I love how you're making ponchos & granny squares modern again. Love them! 💟💛💙💛💟 You have sooooo many WIPs going at once! Hmmmm.... hard to pick a fave memory about crocheting as it's my happy place! 😆🌼🌷🌸🌞A proud moment was when I went to an elective crochet class at school when I was about 11. I brought in my next crochet project of a doll's dress with the pattern & got started. The teacher came around & couldn't believe how complex the pattern was & realized I knew more about crochet than her! I was soooooo chuffed & ended up being her assistant helping the other kids to crochet. 😆😆It was one of the life events that affirmed that I wanted to be a teacher. YAY! 🌞🐨
Favorite crochet memory is my Grandmother teaching me to make crochet hanger covers. I still have the hangers I made all those years ago. I wish she was still here to see how far my crochet skills have come. We planted a magnolia tree in our backyard and were bummed when we heard it takes ten years to bloom. We are still living here to see it bloom.
My favorite crochet memory is from when I first started learning. My great-grandmother taught me when I was 6 years old. She passed away when I was 17 so every memory of her is a precious one. So thankful she took the time and had the patience to sit down with me and help me to learn.
Can't wait for the Granny Mayhem tutorial(s). Granny squares are my favorite❣ My favorite crochet memory is crocheting with the first group of 5th graders that I taught to crochet. We were having a field day at school and several of them asked to crochet with me instead. We had a ball and they were so talented. Some of them still crochet and they learned 5 or 6 years ago. It warms my heart. ❤🐑❤
Hey Christa! Lovbr the ponchos. My favorite crochet memory is not of me crocheting, but my mother. I used to love watching her. She made intricate lace patterns and the loveliest afghans. My favorite was when she made me a granny square bedspread of all pastels. I was so proud of it! Still making circles, and only have only 5 left to go!
I like the name zig zag granny for the dress.. I absolutely love your ponchos, can't wait for the tutorial.. my best memory so far in crocheting is when I made 100 hats for babies in the hospitals at my crochet group.. we make for preemies, newborn, veterans, nursing homes, humane society, etc ... we do other projects also besides crochet.. we make surgical hats from material for the local hospital, and quilts, etc..I am lucky to be able to help these lovely ladies, they are all fantastic..
My favorite crochet memory was my first hat that I made and my mermaid sleep sack made with Bernet blanket yarn!😁💕 Love how you just take control of the road! LOL😁
My favorite memory is right now! I don't have anyone over my shoulder saying why do you do this and that all the time. I have my kitties, silence, motivation and happiness.
Enjoyed watching your video! Love the ponchos! They are beautiful. I really think the blue one is going to be beautiful as well. I love blue so that poncho caught my eye. Thanks for the drive around. I really do enjoy it. My favorite memory is of my mom teaching me to crochet at the age of 9. I still remember it so well.
My favorite memory of crochet is mom teaching me the chain stitch. I had some Christmas variegated yarn and she had me working on my chain stitch until I was good with my tension and control. She then rewarded me by putting my chain stitch chain on the Christmas tree that year. I was about 9 maybe 10 years old. Been hooking ever since. Then she had me working on other stitches that same way.
HI Krista! Love the border on your polkadot blanket n love love love your poncho! Can't wait for the toot. I love love love the granny rectangle n squares colours that'll be my next project after I finish your polka dot blanket. Thank you Krista. You are such an inspiration n I really enjoy watching you n your family n friends. Huuuuugs!
Hi Christa! I am Joanie Parker, glad to meet you! I live in Florida USA...my favorite crochet memory is when I won a blue ribbon at the state fair for an item I made...……..it really encouraged me to continue crocheting out of my comfort zone...…..see you soon...
My favorite crochet memory is my daughter's reaction as adults to the blankies I made for them before they were born. They still love my beginning work.
