Solutions

Hi everyone

First off a thought - when I was younger I used to do nothing but knit.  I knew how to crochet.  But I prefered to knit, and knit I did - adult jumpers - with cables and patterns or fair-isle style etc, baby clothes, baby blankets, toddlers clothes and on and on.

I now find that I have time and can go back to my "crafting", but now I choose not to knit.  I do a little here and there, but I am finding crochet much more rewarding.

Now the reason I mention this is only that I thought it funny how things change over time.  Wonder if I will be around long enough to get intense about both crafts at the same time   VBG    :-)))))))

Straight into it - I have always had trouble with foundation chains.  They always seem too tight with no or very little give.  It does not matter what yarn or hook I use the result is always the same.  So I have tended to avoid anything which calls for a large number of foundation chains to start.  And anyway I am very happy to go round and round when I crochet - I actually prefer it.  I find it soothing, automatic work.  Backwards and forwards I have a problem

I bumped into Sandy's site - Sandy's Hook - last week and was interested.  Notice she had a video, but ignored that.  I thought it was about foundation chains - and I was well past that!!!!

Then I saw a notice about crochet info on the opening page of Ravelry, but again I thought I will check it out later.  Well over the weekend I clicked on the Ravelry link and whose face did I see but Sandy's!!!!  So I had a look at what the video was about (its also on YouTube).

Well, why oh why did I not look earlier - she made my entire year with her little video!!!!!

I now had a solution to my problems with foundation rows!!!!!  It must be karma, cause I desperately needed a solution and urgently

Thank you so much Sandy

I tried it straight away for the flower-girl project and it worked a treat!!!  As the project is coming along at a swimming rate, no photos till it is finished

And here are some gratitious flower photos - not for Valentines.  I am very tired of commercialism

with wattle leaves

I love red flowers, doesn't have to be a rose

And here is a storm coming through very late Friday afternoon after a very hot, very humid day

I assume all those who live in dry areas welcome this like we do - with cheers and thank you's.

Love sitting out (under cover of course) and enjoying the cooling display

Bye for now