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[crochethaven]

Good morning everyone. I'm new to this group, so please allow me to introduce myself. I live in Indiana in the summer & in Florida in the winter. I've been crocheting 50 years & still learning. If I don't have a project on my hook, then it is a bad day. 😉

[Pixieglitter]

Good morning to you, and welcome to the group. How lucky you are to live in Florida during the winters! I live in north Alabama and we're getting 4-6 inches of snow today. It's a good day for me to stay in and crochet LOL. I've been crocheting over 40 years, and I'm still learning, too. I mostly make large afghans, baby blankets, scarves, hats and shawls.

Shelley

[Barbara G.]

Hello and welcome to CrochetTalk! Glad you joined us and looking forward to learning more about you!

[crochethaven]

Thanks for the welcome. I never liked following patterns, so I've always just made them up as I crouched. I'd write instructions down as I went, then at times couldn't read my chicken scratches. haha. Then a friend told me I should enter my designs for possible publication. That made me try to actually write out those patterns I'd scratched out. I did & amazingly had many published. I haven't submitted any more for publication for several years, but initially had at least 30 published. I still have a whole notebook ful I need to tweet & submit. I think I'm just lazy.

Good morning to you, and welcome to the group. How lucky you are to live in Florida during the winters! I live in north Alabama and we're getting 4-6 inches of snow today. It's a good day for me to stay in and crochet LOL. I've been crocheting over 40 years, and I'm still learning, too. I mostly make large afghans, baby blankets, scarves, hats and shawls.

Shelley

[DebbyR]

Welcome to the group!

[BarbieS1949]

Hello all, My name is Barbara but I like to be called Barb. I am a 65 yr old divorced disabled female who loves to crochet. My grandmother taught me as a kid with thread and small hook. I've not been able to read patterns so I am limited as to what I can crochet. I am still at the beginner stage altho I've crocheted for years. I mainly like afghans and have made a couple of thousand baby afghans and either sold or gave them away. I mainly do the shell stitch for those. I have two going right now.

I live In Michigan near Ann Arbor and U of M. We have two big colleges here near me University of Ann Arbor which produces a lot of doctors. The other big college is Eastern Michigan University where my neice will granduate in the spring from as a art teacher. She also crochetes and does better then her auntie.

I am disabled I was born with cerebral palsey. Due to a fall five years ago I am wheelchair dependant now. I used to walk with cruthes. I was married for 18 yr but divorced now . Wish I could say I have kids of my own but I do not. I do however have step children and step grandkids.

I hope to learn a lot from you Ladies. Take care and have a great day.

[Pixieglitter]

Hi Barb and welcome to the group! Even though I've been crocheting for 40+ years, I still like the "easy" patterns. For me, crocheting is a relaxing hobby and I don't like the stress of making a difficult pattern. My sister is hoping to get pregnant again soon, and I've turned into a baby crochet factory LOL, lots of baby blankets and booties.

We're glad you're here!

Shelley

[kl1000]

Welcome to the Forum crochethaven and Barbara! I am Larisa doily maker. I wish you good health

[BarbieS1949]

Hi Shelly ,

Thanks for the welcome that was nice. I see your in Alabama I hope your not getting snow I heard there was a storm that came through there. We are freezing our behinds off in Michigan I can't wait for the 30's to come back. I'm in a wheelchair full time so I haven't been out to get groceries or anything in 5 wks. I stock up on things so I don't run out too fast.

I make baby afghans with the shell sitch in the back loops its a pretty pattern. I have done it so long I've about forgot where I got the pattern or idea. I bet I've made a couple thousand of them. I would love to find a group of women to get with and learn more but they'd have to come here in winter time and I can't get my wheelchair in houses it has to be a public place.

Hope your sister gets her wish and had babies. I wish that would have happened to me but unfortunately god didn't put that in my plans.

Thanks for the note hope to hear from you again.

Barb

[BarbieS1949]

Thanks Larisa,

For the nice welcome . I have never tried doileys and I have problems reading patterns. Thanks for the wish of good health I have been sick but I am well now I have congestive heart failure was in the hosp for 8 days and a rehab for another 5 days. I was thrilled to get home.

I crochet baby afghans with the shell sitch.

Take care,
Barb