THIS IS HOW I CROCHET WITHOUT LOOKING / Ophelia Talks Crochet
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- THIS IS HOW I CROCHET WITHOUT LOOKING
Many of you have commented on me crocheting without looking during our Sunday Live Crochet Talks and in this video wanted to give you some inside tips and tricks on how I learned to crochet without looking.
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I am setting you a challenge to try not to look! Ha ha ha, just for fun really! Enjoy xxx
Do your projects take longer crocheting with your small hook rather than a bigger hook?
@@perfumetester10I think it depends if you are using a smaller yarn with each. If you use more chunky yarn then it might go quicker.
Funny I keep a basket next to my bed where I throw all my yarn scraps. When I go to bed I crochet a continuous Granny square in the dark or dim light until I fall asleep. Every morning I check over my work, weave in any ends and make my bed. I have made seven of them and family members always claim them before they are done. I'll post a pic on Facebook.
That is amazing!!!
I crochet without looking all the time. I'm usually watching a movie on TV.but once I get to a certain point I pick up and make sure that I haven't missed the stitch anywhere and then I continue.
I’ve crocheted for years but I still like to watch myself make the stitches, it is very soothing. It still amazes me that I can make some interesting loops and knots with only a crochet hook, and some yarn.
My grandmother taught me to crochet 47 years ago. I always ♥ listening to you video. I have not seen any crochet like this since she was alive. Yes I can make the granny square without looking. It was very relaxing to do when I was recovering from Retina Detachment Surgery (had 5). Even though I had to keep head looking down I could close eyes and relax and crochet for hours.
Amazing! Thank you for all your support! ❤❤
If I am crocheting old familiar stitches or it is a project I have done many times over, I can do it with out looking. This really fascinates people when I am in public. lol But then we go on to have interesting conversations about yarn and crochet. Some family stories come out.
Hi Anja! I was watching one of your earlier videos a while ago and my husband commented that you were crocheting while not looking. I can’t do this. I goof up enough as it is...I shutter to think what my project would look like if I looked away!! Lol! Thanks for another great video!! Chris 🥰
I've been crocheting for over 20 yrs now and I still can't do it without looking lol. I just have to look at what I'm doing but I wish I didn't. I could watch TV much easier that way!
One day! Thank you for watching Christie Bullard ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Definitely possible. I didn't know I did this, knitting and crocheting while reading my Bible out loud, until a friend asked how I knit with my attention on my reading. The answer is established muscle memory and a simple pattern. The same goes for walking a chewing gum while talking to someone. And that blanket is so pretty!
Just started crochet not long ago , but I have knitted for years I can watch tv and knitt , I am sure crochet should be the same soon I hope lol
It will be! Keep practicing. Thank you for watching Bonnie Blahovich ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
I needed this because I’m always watching movies while crocheting lol
It’s like playing an instrument. When I learned to play the piano, it took me a while to know where all the keys were so that I can read the music instead of watching my hands. Thank you for showing how you do this! I’m making the same scrap blanket you are and have been trying to do this as well. I’m using two strands though so it’s making a little bit more difficult to be able to crochet without looking but I will keep working on it. Layla is so cute! Makes me miss my kitties so much.
Keep practicing. As women, we can all multitask. 😊 Thank you for watching Jacqueline Hooper ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
You know what, this comparison you made gave me an epiphany. I play piano as well and it makes so much sense now.
I started crocheting without looking on my third blanket, thanks to a dead easy pattern (Sober Granny blanket by Secret Yarnery) and the repetition that making a king-sized blanket gave me. I also hold the yarn in my hand in a weird way, which allows me to poke my hook against my finger: it is an enormous help in finding the right place to "hook in".
I still give a glance and check that my first stitch of the cluster goes in the right place and that I don't jump too far over: I did that a few times and I can tell you, it is not fun to find out after a few long rows that you need to frog your work. It can be frustrating having wasted all that time, but there is also the question of what to do with the frogged yarn, especially if you haven't got the time to crochet it back straight away? Even if you do, there is a great danger that it gets tangled!
Wrapping the frogged yarn around its cake is the best I have come up with, but takes away the convenience and especially when I have stuffed more than one cake into my magazine rack, tightly sitting side by side. (They are a cheaper option than dedicated project bags to keep yarn off the floor and moving around the house; I think yarn bowls are only good for one ball or skein at a time. The side pockets hold my yarn bands, scissors and the hook I am using with the project: I don't put it back in its case after I got confused and used the wrong hook halfway through my project, with a yarn that was nigh impossible to frog..! So, if you can get a hold of a cheap magazine holder that fits a couple of 100 - 200g cakes, (I get 4 in mine by stacking them up) I would recommend for you to try it. You can always put magazines into it instead.
