile endeavor? I'd love to figure out how to make a hat, gloves/mittens, or some cute little ball animals (amigurumi) but right now all I can do is rectangles and squares.
So far I've made one terrible Sc scarf along with ~1/4 of of a pretty good Dc scarf, and I'm about halfway done with a middling Dc baby blanket. I have a couple different weights and styles of [vegan] yarn and a few hooks but no stitch counter, stitch markers, or yarn needles.
If you're like, "Well, I would post this project, but it's written/walked through at a level that would be easily understood by a literal kindergartener," that's exactly what I'm looking for. I saw this previously but OP is already at a more advanced skill level than me and although I do have a nice pair of size 9 needles, knitting is currently beyond the scope of my comprehension.
Thank you, crocheters of MeFi!