My favorite memory crocheting is watching and learning from my mother over 50 years ago love and miss her dearly. As for the dress name, I looked up different names for a dress (granny sari dress) is what I came up with. There is a book for children also that sounded interesting. Have a wonderful day 🌹
Could be the drunken granny square dress 😂 favourite crochet memory seeing my newborn grandson in some of the things I’d made for him, little hats and booties, cardigans and wrapped in my blankets ❤️ x
Hello. The new mic sounds great. Working on my poke a dot afghan. Love the blue poncho. I can’t wait for your video on the granny. I want to make one love it. I can work on it while at the hospital with my granddaughter she has scoliosis and is having rods put in on the 29th of nov. my favorite memory is when I was 12 and a sweet lady from church was teaching me to crochet and I made a baby with blanket. I’ll never forget it.
Christa I think I'd have to say one of my favorite crochet memories is not when I crocheted at all but watching my elders in my family crochet when I was a very little girl and those hands would fly whilst they chatted, cussed and laughed away ❤! Great video 👍! Luv yah 💕
Hi! My favorite memory was when I was ten years old, my mom was trying to teach me how to crochet while we watched Grey’s Anatomy live. (It was the only night I got to stay awake past bed time because our show was on. Once I learned how to crochet that evening I made my grandfather a pair of mittens without a pattern and woke my mom up to show her. She couldn’t believe it.
Hey Christa! My favorite crochet memory is when my Mother took me to a class to learn crochet. I was in the 5th Grade! :) She had no idea how influential that would prove to be in my life! I'm so glad we went!
My favorite crochet memory has to be the first time I made a hat. My mom was teaching me how to read patterns with a Barbie doll dress pattern. I was using worsted weight instead of thread so it was huge and scrap yarn. The bell of my dress looked so much like a hat I just cinched the top closed and I still have it. I was so proud but it's funny to look at now. Lol. Lime green, yellow, and hot pink!
Love driving around and shopping with you...lol... Would love to see your house now ☺ .. My favorite crochet moments change... Each time I make something for a gift and that person genuinely loves it ❤☺
I've only been crocheting for about a year and I don't know anyone who also crochets.... so I suppose my favorite memory would be the "Yarn Crawl" we just had in Charlotte, NC. It was the first time I got to meet other people who crochet/knit while shopping for new yarn and accessories. 😊 My husband was also a great sport and went to all 9 shops all over the area with me. ❤
My fvrt crochet memory is the my 1st blancket for my first nephew and some little cute shoes & caps of different type. I love him. And love you toooooo😍😍😍
LOVE❤The Ponchos! You are going to love wearing the denim one with your jeans! Looking forward to your future tutorials... the polka-dot blanket is going well, so fun, and beautiful, the border MAKES IT!!! Thanks for sharing with us!!! My favorite crochet memory is my Mother teaching me to crochet, and now she and I are crocheting in her latter days. Sweet moments, I will NEVER FORGET.❤
My favorite crochet moment was when I made my first item it was a hat I couldn’t believe it, I was so happy. I love your trip videos! Thanks for sharing!
My favorite memory is when my grandson told his sisters you just don't know how awesome granny is she can make anything with her yarn. It swelled my heart with love. He's 10 and has been with me since he was born.
Hi Krista, my favorite crochet memory was just sitting with my Grandmother watching her crochet and in the process learning it at the same time. I wish that my children had wanted to learn to do any of the craftings that I do. They did learn the basics of crochet, knitting, and sewing but that was it. They did try to do those things with me along with lots of other hobbies that I have as well. They did try at least but they were never interested in them. sigh... They love the finished products that I make but they don't like creating them for themselves.
Need a granny Mahem bed coat, robe or poncho 😍 call the dress the “chevron glama dress “ my favorite crochet moment was learning to crochet from my grandma and then teaching my sons. It kept the busy and not on video games or tv...lol
Kenya looks beautiful..I had no idea security was an issue there.. can't imagine shopping for groceries that isn't on ground level... loved your old house, very beautiful...