Thank you for watching Claptrap ! Anja xxx 💕🌈 And thanks for the tip! xx
For me c2c is working pretty well to crochet without looking :)
That's great! Thank you for watching Mária Viktória Barabás ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Dear Anja, you are amazing! And Layla so sweet. I love you 2 very much 💖
I have been crocheting and knitting without looking for about 35 years. The only time that I really concentrate on my stitches is when it is a complex pattern. Stay safe and healthy and keep on crafting
Brilliant. Thank you for watching Sherley Ouellette ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
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Always wondered how you croched without looking. Handyb tips. Thank you.
You’re welcome 😊 Thank you for watching sharon gibson ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
My friends are always amazed by me doing this!!! Thanks
That's awesome! Thank you for watching Tina Gramenz ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
It’s still fascinating to watch you do this! And seeing the lovely Layla.
Yea it's all about the feel of your work X I tried but and I can do as I'm a knitter as well and I can knit without looking ..thanks Anya xx
That's amazing too! Thank you for watching Tricia Comerford ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Very interesting! I can knit without looking, have been able to for years, but I'm newer to crochet and still working on it. As another commenter said, it's like playing th piano without looking at your fingers, or where your fingers are on the frets of a guitar
Wonderful! Thank you for watching Starry A ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
You are amazing 🤩
Love the intro! Layla is your crochet couch cat hehe ♡
Sound advice, and as always your suggestions and instruction are clearly shared. Thank you Anja 🌼
I'm in my late 60's, and only learned to crochet 14 months ago. I learned via UA-cam, and Anja, your videos were some of the most helpful ones! I now can make (and do!) some very lovely things. I do it every day, all day :) I'm currently making several granny cluster striped pads to lay across the top back of my sectional sofa. These are to replace some cheap fleece throws that I keep there because my 3 cats sleep atop the sofa back all the time. And, well, you know...HAIR! I got inspired to make these from your Layla bed blanket. Anyway, I have discovered that I CAN do the granny cluster little blankets without looking! Of course I check myself often, but I'm so excited. Never thought I could. Thank You!
Lovely blanket Anja. X
I think I'm still a long way from being able to crochet without looking!! I will keep practising and take your advice! In the meantime I still love crocheting xx
A really lovely video.......I shall certainly give crocheting without looking a go. Thank you :)
Thank you! 😊I was really surprised to read that many people can actually do it. You are all so talented. Thank you for watching Fiona Nicholson ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Knitting and crocheting can be done in low light, such as candle light or next to a fireplace.
A lady who has a channel called LifeAt50& Beyond DIY makes all kinds of holders for the kitchen, bathroom and under the sink. She takes a paper towel holder or two and some of the small container holders and zip ties to make her own shower caddy, spice racks, can organizer. Or whatever she needs. You can use the paper towel holder for your yarn especially if your using more than one skein. Use one holder for each color. You can make a yarn holder too for several skeins. Use the small baskets to hold small skeins, balls or scraps of yarn.
Layla looks so pretty. Ayna I can do this while I watch TV since I was 7years old
How.old is Layla? My kitty 😺 precious is 13 yrs.old. black and white tuxedo cat 🐈 ♥
WOWWWW!! MESMERIZING!! I'm truly amazed at the talent you have doing this!! AMAZING Anja!!💜💜💜
Awwww love your kitty Anja. I have three beautiful kitty cats. ❤ Also a 90 pound German shepherd Sofia. And we rescued a beagle , Oliver, from a life of a test animal. He’s the absolute best and super spoiled.
Awwww, lucky Oliver, thank you for watching, Anja x
Im learning how to not look while crocheting cuz its my first time and this just smacks with perfection once mastered thank u for this tutorial
You can do it!
I can do that when knitting but am not experienced enough yet with crochet. I just keep practicing xx
Hacia un tiempo que no la veía señora Noelia y pensaba lo habrá dejado me alegro de verla en los videos de crochet de nuevo
Hi pilaravila1241, I'm still here, not gone anywhere, please click the notification bell so you don't miss my new videos, thank you for catching up with me, Anja x
Such a very talented lady you are.
Glad you think so. Thank you for watching Carleta Schwontkowski ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
I can do the granny shell stitch without looking. Working on other stitches. I knit without looking all the time
So cute ❤ thanks
Welcome 😊
This is awesome. I'm kind of a newbie so I'm still working out the kinks, but I am looking forward to being able to make a go of crocheting without looking. You are amazing by the way.
