Get
yourself some cheap yarn. Play with it for a while. Practice some stitches.
Make a couple granny squares. Once you’ve learned the basics, then spend a
little more at your local yarn shop. Splurge on something super soft. Try a
really thin fiber. Every time I visit the yarn shop I’m inspired to start a new
project based on the yarn I find.
Try a
variety of hooks. You’ll want to use different sized hooks for different gauges
of yarn or to get a different outcome with the same yarn. I got these for $7.50
online.
Learn to
read patterns. Follow a pattern. Be inspired by the holidays. Here’s a heart I
crocheted using a pattern I found on Skip to my Lou just before Valentine’s
Day. I didn’t know what a treble crochet was when I started, but there is a
wealth of information out there and Google will help you find it.
Try
stitching something without a pattern. See if it comes close to what you
imagined, or if it’s even better than you dreamed. Side note: sometimes when I
crochet before bed, I dream about stitches. That’s how I dreamt up the idea for
this little cuff that I whipped up on the plane a couple weeks ago.
And
remember, it is super easy to rip up a project without destroying your yarn –
just pull the yarn and it all comes loose. So don’t be afraid to make mistakes.
Make
something for yourself. I’ve been working on this granny square cowl in colors
that I love with yarn that is super soft. It’s taking me a while, but I have an
end goal in mind and that keeps me on track…and trying to finish it before it’s
no longer cold enough for a cowl.
Make
something for someone you love. Eric recently requested a scarf “with orange in
it.” So I started work on this pattern. It’s great because he checks in every day on the progress of
his scarf, and I like his oohs and ahhs when I show him how much I’ve done.
