Yarn Ball

I have decided to start with a baby blanket. My cousin is having a baby this summer and I think it would be an excellent gift. I still have my baby blankets my aunt and grandmother made me and they are very important to me.

I picked out a multi-color yarn that is very pretty. It has pink and blue and will be very nice for my cousin's daughter. I picked it also because it is very pleasing to me. So tonight I rolled my yarn into a ball as seen below. This only took a few minutes. I just started by wrapping it around my fingers a few times and then just kept rolling the yarn into a ball. Rolling the yarn into a ball makes it easier to handle while crocheting. It is less likely to get tangled.

So now that my mom has shown me how to start, which is the hardest part, I can begin my baby blanket. There are a few different stitches a person could use to crochet. My mom is teaching me the one she thinks will be best for me to begin.

I plan on working on this at least three times a week for around 45 minutes. After I finish the blanket, I plan on making a scarf. My grandmother is going to show me how to do a different stitch.

Getting Started

My Great Grandmother, my grandmother, and my mom all crochet beautiful blankets and scarves. I want to learn how to do so. When I was telling my mom about this project she said she would be happy to help teach me. This will be great since i do come home every weekend to work.

So why do i want to learn how to crochet? I want to keep the tradition going. I want to be able to make pretty blankets. I collect blankets that i think look unique and even if i don't use them I buy them and sometimes hang them on my walls. If I learn how to crochet, i can make my own unique blankets and have a new hobby.

So what now? My mom gave me a list of supplies i need to get to get started on my blanket. I need yarn and a crochet needle. She said it's also handy to get a basket to keep it in. The picture in the top right is of crochet needles. There are many different sizes but my mom told me that beginners should start with larger ones and work their way up to smaller ones.

So i actually plan on going to get my supplies today so i will have them her next week and my mom can show me how to begin.