NATIONAL CRAFTING MONTH MEET AND GREET

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Welcome! Here is our space to squee about the current theme and tell others a bit about our crafting interests.

Below are the thematic questions for this months fest. Fill in as much or as little of it as you wish, depending on your interests as they relate to National Crafting Month.

 

My Name (how I wish to be known):
Type(s) of Crafting that I’ve tried:
I consider myself a Beginner, Intermediate, Master, or Other:
Crafting I’ve loved and/or loathed:
Project I’m particularly proud of:
Something I learned the hard way:
Something I haven't done yet, but I'd like to try:
Biggest crafting frustration(s):
Something else I'd like to share:

Feel free to copy this Meet and Greet into your blog as well as filling it out here.
<strong> My Name (how I wish to be known):</strong><br /><br /><strong>Type(s) of Crafting that I’ve tried:</strong><br /><br /><strong>I consider myself a Beginner, Intermediate, Master, or Other:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Crafting I’ve loved and/or loathed:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Project I’m particularly proud of: </strong><br /><br /><strong>Something I learned the hard way:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Something I haven't done yet, but I'd like to try:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Biggest crafting frustration(s):</strong><br /><br /><strong>Something else I'd like to share:</strong>

Comments

Re: Hi all:

[merrileemakes]

I love your story about the socks. Picking something you really want to make is a great way to learn! I'm sure many a newbie knitter has been turned away forever my the garter stitch scarf that's the default newbie project.

Re: Hi all:

[dialecticdreamer]

When I was still trying to figure out the knit stitch, one thing that kept me motivated was in reading the Red Cross knitting project books for World War 1. Why? Because a great majority of them used only knit and purl, often a lot of garter stitch, BUT still created shaped garments. It made shaping the intermediate step, not patterning.

Baby clothes are generally not very closely shaped and take less time to make than an adult garment, so I got into those for a little while. (Ironically, years after my own kids were in elementary school.)

Given the plethora of patterns on the internet, I'd have someone window shop for an item that they think is beautiful, then work bit by bit to build the skills needed to make a satisfactory finished project.

Re: Hi all:

[ysabetwordsmith]

You have to think about how you learn.

A scarf is an ideal project for level-grinders or people who want to secure the basics first. The length means you can actually see your improvement from one end to the other.

To practice the basics without getting too bored, swatches or dishrags or coasters or all good -- big enough to get some practice, small enough to finish in reasonable time.

For the craft cliff-jumpers, it's fine to pick a complicated project that you love enough to bull your way through it.

And those are all equally valid approaches.