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| carolj |
Posted - Jun 29 2013 : 10:42:04 AM
Today while waiting to see the chiropractor, I whipped out my easy, dish cloth project. The lady sitting next to me commented immediately as did the young man two chairs down. He told me his grandmother had taught him to crochet as a child. Another man remarked that people are rarely seen crocheting anymore. I offered to teach all three--I'm trying to earn all three levels of the crochet badge--but no takers. When school starts in August, I may add learning to crochet as a requirement for passing senior English. Oh, how desperate we become when we really, really want something.javascript:insertsmilie(' ')
Blessings,
Carol
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| Daizy |
Posted - Mar 17 2014 : 7:14:06 PM
Hay there, Mz Marie,
My daughter is wanting to begin teaching crochet and she is very qood . How did you go about getting the job with the after school group? Any suggestions or tips would be helpful. She is looking for extra income.
Hugs and prayers Daizy
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| churunga |
Posted - Mar 17 2014 : 5:04:14 PM
I have two boys in my beginning crochet class this term. They are very attentive and have better focus than the girls do. I heard the best thing a teacher can hear from these two boys last week. They said, "I get it!".
Marie, Sister #5142
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| subfarmgirl |
Posted - Mar 17 2014 : 07:20:08 AM
Thanks for the suggestion, Heather! I may give embroidery a try! |
| MagnoliaWhisper |
Posted - Mar 16 2014 : 6:50:03 PM
A easy switch from cross stitch is embroidery and it's pretty much following lines, so it's a no brainer type thing you can do while conversating and watching games, etc.
Funny enough... I went to a Freebirds opening (if you know what a Chipotle is (a tex mex fast food place), it's like that...and the first 25 customers got free food for a year! So I went a day early to camp out... and I took my embroidery work. Now surprisingly enough, I didn't realize this must be a man thing to do (camp out for free food) cause I was only one of 3 women, and 22 men! lol haha But, also oddly enough it was the men, like the homeless artist young college man, and such that started conversations with me because of my embroidery! lol I always find it's the least suspecting ones who are most interested! lol
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| subfarmgirl |
Posted - Mar 16 2014 : 3:09:09 PM
Hello all,
I plan to learn to crochet - using MaryJane's Stitching Room instructions - so that I can be crafty during my two sons' baseball games this summer. The only craft I do right now is cross stitch, which is a little difficult (I find, at least) to do while also being a spectator. The mom of one of my son's teammates was knitting during a game and got a lot of questions and interest. I used to feel self-conscious even about stitching while waiting in the car to pick my kids up from school, but I realized that was silly.
It's such a nice feeling to "own" your interests and not be concerned about what others think!
Sue in IN |
| MrsRooster |
Posted - Mar 11 2014 : 4:41:07 PM
I take my crochet everywhere with me. I even crochet during sermons. It helps me concentrate.
It is really a conversation starter, as I am very shy myself.
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| Denise Ann |
Posted - Nov 13 2013 : 8:21:58 PM
Marie,
Glad to hear you get to teach young people to crochet. I learned from my mother and also at school. Back in the 70's, we had a half day on Fridays when we could pick different activities to try, mine always involved some sort of crafting... Of course that was when you were "free to be you and me". I bring a project with me most days. I don't always get to work on it but it does spark conversation.
Take care
Denise |
| churunga |
Posted - Nov 13 2013 : 2:02:00 PM
I like to check out the work of others. I always ask first. I like to hear if they designed a pattern and how they went about it or why they choose the colors they did. At the doctor's office today a lady was crocheting her fourth 18" bunny rabbit doll for Christmas presents for her grandchildren of which she has 5.
Marie, Sister #5142
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
| carolj |
Posted - Nov 13 2013 : 06:16:54 AM
I was crocheting in a doctor's office waiting room yesterday. This time I had a different experience--fellow crocheters checking out my work (a bit unnerving) and sharing their own projects. One lady and I discussed how best to clean vintage work. Her suggestion was lemon juice instead of hydrogen peroxide. I know NEVER to use bleach. She also talked about putting things out on fresh cut grass. Weigh in any time.
Blessings,
Carol
Farmgirl 1823
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| churunga |
Posted - Nov 06 2013 : 07:00:57 AM
I've had some boys at the grade school where I teach crochet ask me if they can take my class. I say, "Yeah, come along."
Marie, Sister #5142
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
| carolj |
Posted - Nov 06 2013 : 05:00:25 AM
How impressive! And so many men getting into the action!