Hmmm One of my favorite memories is crocheting on top of a large boulder in the Colorado mountains...so serene...me my crochet and nature in all its beauty. Dress name zigzag granny lol
Thank you for the update on everything and your trip to the mall. I enjoy seeing another country. My favorite crochet memory is making my first baby blanket for my daughter who is now 47. Back then you did know if you were having a boy or a girl. I used variegated pastel white, pink and blue. It was crocheted in strips. I was so inconsistent every strip was a different size, but I joined them with a border of popcorn stitches around each strip then a all around scallop border. We had such limited patterns and information. Instructions seemed to be word of mouth and I didn't know anyone who crocheted. I just had a little how to book with a few stitches. You bought yarn at Kmart. Gauge? Who knew about that! Until next time.
beautiful poncho!!! andi cant wait for the granny mayhem!!!! I would love to come to the retreat in Feb 2019!! not sure if i can convince my husband to let me go to Kenya to crochet ! My fondest memories were of my grandmother, who taught me to crochet when i was around 8 years old - she and my grandpa would come over every Saturday night, she would wash her hair and my mother would roll and set it for her for Sunday - after that was done, she would spend time teaching me and helping me with a project - i still have the first hat, a tam, that she helped me make - wore it to school that year all the time
I think you should name the dress "Granny's Chevy Dress". My favorite memories of crocheting is when I was teaching my mom and my sister in law how to crochet.
I love yours poncho,the blue poncho gave me an idea for a great blanket. For the dress name I call it Solid Chevron granny dress. I just started learning to crochet. My great-grandmother tough how hold the yarn and the hook. The tought me the crochet chain and she try to teach me to crochet. But at that time it was really hard to understand. I remember watching her crochet and how fast she was and how she didn't have to look at her crochet project,but she somehow know if she made a mistake. She crochet while watching her favorite tv shows. You guys might have as many potholes some city in state. I haven't seen that many speed bump in my life. Your country much have cornered the market on them.
I'm working in a blanket using a bunch of the self-striping yarn on got for very cheap. Three cakes for a crib sized blanket. No pattern, just doing what looks good. Not my favorite crochet memory but I remember learning by making a hat (good choice to learn, eh? 😹). It had seemingly a million safety pins in it so I knew where to put my increases. Craziness!
Wasted granny dress...Lol. My favorite memory of crocheting is just recently while my husband was doing cancer treatment I was in the waiting room working on a hat and a woman approached me and asked if I had made some of the hats that they give away there. I said I had made a couple of them and she responded with "Bless you, if it weren't for people like you people like couldn't get through what we're going through. Still makes me cry when I think about it.
Love your ponchos Christa! Love all your work. Speaking of which, I must get working! I hope to look at Kenya later. I saw the beginning with all of the quiet streets!
My favorite crochet memory is when I made a bathroom set using the pineapple motif, I had learned to read patterns and that was my biggest challenge at that time.
My favorite memory so far (only been crocheting since March) is a prayer shawl I made for my mom with Alzheimer’s. I remember watching her crochet as a kid and she was so talented. How about “Diamond Delight” for your dress?
Hi Krista my favorite crochet memory is when I learned how to single crochet up to the next level. What I mean by that is when I learned how to go to the end of the row chain one and crochet in the same crochet. That was hard for me I didn't understand it when I read it I read it for months and months and months and never really understood what it meant. Now I understand it took me a long time to get it but I got it and now I'm happy. Everything that I do comes out straight no more crooked projects going to one side. So that was my hardest thing to learn how to do thank you
My favorite memory would be when my grandmother taught me to crochet in elementary school and I remember the first mistake in my project and she frogged it without warning. Lol! I was so confused and hurt lol but now I frog all of the time without regret. Lol
My favorite recent crochet memory would probably be when I finished my first-ever afghan as a back-to-campus present for my daughter (just entering college that fall), and my husband liked it so much that he requested one just like it for himself! A very old crochet memory was the thread-crochet hat I made as a 4H project in high school, which won a blue ribbon at the county fair that year. (Haven't done thread crochet since then, though -- ergonomic steel hooks weren't available until quite recently, and such fine detail work gives me eyestrain nowadays.) As to the dress, perhaps the "Waisted Granny Chevron Dress"? (Which also makes a naughty pun, implying that Granny's been nipping a bit too much of the "adult beverages" -- so the no-pun version would be "Granny-Waisted Chevron Dress".)
