Well, as I posted previously I've been trying to teach myself to crochet. Thanks to some instant messaging between myself and my dear ol' friend, more research and practice from the internet, I'm coming slowly along. Here are some of my recent "things."

A washcloth....

Does ANYONE actually USE these crocheted washcloths? And if so, for what?

I attempted to make a doll purse for my DD's American Girl Doll. (shown upside down)

But it just wasn't turning out right. LOL

So I tried again and this time got it right!

It matches the one I made for her own use. She just loved it.

She thought it was hillarious that the pattern was really for a cell phone!LOL

Then I attempted to make a granny square...

As you can see it is HORRIBLE! LOL ... BUT, it was the beginning of a lightbulb moment!

I can't tell you HOW THRILLED I was to have gotten ONE corner done correctly!

That was very reassuring!

So I frogged it, tried again and eventually came up with

something that looked like it had potential!

With a bit more help via instant messaging and a bit more trial and error on my part I figured the darn thing out...

It still isn't perfect but that was fine by me! I *GOT* it!

I finally understood the general concept!

I practiced more on getting my tension and stitch lengths more consistent (I think that is an ongoing lesson.)

Since then I've begun making a different granny square and will be making a

whole slew of them for an afghan for the living room. Here is what I have completed so far.... (I still have a long way to go!)

Forgive the photo. This was taken with the kids' digital camera as my Canon DR was charging. The middle square is actually a "sage green" like the top photo in the blog entry...with the top one being an off white, bottom being a chocolate.

I've also taught myself the popcorn stitch. LOL Just playing around I made this...

No telling WHAT it is... LOL

I've found some nice blogs and websites with great instructional videos and/or photos, and a few fun blogs just for inspiration. I even checked out a couple books from the library. It was real nice sitting in the car with my son while my daughter had soccer practice. I worked on a granny square (the brown one with the hook still in it above) and my son handstitched a drawstring bag he's working on. (I'll share a photo of that in the next few days when he's done.)