Hi Helen. I am John Hill, abloke at the tender age of 77,and I have just returned to knitting an chrocheting after 40 years. i uesed to think i was good back in the day but having seen todays standards i have revised my opinion of myself. and I have to say that your work is as good as i have seen your designs and video cal are outstanding. please don't stop.
I've just taken up crochet again after about 48 years LOL I've been looked at the pictures of Sweet Caroline that others on your Facebook pages and thought that it would be too difficult for me but after watching your brilliant tutorial I'm going to have a go. Thank you so much for inspiring me. Jan
Just found you! What beautiful tutorials and designs! Thank you for being so generous and sharing your talent with us lesser mortals. I'm inspired to up my game and make something to be proud of. Well done and keep up the good work 👍 👍 💙 💚 💛
Oh, so you are Helen Shrimpton? I didn't know you do your own tutorials. 😲 I m just in the middle of learning your famous Mandala madness from Esther. Thank you very much for such a wonderful pattern. 💕
Hi. I just started your beautiful project and I'm loving it so much already. I've never done a CAL so I hope to catch one in progress. Your instructions are amazing well taught and easy to understand. Thank you so much for sharing your talent. I will watch for more CALS.
Just finished the first 13 rounds. It's so pretty the thickness as the rows are added are beautiful. I plan on making many more. Will you be doing more of these? I have looked for more ? I put a request for joining your face book page but have not been accepted yet.
Hello :) Thank you forsharing this beautiful pattern I don't seem to be able to pause the video :( Anyone else having this trouble? or is it just my PC ?
Hi its a beautiful Design and Your step by step Video is top. My question to this Design sweet Caroline is if i Dont want to make a cushen howe can i make a blanke or a afgan with this Design. I hope you can help me and Tell me howe i make a blanket or a afgan with this. Thanks. Kind regards lally
always start with the hook size recommended on the yarn ball band, make a small sample square and it you need to then adjust the hook size up or down to suit tension
On several of the crochet groups I belong to on FB I have seen heartbreaking posts with photos of afghans that have come apart where the magic circle was used. Your videos are wonderful but could you please spare some time to emphasize the importance of sewing that magic circle closed and really secure so these works of art can survive being washed and used. Too many beginners to crochet and/or magic circle are not getting this important step in their instruction. thank you!
Hi Helen. I am John Hill, abloke at the tender age of 77,and I have just returned to knitting an chrocheting after 40 years. i uesed to think i was good back in the day but having seen todays standards i have revised my opinion of myself. and I have to say that your work is as good as i have seen your designs and video cal are outstanding. please don't stop.
You are so talented. Thank you for all that you do. God bless your hands
You are wonderful. Your patience is remarkable. Thank you so much!😘
Simple and elegant, enjoying this thoroughly, thankyou Helen 🙏
Lovely work ..thanx for sharing
I've just taken up crochet again after about 48 years LOL I've been looked at the pictures of Sweet Caroline that others on your Facebook pages and thought that it would be too difficult for me but after watching your brilliant tutorial I'm going to have a go. Thank you so much for inspiring me. Jan
Just found you! What beautiful tutorials and designs! Thank you for being so generous and sharing your talent with us lesser mortals. I'm inspired to up my game and make something to be proud of. Well done and keep up the good work 👍 👍 💙 💚 💛
Ciaoooooo!!! Sei bravissima grazie mille ora provo a realizzarlo con il filato sfumato 🙏🙏🙏🤗🤗🤗
Beautiful love💖 your work thank you for sharing 👍
Thank you helen. I have now completed Week 1 of the Caroline CAL. I loved it
Oh, so you are Helen Shrimpton? I didn't know you do your own tutorials. 😲 I m just in the middle of learning your famous Mandala madness from Esther. Thank you very much for such a wonderful pattern. 💕
I got cancer but going to try this one am done part1
Very lovely wonderful work. I will be doing this Afghan
Beauty! Class
Hi. I just started your beautiful project and I'm loving it so much already. I've never done a CAL so I hope to catch one in progress. Your instructions are amazing well taught and easy to understand. Thank you so much for sharing your talent. I will watch for more CALS.
Oh wow!!! I absolutely love it. I will be adding this to my "to-make list"!! Thank you for posting it :)
Very very beautiful. Please teach us more mandalas!
Sei bravissima non conosco l inglese ma sono riuscita ugualmente a fare questa meraviglia Sweer Catoline grazie mille
there is a pdf version in Italian available on my website :)
I love it!! Thank you!!
Just finished the first 13 rounds. It's so pretty the thickness as the rows are added are beautiful. I plan on making many more. Will you be doing more of these? I have looked for more ? I put a request for joining your face book page but have not been accepted yet.
Very nice idea thanks
Grazie!!!!
What size hook are you using?
If you read the intro post, the link is below the video, you will see all the information.
hello if i made this a blanket how would this go? do i keep going after row 26 or something?
yes you can keep going to make it bigger, or make more squares to join together
Tried to download from site. Won't stay on English...?
The link on the website will bring you here to UA-cam and the video is in English.
Helen can this be done in a solid ombre yarn ?
yes, you can use any yarn you like
i got to try this two
What size hook?
depends on the yarn you are using, it will give a recommended size on the ball band :)
Hello :)
Thank you forsharing this beautiful pattern
I don't seem to be able to pause the video :(
Anyone else having this trouble? or is it just my PC ?
just hover the cursor over the video and the pause should appear.
Poi come posso fartelo vedere?🤔🤔🤔
if you use Facebook you can join my group there Helen's Hookaholics and share photos of your work :)
Hi its a beautiful Design and Your step by step Video is top. My question to this Design sweet Caroline is if i Dont want to make a cushen howe can i make a blanke or a afgan with this Design. I hope you can help me and Tell me howe i make a blanket or a afgan with this. Thanks.
Kind regards lally
where can i get the written pattern
follow the link to my website :)
What size hook please
always start with the hook size recommended on the yarn ball band, make a small sample square and it you need to then adjust the hook size up or down to suit tension
I thought you were uk this is in us terms isn't it ?
I am English but always work with US terms, so all of my video tutorials are in US terms
On several of the crochet groups I belong to on FB I have seen heartbreaking posts with photos of afghans that have come apart where the magic circle was used. Your videos are wonderful but could you please spare some time to emphasize the importance of sewing that magic circle closed and really secure so these works of art can survive being washed and used. Too many beginners to crochet and/or magic circle are not getting this important step in their instruction. thank you!
I do in my video tutorial for the magic ring, and as I say on that, the essential part is to fasten it correctly :)