When I was 10yrs old I’d asked my parents if they could buy me an outfit for my doll. Of course they said no, it was too expensive. With disappointment I looked at my doll with the same outfit when I got it, I didn’t know how to sew but I did learn how to crochet so with many attempts I ended up crocheting a short dress with a hat.Till this day I always remember that moment with a smile when I crochet.
Waisted Granny. I have only been crocheting for about 2 years but I would say it would have to be the first time I crocheted something that actually looked like it was suppose to.
Christa! I hope you’re doing well. It’s been a rough time here lately and I haven’t gotten to respond on your last several videos though I want to I ADORE the black and bright granny blanket you’re doing. Makes me think of the 80s lol And love your dress idea though no clue what to suggest for a name My favorite crochet memory .... I don’t know. But a moment that made me happy and touched my heart was when my daughter said she wanted to learn to crochet and make things like I do so she can do that for her own children. She loves everything I make her and is always reminding me of that 🙂❤️ Thank you for taking time for all of us ❤️
You make the most beautiful ponchos & shawls!! I have a request - how about a cape? Love ponchos but not a fan of the pointy front (like the back because it covers the bum) but the front gets in the way for me. Just a thought 🙂🌼🌺
I think my favorite time of crochet, was when I learned how to make little clothes. Before that all I made was Africans, had no idea how to make clothes by crocheting until I started watching everyone's tutorials.
My favorite crochet moment was learning the moss stitch and getting the argyle effect the first time after many tries! I was literally dancing with shouts of hooray and maybe a little cursing all the times it didn’t work out! 😂
Love the all what your working on can’t wait to get started x I’m working on a solid granny square cousin in cotton best moment watching people like yourself that have the same passion for crochet x 😀 just great 👍🏻 sorry no ideas yet for naming the dress x
Hi Christa :) My favorite crochet moment?...hmmm....I guess the first steps into crochet: silver plated wire crocheted into necklaces.... I would call that dress : Dressy Chevron :) Hugs from sunny and warm Croatian island, Ada
Fave well I have 2. I live in a really small town and often talk to the mail lady when I go to send stuff to my grandgirls. She new I was finishing up crocheted blankets for them. Normally I can just walk up but this day it was crazy busy for some reason. So I was waiting in a long line and really loudly when I walked in she goes oh hi that’s my favorite HOOKER. I LAUGHED so hard because there’s a lot of posh people in my town that would prefer to pay hundreds of $$ than crochet anything so well you know what they thought. Hilarious 🤣 Second I was wearing my boho cardi I made that I changed a bit and added skulls to the square in the back seeings that the boho was my very first wearable I was excited anyways to the point Robin lol. I was shopping at Costco and I got stopped twice by people raving about it. The First Lady was like how’d you get the skulls I’m like oh there crocheted she was gushing as I was like wow someone likes my stuff. Then a lady stopped me that works there and she’s like I adore your sweater I crochet and just got first at the fair and then she’s like your really good. Anyways made me feel crazy good. Everything else I’ve pretty much given away so they have to be nice and say they like it Hahahaha
Hi! Christa!, You are such an inspiration, I feel like I have to make all these beautiful crochet things, even though I can not catch up with you, I am trying my best to do a few things that I love, and also learning a lot from you. Thank you again for Your tutorials, and videos, God bless you, xx 🍃🌸🍃🧶💟
Good Morning Christa! I am wondering, do you sleep? 😂 You said the basket was for the middle of the night crocheting!? 😃 My favorite crochet memory: I have 2. Finishing the autism blanket for my grandson and finishing the Peppermint Swirl blanket for my uncle.
Hello Christa, I simply cannot wait for the next granny square blanket and the double daisy. I just Live the poncho and will also be making it😍. A name for your dress Diamond Granny Dress. The amount of security you have is crazy , but better safe. Thank you again for the tour, the tile was amazing. You also have amazing shopping. I'm from a small town and we have a Walmart, not much fun🤣
My favourite crochet memory ... I was very excited when I finished my first hat. But maybe my greatest experience was when I finally finished a Night Fury´s hat for my son, it was my own pattern, with many details, not easy at all. I'm so proud of my own for that GREAT project!! :)))
I just met a man yesterday that is heading to Nairobi. His son is there helping get businesses started. I told him about you. They may be looking you up while he is there.
