Lady Sheherazahde's Journal

I just put up a gallery of my Crochet Projects

Such as my new neck wallet


And a rag rug made out of old pants

Well, I finally finished the last little bits needed to turn that skirt my mom gave me into a shirt.

And I crocheted a round hot pad out of jute twine. It sort of crude compared to what real crochet people do. But it is only my second project (my first turned out to be a square jute twine pot holder).

I have already started on my third crochet project, it is a replacement for the wallet I wear around my neck. The new one will have a pocket for my cell phone. I'm making it out of the pretty wool yarns that came in the kit Bu bought me.

chezelliott sent me a pattern for making a tote bag from plastic grocery bags, or a Round Plastic Bag Tote

Check out Marlo's Free Form Crochet She does amazing things with yarn.

And, remember, all of this is just so I can make Round Crochet Rag Rugs out of my old clothes.

I managed about a 3x5 rectangle of crochet with heavey Jute twine, before I snapped the plastic crochet hook that came with the kit. I will try to pick up a metal hook to replace it.

I think I was pulling the stiches too tight. I was using the jute twine because the wool yarn that came with the kit broke when I pulled too hard.

But at least I'm learning how to crochet.

But Buddha came through for me.

I had decided to turn my old pants into crochet rag rugs. I even purchased the biggest crochet hook I could find. But I couldn't find any instructions on the internet on how to crochet. Well, none that I could understand.

Yesterday Buddha gave me a "Discover Crochet Kit" from Harrisville Designs So I can learn how to crochet. it is harder than I thought, But I'm getting the hang of it. Buddha had shown me how to make a chain stitch but last night I finally did a second row of single crochet.