Text Post: What's one useful skill that can be learned in an hour or less? posted by canuck
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  • Qukatt
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    I'm on my phone so I cant link but there is a fabby website that is full of excellent clear gifs of the move for each stitch. Gifs so you don't have to keep rewinding youtube videos :)

    Also I'm available on skype to help with any crochet issues if you want, just pm me I will hook you up with my skype details.

    • eightbitsamurai
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      If you can, please send me the link whenever you're able! My sister's learning how to this weekend and I'm sure she could use the resources.

      • Qukatt (edited 8 years ago)
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        found the link for you - http://crochet-gifs.tumblr.com/

        it's an excellent site, i have been crocheting for years and use it occasionally. I recommend it to everyone xD

        Edit: there's a technique I recommend that is not on that site and that's the "Russian join" for joining the start of one ball of wool to the end of the one you were working with. it's a completely invisible join and has no ends to sew into your work which can be awkward depending on your pattern (if you have areas of lacey style crochet chains or Solomon's knots then it's really frustrating to hide ends.) I can't recommend learning the Russian join highly enough :)

        Also being able to read crochet charts which will give you access to the wealth of Russian, Japanese and Spanish patterns out there that are all charted (also for piecing together bits of patterns into what you want to make!)