I think my favourite memory was when I finished the Lego blanket I made for my grandson. The individual bricks were relatively easy and I found it would only take me 10 minutes to make each one......BUT had to make nearly 200 of them to make it big enough to fit a single bed. The worst part was the crocheting of them together, that seemed to take FOREVER!!! Got so frustrated during it and thought it would never end but when I had sewn in my last tail and it was finally finished.....the relief and satisfaction were immediate. My grandson picked the 4 separate brick colours and the border colour and the end result was amazing. I have posted the video of it on your FB group page when I first joined. The look on my grandsons face when I handed him the finished blanket was what made it all worth it, he loves it and it's permanently on his bed, no-one is allowed to touch it but him (except his mum when it needs washing, but she says it's very difficult to get him to agree to that!!! lol Teenagers!!!)
Not working on anything here, have injured the tendon in my thumb and wrist and it is taking FOREVER to heal. I kind of manage a row of a bag and end up in pain so I've given up for now. So jealous of everyones work atm. My favourite memory of crochet was realising I could actually crochet something worthwhile this time last year. woohoo! Favourite piece I have crocheted would be my Christmas reindeer and Redheart Aran Heart throw. (what I injured my hand on ).
Hi Kathleen, its awful isn't it. I've had it for weeks now with no improvement, I'm currently trying restricting movement of the thumb, and I was only doing it for half days but found out it should be for 24/7 for 4 to 6 weeks. If it doesn't improve then I will ask Dr for an injection. I hope you are also finding comfort in your road to recovery.
Karen Perkins I’m not seeing much improvement honestly. I have so many things to make for Christmas and it’s very frustrating. I broke my wrist over twenty years ago so idk if that’s a factor. Even holding my phone hurts. And last night I slept on my arm funny and it hurts even worse. I’ll keep positive for you that you will heal without having to get an injection. Thank you for the well wishes ❤️🍀🙂
HoWDY CHRISTA, im loving these Mayhemsical Granny previews!! The cotton squares.. sweet! but I am HEAD OVER HEELS FOR THE BLUE JEAN COLOR WITH TAUPE SHAWL ~ JUST LOVE IT. Add you can see the stitches, it's already A Classic Beauty!! I'm sure you know n are already trying to fix it.. but just in case (maybe its all the lively sunshine your coming into in your neck of the woods?) your so darn washed out in your skin.. colors in lighter tones washed out. I tried to reduce brightness on my end.. no bueno baby lolol its like a spotlight is blasting you and whatever is lighter in color etc. Starting to cool down a bit , at least early in the morn'n so hope to get these heavier wips back underway.. like my comfy cadri.. ugh! like to enjoy this season lol. HAVE A SUPER DAY SIS~ X'S FAV MEM...1ST PROJECT I COMPLETED since brain injury. The look on my grandsons face when I gave him his Cal King Spider Web.. lol WAS PRICELESS! HAHAAA THE STRUGGLE TO RELEARN EACH STITCH EVERYDAY FOR 3 MONTHS.. I'LL NEVER forget or dismiss, nor regret!
Hi, Kathleen Champ! Thanks so much! Yes - I'm working on it. This new camera is all so fancy. There is another piece of gear I need to calibrate the colors etc... it's on this month's list of things to do! xx
@@SecretYarnery I had a feeling..lol but I'm that Grlfrn thst won't let you be seen in public with boogies, smeared mascara or looking washed out when you you are to pretty for that. 😊😄😉 have a blessed day Christa X's
❤️It’s always such a pleasure to watch your podcast! Really love the poncho can’t wait for the tutorial! I think I might be a gift for Christmas. I am considering putting fringe on the edge. I really appreciate all the effort you put into your tutorials🌸❤️🌸 A suggestion for the grannies Chevron dress... granny goes wild😉
Favorit moment... THERE ARE MANy 😂😍 Perhaps today 😁 crocheting on. the bus and a College asks me if I would like to have a exhibition(?) in the local library 😁😍🤗
