Giving Credit Where Credit is Due – A Salute to Those who Help Fellow Crocheters
If you already blog, you know it takes a bit of work. But most of you reading my blog are new to crocheting and may not realize how much work goes into creating and testing a pattern. Add to that taking pics as you work the pattern if your are writing a tutorial, writing instructions and posting all of this… Not to mention the overall generosity of sharing your pattern or tutorial with the rest of us.
Join With a Slip Stitch would not be what it is without all those generous folks. And, thanks also goes to those who take the time to answer questions on sites such as Crochetville.org. If you haven’t checked it out, it is worth a visit. And the woman responsible for Crochet Pattern Central, Rachel is a member of Crochetville. Crochet Pattern Central is always the first place I go to find free patterns. A big thank you to Rachel!!
Crochet Me has a nice blend of patterns, tips, etc. and Crochet Cabana has some very good tutorials. I'm sure there are lots of other sites as well.
All the major yarn makers post patterns, as do sites such as Michaels.com, Joann.com, and HobbyLobby.com, and many list the difficulty. The problem with these sites is that many of their patterns take expensive yarns. After all, they are selling yarn. So keep that in mind. Often you can use different yarns than called for in patterns, but of course, you won’t get the same look. For chunky yarns, you can try using a double strand of worsted weight instead. While I don't often buy retail, if I am making something special, or I just can't find the right yarn, I will splurge.
Crochet Cabana has a lot of very good tutorials as does NexStitch. Their patterns are more at an intermediate level. Thank you to Kalurah H. for the link to NexStitch.
A long time ago I found a tutorial on rooting roses. The man who made it spent A LOT of time putting together an extensive picture/text tutorial. And anyone who gardens knows rooting roses can be difficult and often takes several months, so I was thrilled to find it. I sent him an email (a bit before blogging became what it is today), and he told me I was the first person to actually email him and thank him. And I’m sure I certainly wasn’t the first to visit his tutorial, which was probably the best I had come across.
So when you visit another’s blog or website and find you like their patterns, learn from their tutorials or just appreciate their efforts, please post a comment and/or sign their guest books. I think everyone appreciates knowing their efforts are not going unnoticed.
This also applies if you post asking for help on bulletin boards. I recently read a thread on Crochetville where someone commented that it would be nice if the original posters would post again, letting those who answered know if their questions were answered, or just to say thanks. While I've always tried to do this, I realized I'm not consistent about replying. I now make a conscious effort to do so. After all, if someone in real life helped me out, I would certainly thank them, so it shouldn’t be any different in the cyber world.
So please take a moment to recognize those who take the time to help out others.
Happy Hooking,
Blue Ridge Mountain Girl
Join With a Slip Stitch would not be what it is without all those generous folks. And, thanks also goes to those who take the time to answer questions on sites such as Crochetville.org. If you haven’t checked it out, it is worth a visit. And the woman responsible for Crochet Pattern Central, Rachel is a member of Crochetville. Crochet Pattern Central is always the first place I go to find free patterns. A big thank you to Rachel!!
Crochet Me has a nice blend of patterns, tips, etc. and Crochet Cabana has some very good tutorials. I'm sure there are lots of other sites as well.
All the major yarn makers post patterns, as do sites such as Michaels.com, Joann.com, and HobbyLobby.com, and many list the difficulty. The problem with these sites is that many of their patterns take expensive yarns. After all, they are selling yarn. So keep that in mind. Often you can use different yarns than called for in patterns, but of course, you won’t get the same look. For chunky yarns, you can try using a double strand of worsted weight instead. While I don't often buy retail, if I am making something special, or I just can't find the right yarn, I will splurge.
Crochet Cabana has a lot of very good tutorials as does NexStitch. Their patterns are more at an intermediate level. Thank you to Kalurah H. for the link to NexStitch.
A long time ago I found a tutorial on rooting roses. The man who made it spent A LOT of time putting together an extensive picture/text tutorial. And anyone who gardens knows rooting roses can be difficult and often takes several months, so I was thrilled to find it. I sent him an email (a bit before blogging became what it is today), and he told me I was the first person to actually email him and thank him. And I’m sure I certainly wasn’t the first to visit his tutorial, which was probably the best I had come across.
So when you visit another’s blog or website and find you like their patterns, learn from their tutorials or just appreciate their efforts, please post a comment and/or sign their guest books. I think everyone appreciates knowing their efforts are not going unnoticed.
This also applies if you post asking for help on bulletin boards. I recently read a thread on Crochetville where someone commented that it would be nice if the original posters would post again, letting those who answered know if their questions were answered, or just to say thanks. While I've always tried to do this, I realized I'm not consistent about replying. I now make a conscious effort to do so. After all, if someone in real life helped me out, I would certainly thank them, so it shouldn’t be any different in the cyber world.
So please take a moment to recognize those who take the time to help out others.
Happy Hooking,
Blue Ridge Mountain Girl
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