I finally have time to post the results of the Crochet Flamies. Because of all of you who voted for me, I won the Best Tech Editor award! I am so excited about this! I have been tech editing for 6 or so years, and, as I said on the podcast, I started because I found some errors in a book that was edited by a friend - Jean Leinhauser. When I let her know what they were, and how to correct them, she thanked me and suggested that I try tech editing. I took her advice, and here I am! Best Tech Editor for 2010! Wow!
For those of you who are going to be at one or both of the Crochet Guild of America conferences this year, I will be giving an afternoon "breakout" session at Professional Development Day on how to become a tech editor - what skills you need, what to expect, etc., etc., etc.
And here's my virtual statuette for winning:
If you want to check out all the winners, here's the web site:
15 comments:
Congrats!
Dear,
first of all, CONGRATULATIONS!
I am a new crocheter, and I need your help to know how to shape neckline for jackets; do you have any posts to help with that topic?
I don't have any posts on shaping necklines. One idea - do a Google search for "shaping necklines". Most of the sites will tell you how do it for knitting, but you may be able to get an idea from that. Or, look at some books on sweater construction or "how to crochet" books, or tips and hints books. I know that there are a lot of ways to shape necklines, and most of them include decreasing stitches or increasing stitches, depending on which way you're making your sweater or jacket. If you have a pattern for the jacket you're trying to make, it should have some directions. If you don't have a pattern, look at a similar one with a pattern, and try to figure out how the neckline was shaped.
Thanks for your reply.
I already have a pattern but I find some difficulty in understanding the instructions. Anyway I will beging the project till I reach that point; can I ask for your help if I need some clarifications?
Definitely!
Thanks dear :)
Mrs. Miller,
I am working on the shopping tote from the book "100 purses to knit and Crochet". The tote is your design. I am having trouble with round 8. It does not make any sense to me . After I get to the marker, I am I supposed to ch.5, sc in the ch-5 spac 5 times or am I supposed to do it in 5 separate ch-5 spaces, and on the next stitch am I supposed to ch-5 sc in the same ch-5 space 2 times or in 2 separate ch-5 spaces?. The previous row worked great.
I have to look up the book to see the pattern. I'll be able to do it later today, and let you know.
This is the round in question:
Rnd 8: [*ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp, repeat from * until marker, ch 5, sc in same ch-5 sp. Place marker here in this ch-5 sp.] 5 times. Ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sc in next ch-2/dc sp, ch 2, dc in dc of previous rnd: 24 ch-5 sps.
You repeat what's after the * until the marker, then ch 5, sc in same ch-5 space. Then, you repeat what is between the brackets [ ], 5 times. What that means is that you do all that stuff that comes after the * again, 5 times.
Hope this helps.
In plain English, ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp, do this, working a ch 5 and then sc in next ch-5 sp, until you get to the marker, in the marked sp, ch 5 sc in that ch-5 sp, ch 5, sc in SAME ch-5 sp.Then you work into the next ch-5 sp, and the next, and the next, until you get to the marker, then ch-5, sc in marked sp, ch-5, sc in marked sp. Do that all again, so you repeat that 5 times. The only time you work 2 sc in the same space, separated by a ch-5, of course, is when you get to a marked space.
Congratulations :)
I have only yesterday found your blog and it is very informative, thank you so much for posting it. I am a beginner many times over (people have taught me and I have given up so many times...) I love the look of crochet so much that I just keep coming back and trying. This time I would really love to get it.
I would like to be able to create a baby blanket (it says it is an easy one) for my cousin who is about to have her first child. I was wondering if you might help me to understand something about this particular pattern?
It says:
Square: (Make 70)
With baby yellow. ch 5; join with sl st to form a ring
Rnd1: (right side) Ch 1, 12 sc in ring; join with sl st to first sc, finish off: 12 sc
then it gives a few nots and goes on to Rnd 2.... I get the abbreviations and that I have to chain 5 join to make a ring (i have never done a round before) I also understand that I need to then chain 1 and continue on with 12 sc in the ring, what I don't get is does it then want me to do another 12 sc and then go on to Rnd 2?
I am confused as I would have thought that rnd2 would have been the next 12 sc..... and the following bit after that where they change colour (I have not done that either) would be Rnd 3
Sorry to have to ask you this in this particular post but I can not see where to be able to just ask you random questions. Sorry if I have posted this in the wrong place.
Thank you for taking the time to read this :)
Hi I2ah,
This is a fine place to post your questions.
When you encounter something like this:
"Rnd1: (right side) Ch 1, 12 sc in ring; join with sl st to first sc, finish off: 12 sc"
what the last bit is after the colon is the stitch count. So what that 12sc is telling you is that you should have 12 single crochets in that round.
Sometimes this number will be in ( ). Sometimes it will be separated from the row or round instructions by a dash. But however it is written, it is just the number of stitches you should have when you are finished with the row or round. And not every round or row will have this. Sometimes it's not there because the stitch count remains the same. So if the next round has 12 scs also, it may or may not have the stitch count at the end.
Hope this helps,
Marty
Hi Marty
I would just like to say thank you so much for your help and quick response :)
Rah
You are most welcome!
Hi Again Marty
I am sorry to have to ask you this but I have searched the web and I can't find anything on it and I live in a small mining town of which I am new to so I have no one to ask... The blanket I am working on requires me to change colours using slip stitch in a chain of a different colour. I am unsure on how to do this any help you could give me would be very much appreciated, a video would be totally awesome but I can understand if that is asking too much. Here is the pattern:
Square: (Make 70)
With baby yellow. ch 5; join with sl st to form a ring
Rnd1: (right side) Ch 1, 12 sc in ring; join with sl st to first sc, finish off: 12 sc
Note #1: Mark Rnd as right side
Note #2: Using the following colours for Rnd 2, make 24 flowers with white, 24 flowers each with Light Pink and Baby Blue.
Rnd2: With right side facing, join the first colour with sl st in the same st as joining * ch 6 loosley, working in top loop only of each chain, dc in third ch from and in the last 3 ch (petal made) sl st in next sc; repeat from * around working last sl st in st as joining; finish off: 12 Petals
This is where I am stuck....
Rnd3: With right side facing, join Pastel Green with sl st in ch-2 sp at tip of any petal; ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), (2dc, ch 3, 3dc) in same sp, ch 1, sc in ch-2 at tip of next petal, ch 2, sc in ch-2 sp at tip of next petal, ch 1 *(3dc, ch 3, 3dc) in ch-2 at tip of next petal, ch 1, sc in ch-2 sp at tip of next petal, ch 2, sc in ch-2 at tip of next petal, ch 1; repeat from * 2 time more; join with sl st to first dc, finish off :16 sps
I get most of what it means and what it's doing, I just can't picture it if you get me and I certainly don't know how to join it. If it is too much I totally understand.
Thank you for your time :)
Rah
This is what you have a question about:
join Pastel Green with sl st in ch-2 sp at tip of any peta
You're not doing a sl st into the chain, you're doing a slip stitch into the space MADE by the chain. It is exactly like doing a slip stitch into a stitch, like you did in the 2nd round. You insert your hook into the space, yarn over with the new color, bring your hook through to the front, and then what I do is yarn over with both the tail end of the new yarn and the other end of the new yarn - the end that's the working end, coming from the skein - and then I pull through. That's my slip stitch to join, and by working it with both ends of the yarn I get a strong join.
I hope this helps.
Marty
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