My New Stitch

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I love to crochet. There’s no surprise there. If I am sitting, most likely I am crocheting.  My favorite stitch is the granny square. Although I don’t like stitching them together. I will post a few videos from my favorite crafters that show how to crochet granny squares. 
I was working on my red blanket (late last night).  I had an idea in my head, but somehow it wasn’t coming out as I thought it would. I did a few different stitches into one and will end it with a simple granny stitch until there isn’t any yarn left. Oh, this is the fourth design for these colors. I decided to not frog the last project, turning it into a few balls of yarn, and just keep crocheting.

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I found a better way to start my granny square… A standing single stitch takes the small bump away.  I came up with this thought last night, because there was little light in my room. (Oh, I do not recommend crocheting with only light coming from the TV) When I got to a corner, I could barely see that third stitch, so when I turned my project around and was getting ready to make that slip stitch. I stopped. I was thinking can I do a standing crochet stitch? I was way too tired to keep thinking about this, so I just did it. I was so happy, because it worked.

** sidenote: I tried to find a video of a standing crochet stitch and there are way too many. I saved some, but they are lost in my group list as well. 

I didn’t see what I did, so maybe it wasn’t a standing stitch after all. No, it was my standing stitch, and one day I will start my own YouTube channel…. 

My standing stitch goes like this: a single stitch, turned, another single stitch, I only pulled through one stitch, now there is two stitches on my hook, I pulled through one stitch, and now there are two stitches left, pulling through those two to make the height of a double crochet stitch.

{}https://youtu.be/c3MIn-ALLTM?si=owXTiFs1VOHNFHGF Blossom Crochet: The Granny Merge Baby Blanket Blossom Crochet{} This absolutely beautiful and delicate baby blanket is just dreamy! It’s very simple once you get started and I hope you enjoy the tutorial! {} Can also be turned into granny squares.

{}https://youtu.be/hG1Bq9-LofA?si=AnB2-KIuBsN22NT4 C2C Granny Square Crochet Pattern & Tutorial Jayda InStitches {}

{} Joining Squares Idea in Crochet | Zigzag Slip Stitch Method | Embroidery Inspired

Lyza Walters

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I had to make myself stop adding some of my favorite granny squares and when I do stitch my squares together, I did Ms. Lyza Walters’ stitch.

I am so over typing about crocheting, because I really want to crochet in the daytime with enough light to see every stitch.

Bye IV Now, LD*

Not Stopping….

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I wonder why people don’t believe in putting a leash on their dog. I decided to start my “new me” by walking in the morning before the sun makes it too hot to walk. It wasn’t an easy walk, because I am walking with a boot on my left leg. I was taking each step slow and steadily, as I listened to my music walking down the street, and then it came to a sudden stop when I heard the barkering.

Okay, my walk was cut short, but I did a chair aerobics routine and called it a day. I had planned on dancing before I called it a night, but tired eyes closed before I could set that planned into action.

That dog may have cut my walk short, I wasn’t going to let it cut my workout short, because I will be a better me. I also decided to write down my journey. 

Bye IV Now, LD*

To the Beach I go…

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I am finally going to the beach. True it isn’t an overnight stay or somewhere I dreamed of going, and I cannot actually walk on the beach. I have to wear a boot when I am out in about. Then again I am still walking with a cane, so walking on the beach isn’t going to be easy anyway. Not at all this time.

**side note: If you are over fifty and fall. Don’t act like you are still in your teens, get up, go back to work, and act like you are not in pain. Take it from me when I say, “take a few days off with your feet raised on a pillow and keep it iced”.

I was happy for the day trip to the beach. I admit I was almost thinking about calling it off, because I wouldn’t be able to move freely. 

Nope not letting that stop me. I am not sure what part of Myrtle Beach I will be going to or what to think. Is it just a beach with a lot of hotels or what?

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I was told to bring a beach towel and a chair and I was thinking to myself, “You know I have never been to a beach before and you know I am out of work, so how would I have those things?” I then enform that I would be on my own as if I didn’t already know.  I also started thinking what can I bring for the ride there, and so my beach list begins:

  1. Yarn for a small crochet project. Well, I was thinking about bringing two. The blanket I am working on now, for the bus, and a smaller project for when I find somewhere to sit out on the beach boardwalk.
  2. I will have my pink headphones, and a portable charger.
  3. A notebook I got on amazon. (When I find it, I put it in a bag somewhere)
  1. I know I will eat a big breakfast, bring lots of snacks, and get dinner before getting back on the bus. Oh I will bring a few bottles of water .
  2. I will have a good time…

Bye IV Now, LD*

Rethinking how I Crochet…

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They say, “When one door closes, another door opens,” and I know that is true. Then again my door was always half open and half closed. I could see and imagine a happy life, but the “unknown” was preventing me from opening the door completely.

I have been crocheting for years and when some friends asked if I could teach them I said, “Yes,” and told them the items they were going to need. I was confident  I could teach them, but I was beyond wrong. The only thing I was able to teach them was how to start it and hold the needle.

I  didn’t want to give up and neither did they, but after two more days they only were able to get one row. They gave up and no matter how much I tried to encourage them,  they didn’t want to try again. 

I started thinking maybe just knowing how to crochet wasn’t enough, so I put it aside and gave up on teaching. I am out of work for three weeks (due to a fall at work) and I thought it was a good idea to teach what I love and that’s crochet. 

There is two websites that offer crochet certificate and I am moving closer to – https://americancrochetassociation.blog/

Crochet Certification Crochet Certification – Everything you need to know to teach crochet, including how to get started!  | Reach Your Crochet Goals! (americancrochetassociation.blog)

I can’t wait until I get some more crochet hooks and then I will be signing up.  I want to learn more and maybe one day I can teach what I have learned…….