I have whipped that triple stitch!

[saffronhare]

Which is something entirely different than a triple whipstich, mind you.

Anyway, I have a lovely Block of Some Sort started with my cheerfully multicolored yarn, which I'm building with a few rows of sc, followed by a few of dc, then a few rows of tc, and then counting down to dc and sc again. It's pretty nifty practice. My yarn tension and stitch size are relatively consistent -- and I don't seem to have accidentally decreased/increased or dropped stitches, though my eye for that isn't so great yet.

This, added to knitting, is totally a lifeboat sort of skill. You know, if there's a weaver/spinner on board...along with a few sheep. :)

Yay, me. I need to find a simple pattern or two soon, so I can learn how to read the darn things. Those patterns should lead to the next set of stitches to learn. Maybe I could start a collection of sample blocks? An afghan might develop (or a lap-ghan, or a really marvelous selection of Barbie Blankets). We'll see. It baffles agrnmn that I prefer to crochet/knit with the TV on, but it's sort of like trancing. The layers of visual stim, combined with the physical repetition of the stitches, really helps me disengage the Left Brain for some rest, and engage my Right Brain for some creativity and freethinking. (shrug)

I'd forgotten how much I like textile work. There's a hankering in me to do some serious sewing, but that'll have to wait until there's a convenient and safe place to set up the machine and supplies. It's just too much of a pain to get it all out, only to put it away before I'm finished so there won't be straight pins all over the house. Unless I'm pulling an all-nighter, which is only fun about twice a year. :)

Comments

[agrnmn.livejournal.com]

I figured out last night that you don't mind multiple visual stimulus like I don't mind multiple audio stimulus. So, now at least I have a vague frame of reference.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Yay for learning styles, huh? XO

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

The neat thing about crochet is that if you accidentally drop or add a stitch on a row, you can fudge it in the next one without its being too noticeable.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

and I love fudge! How great is that?!

[kcwitch.livejournal.com]

i always crochet while watching tv or working at WW on the phones. it gives me something to do between breaks.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

I'm enjoying it. Hard to say if I like it better than knitting, but having fewer moving parts makes the crochet much more portable for me.

[kcwitch.livejournal.com]

i've never tried knitting. it just seemed like too much math for me. i don't like math, it makes my head hurt. :)

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Really? I haven't seen a bit of math with knitting yet at all. Huh.

[kcwitch.livejournal.com]

maybe i am reading the instructions wrong. it just seems so complicated for me. i learned by watching my mother and grandmother and never picked up a book. sadly i only know one stitch.