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> Alright....I'll go ahead and start teaching from the beginning. :-) on all three
> Okay.....here we go
> Remember that this isn't a contest and, if I lose you, don't hesitate to
> speak up
> I'll be happy to run through things again
> So, here we go
> Ch 20
> Say K when you are finished and ready to continue
> Now, we will pull up loops onto our hook
> Usually, you will insert your hook under the top loop of the second chain
> from your hook
> However, for a neater edge, you can insert your hook under the "bump"
> on the back of the chain to pull up a loop
> Either loop is perfectly fine, although you will achieve a neater edge with the second
> So, you can decide the loop
> To begin....
< trish > what 'bump?'
> When you look at the front of the chain, you will see two horizontal
> lines
> If you flip the chain over, there is another horizontal line that sort of sticks
> out
> So, you will skip the first chain and insert your hook under either the top
> horizontal bar or
> the back bump of the chain
> Yarn over and pull up a loop onto your hook
> You will now have two loops on your hook
> Say K when ready to continue
> Now, continue pulling up loops all the way across to the end
> Please count your loops when you get finished
> You will have the same number of loops as the initial chain of 20
> Say K when you are ready to continue
> Now, we will close our loops
> Yarn over and pull through one loop for the first stitch
> Next, yarn over and pull through two loops for each remaining stitch
> Continue all the way across and you will end with one loop on your hook
> Say K when you are ready to continue
< lorine > Do you count this as the first row?
> Yes, we have completed our first row once you are back to one loop
> Now, we are going to start with a purl stitch
> since this will deter that nasty curling that afghan stitch is so "want" to do
> If you take a look at your work
> You will see that there are vertical bars across your hook that make up
> the loops on your hook
> It is under the vertical bar that you will insert your hook for the purl stitch
> First.......
> Skip the first vertical bar
> Hold your yarn in front of your work
> You're holding it behind at the moment, but just move it to the front
> Skip that first vertical bar that is directly under the loop on your hook
< lorine > Is the "front" in front of our body?
> Hold your yarn to the front of your work....yes, closer to your body
> Normally, when you crochet, you hold your yarn to the back of your work
> For the purl stitch, you will want your hook facing down and you will not
> rotate it
> You will be making a sort of scooping motion...just scooping up the yarn
> Now.....
> Skip the first vertical bar and insert your hook under the next vertical bar
> Scoop the yarn and pull it through......two loops on hook
> Do you see how the yarn wrapped around the loop and made a horizontal
> bar in front of it?
> Please continue with the purl stitches all the way across, but stop before the
> last stitch
> Okay, great, Carrie! :-) Y'all are quick learners! That was actually the
> most difficult stitch. :-)
> For the last stitch, I want you to insert your hook under TWO of the vertical
> bars
> This will keep your work stable on the end
> When you finish, you will have the same number of loops as you did before
> Say K when ready
> To close your loops, it is the same as before........
> yarn over and pull through one loop for the first stitch
> Then yarn over and pull through two loops for each remaining stitch
> Once everyone closes their loops, do one more row of purl stitch across
> This will keep your work from curling
> If it still curls, you could be working too tightly
> Once everyone has completed the row of purl and closed the loops, say K
> when you are ready to learn the new stitch
> Now, we'll work on the afghan stitch
> For this stitch, you'll hold your yarn to the back of the work, the way you
> do normally
> Skip the first vertical bar
> and insert your hook under the next vertical bar and pull up a loop
> You will have two loops on the hook
> And, there will be a difference between this stitch and the one previously
> Although....it's a slight difference
> Say K when ready
> Continue pulling up loops all the way across to the end, stopping right
> before the last stitch
> Try to work loosely
> This will also keep your work from curling
> Say K when you get to the last stitch
> For this stitch, you will
> see a chain which is vertical
> Insert your hook under two loops of that chain
> Then, yarn over and pull up a loop
> You should never go under just one loop for the last stitch in afghan stitch
> because it will cause unsightly "holes" at the edge
> You will have the same number of loops as you started
> Now, close your loops by going through one loop for the first one and two
> loops for the remainder
> Say K when ready
> Okay, I'd like you to do another row of standard afghan stitch, and close
> all your loops and then we will learn the knit stitch
> Okay....first pull the loop up a bit and set the afghan hook down so you
> can get a good look at the loops
> Each of your vertical bars actually start in the front...they go into a top chain
> and back down the back
> What you have is an inverted U, or what I like to call a rainbow
> Everyone see that?
> Okay, put your hook back into place and we'll continue
> Skip the first "rainbow"
> And, insert your hook from the front of the work through to the back, UNDER the next rainbow
> Be careful that you don't go BETWEEN the rainbows
> That is a different stitch
> Insert your hook UNDER the rainbow, yarn over and pull up a loop
> Continue all the way across, making sure to go under two loops on the
> final stitch
> Close your loops normally and say K when ready
< carrie > under both arches of the rainbow?
> Now, go under the rainbow, between the arches and under the top chain
> Nice word, Carrie! I like "arches". :-) I'll have to use that next time. :-)
< carrie > I haven't got it yet...
> Okay...no problem
> There is a rainbow with a chain at the top
> Insert your hook between the two arches of the rainbow....not between the rainbows
> Does that make sense?
> Each vertical bar goes up into the chain and back down the back
> We're looking at the vertical bars that make the rainbow
> You have two bars...front and back
> Insert your hook between them, front to back
> You have to be careful that you don't insert your hook between the rainbows...
> that's a different stitch
> If your work doesn't start looking like the knitted stockinette stitch, or what most
> of your purchased sweaters look like, then you've gone between the rainbows
> instead of under the rainbows
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