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aboutagirl9588 said: its okay bby <3 now go watch the season finale of Breaking Bad its essential to your life. I forgive you. and still loves you bromigo <3

I dont watch breaking bad.

inb4 mass unfollow.

[hashtagloveloses]

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

THANK YUUU

[nightstalker666-blog-blog]

aboutagirl9588 replied to your post: this headache is narly and hasn’t gone away in 3...

i think its time for you to see a doctor then.

I'm pretty sure its due to all the stress as of late.

[katie-joy]

i just started following you this week.. your blog is seriously AMAZING. i love it so much !

Why thank you

[crochetdork]

basically the basics... i have no idea what im doing and i don't understand the videos.. like i don't think i'm even making the first knot right.. :(

Back to basics, then! Grab a hook and yarn; I'll wait here.

I suggest making all of your stitches pretty loose at first. You need to be able to see what you are doing, and you need to be able to see where you need everything go so you can chain properly.

The very first thing to do is make a slip knot with a loop large enough to put on your hook. To make a slip knot, take your yarn end in hand, then eyeball approximately six inches of yarn (that will be your tail). Working that six inches away from your yarn end, pinch the yarn and twist it 180 degrees so that you now have a loop like a roller coaster and the tail end is on top of the loop (the side facing you).

Now, that roller coaster loop will not work to stitch into, so to complete the slip knot, you will fold the loop over so that it is laying over the non-tail end. The tail will now be sandwiched between the other end and the loop. Pull the non-tail end through your loop and stick your hook through that.

Now that's going to be your loop you start working through. Tighten it some, so that it doesn't fall off your hook. When you've had enough practice, you'll be able to see how much you can tighten that loop before you start stitching.

Now, the very first crochet stitch you must learn is chain. Chain is quite simple, but I will try to keep it generic, as I don't know what your dominant hand is. I will be calling the non-tail end of the yarn the long end from this point on for simplicity's sake.

So right not, you should have your hook and your yarn. Your yarn should be in a loop on your hook, with a tail end and a long end. Hold your hook in you dominant hand. How you do so is simply whatever makes you comfortable. Some people hold it between their fingers like a pen, some a fork, some hold it in the center of their fist like a flower. (I do suggest that however you hold it, the hook itself be on the side of your thumbs and facing toward you, just for ease.)

In your non-dominant hand, grab your long end. And in a motion from behind your hook, bring your yarn over your hook so that you have your loop and a semi-sorta loop on your hook. The order on the hook from hook end to shaft end should be hook end, semi-sorta loop (your yarn over), loop, then your thumb/hand. To complete the chain, you are going to pull the hook toward your loop, catching and carrying the yarn over (semi-sorta loop) through your actual loop. You are allowed to hold any of the bits and pieces of this operation in any way you deem necessary. Pull the yarn over through the loop counts as one chain stitch.

Personally, when I first start chain stitches, I will hold my hook in my dominant hand, and hold the slip knot pinched between my pointer finger and thumb to stabilize it and help move everything into position to chain the yarn.

As I mentioned before, chain loosely. You want to get used to the movements, find which way to hold the yarn, the hook, your hands, find your comfort zone, build up some muscle memory. Their really isn't a right or wrong way to go about doing the stitches. The only reason the stitches can be right or wrong is because you have to have a standard for completing projects. Other than that, it is just about how you feel comfortable doing it.

You will also be able to see the chains clearly, which is important for moving on to other stitches. A single chain stitch will look like it is comprised of three different strands. Two on one side, and one on the other. Those are important because that effects your stitching later with other stitches, and those 'strands' carry over to other stitches as well.

As you grow more comfortable, start chaining a little tighter. You want the yarn to eventually be relatively snug to the hook, but not so tight that you won't be able to work into those stitches later. Tension is the term we use to refer to how tightly a person crochets, and how tight the piece is. It also makes the piece unique. My tension is not your tension is not anyone else's tension. If you were working on a blanket, and I picked it up and did a few rows, other crocheters would probably notice that those rows weren't done by the same person.

Alright, now try the chain for a while. When you have that, it'll be time to move to the single crochet (in American crochet terms, that is!). Just let me know if you would like any more help.

[party-even-harder]

you're blog is beyond awesome. my gosh. I'm in love. <3

thank you (: ^^^ check her out ^^^

[mooglemaniac]

im goin to ezoo 2012

Awesome! Loved the improvements they made from 2010 to 2011, so who knows how much better 2012 will be! :D