Darlene's Crochet Stuff

I first learned to crochet when I was pretty young. My guess is I was about 7 or 8 years old. My Grammy Bea taught me to make a granny square, and I would sit and crochet for a few rows and then rip it out and start over, until the yarn was so worn, it was almost useless! Because all I knew how to make was a granny square, I made a giant one, with whatever yarn I could get my hands on. Which wasn't much.

Years went by and I didn't pick up a crochet hook again until I was engaged and wanted to make an afghan for our bed. This is when I got a book and taught myself to read the patterns and I made a granny square afghan. Quite an undertaking I might add. The squares didn't come out all the same size either. I used white, gray, and rose. Well, I was too far into it when I realized this, to start over, or rip out, so I kept going and luckily, when I joined them together, they looked fine. You would never know.

In my searches of the web for crochet tips, ideas and actual patterns, I've come across a lot of pages that I thought were great! I've included some links here. I was especially impressed by the number of people who make afghans for charity. So I'll include those that I have found too.

Here are just a few of my FO's (finished objects)

This is a picture of a mile-a-minute afghan from 'Annies Attic'. It is the first mile-a-minute afghan that I attempted. I found that I had to modify it a little bit to make it work, but I think it came out ok. I think that some of the holes are too big and I would modify it MORE if I attempted it again. The picture doesn't really do it justice, but you get the idea.

This is a blanket I made for a baby shower. I used a pattern from a book. Modified of course. I rarely follow a pattern as it is written. I ALWAYS change something. This one has a plain single crocheted border (different than the pattern), and It is a different width than the pattern called for. I just took the stitch I guess! Well, that seems to be the way it always goes with me. If I don't like something, I change it!

I loved this stitch when I first saw it. It came out of "Annies's Quick & Easy Crochet To Go!" magazine, Feb-March 1998-Number 109. I just started my subscription and this was in my first one! I swore I would do the pattern EXACTLY as it was in the magazine, then I didn't like the very end, so, yup, I ripped some out and changed it a bit.(what can I say, I guess it is just my nature)

To see some stitches, abbreviations and more, click here

My first pattern! Pineapple Bookmark with picture
Soap Saver/Sachet with picture

Crochet Links...

This Crocheters Anonymous
site is owned by
Darlene M.

Crochet Cabana Charity
This page is a charity page that sends preemie size blankets to several different hospitals for the premature babies born there. A great idea for a 1 skein project. Includes patterns.

Project Linus Home Page
Project Linus supplies security blankets to children who are pediatric cancer patients, seriously ill, or traumatized.

A Stitch Tutorial
This is a page of crochet stitches, the abbreviations, and how to make them. There are no pictures though. So you need to know crochet-ese.

Crochet Guild of America
This page has a section called "Learn how to Crochet" This has lessons for lefties as well as righties and has pictures to demonstrate the instructions. Tons of information here for beginning or advanced crocheters

Special thanx to Sean (DH) for this background (he's talented, ain't he?)
It's made from a scan of a blanket that I made.

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