I'd like to learn to knit or crochet, not sure which. I like the idea of doing something while I'm mindlessly watching TV. How did you learn to do one or the other, or both?
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I learned how to knit at an adult ed class at a local high school.
I learned to crochet by watching you tube videos.
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My mom taught me to knit and I learned to crochet by watching youtube videos and with help from my mom.
I found knitting easier to learn but crocheting easier in general. It was harder to learn to crochet but once I got the hang of it I much prefer it!
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I had an expert knitter teach me. I think I had 3 lessons of about 30 min each and I've practiced by working on some projects. I still don't really know how to start a project (she showed me but since I haven't done it more than once i think I would need to consult YouTube next time) and I only know 2 stitches.
I am not good enough yet to do it mindlessly though. I have to concentrate to make sure I'm doing the stitches correctly and pull the yarn evenly.
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you tube!
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I'm 100% self-taught from YouTube and the internet, with both knitting and crochet! There are so many great videos out there,
http://www.ravelry.com is a great place for patterns (both free and paid!).
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I think my mom taught me both. I know she taught me to knit, but I didn't keep up with it so I used videos on knitty.com when I wanted to start up with it again.
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I read tutorials on the internet.
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My grandmother taught me and I've taken a few classes. I don't find knitting that mindless yet though, cause I'm always counting stitches or doing something complicated. I do like it though!
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@psw27: oh, definitely. I used to scrapbook in front of the TV and mostly the TV was background to the scrapbooking. I figure knitting will be the same way. Concentrate on the knitting, have TV on in background.
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@mediagirl: totally. TV is basically always background for me these days anyway. My attention span is 0. That's why I like knitting, it makes me focus on something. Also, youtube and Ravelry are great resources - as others have said!
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My mom showed me the basics and I learned the rest from books. I don't know the really fancy stitches but could probably learn if I had the time and the need (right now it's cheaper to just buy the kids ready clothes, good yarn is expensive and time is money too).
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I bought a book at michaels and taught myself. I love it. I've used youtube videos sometimes, but a book worked better for me.
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My mom tried teaching me both when I was a kid but I never kept up with it, when I first moved out in my own apt no roommates I taught myself to crochet using youtube, I debate trying to learn to knit since there is more versatility.
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I don't know how, but my grandma and MIL both know. I really should have them teach me. Do you have anyone that can teach you, even a neighbor?
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I first learned how to crochet in craft class in elementary school and knitting from my mom and grandmother. Then I didn't do either for a long, long time. I restarted crocheting when on mat leave with my first and used you tube to catch up on the stiches. I like patterns that have a rhythm to them.
ETA:
This site has good free video tutorials http://www.mooglyblog.com/category/video-tutorials/
And I love Lucy's photo tutorials (especially the blankets since they use mainly basic stiches):
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I took a class at Joanns and then went to community knitting circles in case I had questions. In case I'm trying something new or get stuck, I look at youtube videos. Have some books but have a hard time reading/deciphering them.
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I learned to knit using the book "Stitch and Bitch"
I learned crochet years later using a lot of youtube videos. I'm also in a meetup group that meets once a month and people often ask each other questions there as they're getting started.
Craftsy.com has a lot of on demand classes for reasonable prices. I think your first one is usually half off, you can watch at your own pace, and keep the class to return to for reference. I've heard really good reviews of the teachers there.
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I learned to knit from watching YouTube videos. Even now, if a pattern has a stitch I don't recognize, I just look up a video.
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My mom taught me to crochet as a kid, and I picked it back up in my 20s through YouTube videos. I still use YouTube to learn new stitches and techniques. My mom learned to knit from a friend of hers who is an expert knitter, and then she taught me. I still need YouTube to start a knitting project. I prefer crochet, probably because I'm so much more comfortable with it.
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You tube!!!
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my grandma taught me to knit when i was 7 or 8. it's something i do then forget about for years then get back into. i should start again but i need someone to start it for me!
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My great grandmother taught me to knit when I was little. I probably stopped by middle school and picked back up during college. At this point I haven't done anything in about a year but look forward to getting back into it as the kids get older & I slowly have free time again!
Taught myself some basic crocheting from you tube......I am not good at crocheting at all! Hah. I find it so much harder.
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I taught myself from a book. If I were trying to learn today, I'd definitely use YouTube!
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My aunt taught me to knit. I haven't tried hard enough to teach myself to crochet from videos.
Ive taught a lot of people to knit and generally is pretty quick and really nice to actually see someone do it. There are different ways to handle yarn tension while knitting and I think it's worth it to learn the European way even though it's harder at first.
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Learned to knit from YouTube. I want to try crotchet too!
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I bought Stitch and Bitch, knitted half a scarf during a 14hr flight, and decided knitting is way too tedious for me. That happened 4.5 years ago and I just gave the half scarf to my mom so she could unravel it and use the wool. She is really into knitting.
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