Friday, October 17, 2008

vintage crochet patterns

And not only is it a hobby that you can have fun with and use your imagination but you can really be industrial with it. The word crochet comes from the French croche or croc meaning to hook.

Crochet is used in making many functional as well as fashionable items, which include crochet handbags, crochet wallets and crochet purses. From home d cor to today s fashion, the addition of simple crochet either as the complete design or as a supplemental touch can make an item truly unique. As the eye of the world continues to look towards Hollywood to see what the young, rich, and famous are wearing, we find the resurgence of simple crochet as a fashion statement.

If you make enough of them, you can sew them together to make hats, Afghans, and many other warm and creative items. The rest is really about practice. Learning simple crochet will benefit you in so many ways.

There are free patterns, charts with crochet abbreviations used in patterns, charts for hook sizes, etc. As a beginner learning crochet, you will no doubt find a little frustration at times.

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