Hi everyone!

[boopie]

Hi, my name is Tammy.... boopie is my nick for Betty Boop, my heroine! LOL
Just starting to learn how to crochet; I'm a lefty so we'll see how it goes.

[Kitty]

I too am a lefty, so if you need any help doing things" backwards"...( I learned to crochet sitting across from my right-handed grandmother while she told me how to do it.) Luckily there are a lot of tutorials with left hand crocheters.

[kl1000]

Hello Tammy! It s nice to meet you. I am Larisa addicted to doileis

[boopie]

nice to meet you guys and everyone else here; this seems to be a very interesting forum. To be honest, I never imagined just how many different items can be crocheted! I cannot wait to get a little better in just the single stitch!!! *smile*

[Val]

Hi Tammy, welcome to the forums!

[Anaisa]

Howdie and welcome...

[boopie]

I was wondering about brands of yarn, and hope it's alright to ask. I bought some Red[ Heart yarn at WalMart, and I believe it's called 'I Love This Yarn' at Hobby Lobby. Both were worsted, medium and 100% acrylic. The Red Heart yarn seems to be loosely made/raveling. I thought it was me not being able to do crochet, but then I started using the 'I Love' yarn and the stitches were coming out really well! Could it be I just got a bad skein of Red Heart yarn? I've read good reviews on the internet about it. I tried to find a post on here about brands of yarn, but wasn't having much luck.
Thanks for any comments you give.

[Maryjane]

Hi Tammy and welcome! Sometimes yarn seems to split for no apparent reason! Or maybe you did get a bad skein! We've had a few discussions on brands of yarn on this forum! I'll look to see if I can find them!! So glad you joined us and feel comfortable enough with us to ask questions!!

[Barbara G.]

Hello,

Glad to have you here in the forums! Nice to meet you - I am Barbara! I have posted left handed videos in the links and resources and thought I had a thread dedicated to lefties. I will do some more checking and add an updated post in that thread.

[boopie]

Thanks!

Just thought y'all might get a kick outta this.... yesterday afternoon I was trying to just get the hang of the single crochet, and my dog thought the ball of yarn was hers; she started batting it around and I ended up putting it on a table where she couldn't reach it. So, tonight, I thought I would practice a little, and our Miss Baylee decided that was her toy and started trying to pull and chew on it... LOL.... guess where the ball of yarn ended up?!! I am gonna have to wait til she's taking her nap.... and that's not when I come home from work through the week.