Another lovely video Anja and you make crocheting without looking seem so easy. I wonder if you could do a short video on how you hold your hook. It would be very helpful for me and others I guess. Thanks Anja.
I have a scrap blanket on the go and am going a little slower and not looking. Strange at first however getting the hang of it now. Thanks for the tips Anja 💕
I’ve been knitting seriously for only two years and can knit without looking. But for crochet, I’ve been crocheting for 30 years and can’t do it without looking (yet). The hook always gets snagged.
Maybe it’s because knitting is essentially only two movements…knitting or purling. You’re always just throwing the yarn around the needle and pulling it through. The needles are smooth with no hook. With crochet there are so many different stitches. I love granny squares though… I have yet to make a blanket, so I am going to start working on that as practice. I love double crochet. Probably my favorite stitch.
My favourite stitch is the half double crochet, with learning to do it without looking, the trick is, to choose one stitch and do it repeatedly, so you get muscle memory, then glance away and try a stitch, or 2, and work up, Anja x
@@OpheliaTalks thank you, I definitely plan on doing that! I always go back to knitting since I can look up from it, but I can make so much more with crochet. You’ve inspired me!
You are right I also can crochet with out looking
You see. You are all so talented.
Lovely!!
I'm a beginner, so will not be trying in the very near future, but am looking forward to getting to that point...
Not to worry about this. Keep practicing your stitches that is more important. Thank you for watching Vicki Fenlon ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
Thanks for sharing your skill
I have enjoyed this video!! Well..... Failed haha!!! I’ll keep practicing!!!
Yep! ❤ Thank you for watching Sandra Ouaguena ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
👍👍thanks very knowledgable 💐😍🙏🏻
Hahaha, 45 years of experience but I still have to look!
wow that's amazing
I can crochet without looking also and l also use the pencil grip. I like to use the Clover Amore hooks as l have arthritic hands
That's amazing. It surprises me how many people actually can do it. Just goes to show how many talent is out there. Thank you for watching Frances DuRietz ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
You're such a delight💗🌺
Oh thank you! Thank you for watching Judy Ball ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
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I am doing a shawl with double crochets and chain spaces right now and while I can't quite enter my hook without looking yet, once my hook is in the right place I can finish the stitch without looking, so it's at least enough that I can watch reruns of familiar TV shows without having to just listen
Well done Jamie, keep practicing, Anja x
AMAZiNG TALENT
Glad you think so...😊 Thank you for watching Merve Yildirim ! Anja xxx 💕🌈
You are amazing mam ❤️
Cool! I have the problem with my dexterity not being the best, or my hook gets hung up in the yarn during a stitch and I'm fighting with it. So my stitches aren't necessarily smooth and easy sailing. I'm hoping to get there. More practice, I know. 😊
Oh yes Jen, practice, practice, practice, it pays in the end, you can do it, Anja x
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I love all of your videos! I got 11 balls of stylecraft special dk yarn to make an Ode to Anna CAL blanket, but I already made one in a different color so I wanted to use it for something else. Do you have something in mind I could make with the yarn? I’m not sure what to make with it.
I do that
Pretty easy for her because there were granny square clusters
Anja which blanket were you working on in this video another blanket for Lyla ?
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Unfortunately, the smoothness of a yarn can vary from skein to skein even if it’s the same brand.
My skein of Red Heart Super saver in Persimmon is crocheting like butter and is actually soft whereas the white skein feels dry and stiff and drags on my hook.
So if I’m not watching my all dc shawl, Mr. Frog leaps in 😂😂😂
I have been trying to do this for a few years and I can a little but no where near how fast you are and looking away for that long... 12 year crocheter here and still have a long way to go... maybe I'm holding my yarn in a way that doesn't allow for this?
Hi Crystal you are doing wonderful. Crochet without looking is not important it is actually more a fun thing or something I do when I am doing a scrap blanket and watch some Netflix at the same time. You crochet for 12 years, I bet you are fabulous. Have fun, and thank you for watching. 😘
J
I can knit without looking not with crochet.
Sorry why not look at what you are creating and anyway granny square ...it’s not an intricate pattern .
This video was an answer to a question of my subscribers as they see me very often crochet without looking during my live streams. Turns out, from the comments that many of them can do it. It's just a bit of light entertainment. Thank you for watching Antoinette Bilocca ! Anja xxx 💕🌈