Blessings,
Carol
Farmgirl 1823
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| churunga |
Posted - Oct 28 2013 : 10:58:52 AM
On Sunday, I left the house to my husband and a potential band mate. I intentionally went to a donut shop to crochet. While I was walking toward the shop, I guy told me he knits at a coffee shop nearby on Sunday mornings and invited me there. A guy at the donut shop told me that his wife started a group and told me where they meet. Can't wait to get into contact with other yarn crafters of all types.
Marie, Sister #5142
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
| windypines |
Posted - Oct 27 2013 : 7:05:10 PM
I was waiting with my ma and sister, for my dads surgery to be over. My ma was knitting, and I was showing my sister how to get started. There was a gentleman next to use, busy knitting a shawl. He was great to talk to. He had 3 different project going in his bag, and laughed about his stash at home. I have been taking tatting with me at my husbands doctors appointments. People always ask what I am doing.
Michele
just a girl farming in WI
Michele |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Oct 26 2013 : 6:53:06 PM
My husband is a scientist at the national lab by us. He told me about one of the grad. students that was there this week doing an experiment. During this young man's break, he was busy knitting a sweater. My husband was quite impressed with the beautiful job the guy was doing on it. My husband said usually the grad. students are playing games or listening to music on their phones, it was nice to see someone doing something so creative.
Dawn in IL |
| churunga |
Posted - Oct 26 2013 : 07:06:39 AM
I teach 6 girls crochet in an after school program at the nearby grade school and I GET PAID! The girls are pretty excited and it is difficult to keep them on task but they are learning and they crochet outside of class. I have hope for them.
On Tuesday, they will be selecting a project to make. It will be a wash cloth because they have only learned the single stitch. I am hoping that some of these girls will sign up again so they may advance their skills.
Marie, Sister #5142
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
| HolidayJunkie |
Posted - Oct 25 2013 : 11:00:32 AM
We have a gentleman..yes a gentleman who comes to church and knits the whole time. He sits in sacrament and in bible study and has conversations, partipates, all while knitting away! Everyone was so taken back the first few weeks, but we're all getting use to it. I wonder just how many heads he turns a day!
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| danyel |
Posted - Aug 21 2013 : 08:34:07 AM
I wish one of you crafty ladies was closer. I am trying to learn to crochet. ( you tube video) and I would so sign up for instruction from someone who knows what to do! So in the meantime I take my cross stitch / embroidery with me where ever I go, every stitch done is one less for later. I try to keep something in the car in case I have a couple of minutes, I agree with Amy it helps to relax to have something to do with my hands.
Danyel
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| Cindy Lou |
Posted - Aug 21 2013 : 07:17:17 AM
I had a wonderful conversation with a lady as we both waited for our husbands to have a procedure done in the cardiac unit at Mayo Clinic.
We were both waiting for our husbands to go through a procedure and when I saw her working on a quilt block it was a great opening for a conversation. It helped us pass the time and I learned a lot that I didn't know about quilting.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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| cutie pie cottge |
Posted - Aug 20 2013 : 08:37:26 AM
I took my yo you kit to the drs. office the other day and the receptionist came to investigate!
I found out that she was a quilter and we had a happy little chat. It made my day.
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| Carol Jean |
Posted - Aug 19 2013 : 6:07:23 PM
I've been working up the courage to yarn bomb a tree trunk or something at the park for about a year now. Maybe this is the month....
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| cozie lady |
Posted - Jul 31 2013 : 09:27:57 AM
I always have a yarn bag packed and ready to go. I sometimes crochet at my desk during lunch. It is a nice break from work gets me geared up for the second half of the work day.
amy r
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| Sitnalta |
Posted - Jul 29 2013 : 11:44:20 AM
I take mine crocheting with me. It helps me burn time and I'm not really a "talk to strangers" type of person so it keeps having to down to a minimum. LOL! Though I dont mind talking about the crocheting. heehee
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| carolj |
Posted - Jul 04 2013 : 11:06:58 AM
Cathy and Cindy Lou, you have given me courage and more ideas. Working in a private school, I am charged with the task of adding new requirements and rigor to our curriculum. One of the things considered is a senior portfolio. Teaching someone something would be a great thing to add to that.
Keep stitching,
Carol
Farmgirl 1823
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| Cindy Lou |
Posted - Jul 03 2013 : 2:29:17 PM
In a town near here there is a college that has a graduation requirement of "teaching someone something". I met a lady who has worked as an advisor for the project. The "kids" have to figure out the "what and who", some need quite a bit of guidance. Teaching something puts you in a different mind set. Some of us do it every day, for others its almost a foreign concept.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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| Catherine L |
Posted - Jul 03 2013 : 12:08:37 PM
I think the requirement for Senior English would be great. They need to know how to follow directions don't they? Surely it could fall under higher level thinking somewhere .
~Cathy~
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