Okay so don't mind my messy hair but here is my TedTalk on my Genius Hour. I hope everyone enjoys it, I really loved the genius hour assignment and am hoping to incorporate something into my own classroom one day.
Alright so I have finally found the best tutorial that has helped me to create the cutest bookmark. Throughout the weeks I found it difficult to go from tutorial to tutorial learning about each pattern and trying out ones I liked. Although it was a task in itself, I have finally found one that is great for beginners!
Although this pattern only has single crochet and chaining, I really liked it too much to pass it by. I really hope you all enjoy it as much as I did. Can't wait for everyone to test it out and see if they were as successful as I was.
Starting the bookmark making was difficult as I couldn't find a good pattern to follow. So I am still on the search for a great pattern that will include at least two of the crochet stitches. As I continue to search for the perfect bookmark pattern I will be practicing each stitch that will help me become confident in completing the actual pattern. I currently have two different patterns ready that will hopefully be perfect to help me create a bookmark as a beginner.
So I was right, the half double is half the struggle! Exciting news right!!
Now that I've mastered the double crochet the half double was super simple as you just go through all three stitches instead of two then two. Learning it wasn't too difficult, especially with the great videos on youtube. There are so many great videos that really take their time to explain the half double and their differences compared to the double and single crochet but the one I found the most effective for teaching me the stitch was one that went in slow motion too..how cool!
Here my friends, I will share my opinion of the BEST beginner video for learning the half double crochet :)
Throughout the video it explains with detail what you are suppose to be doing and how to do it, which really helped me get back into the routine of crocheting.
Perhaps its true, now that I've learned the double crochet the half double will be half the struggle? Well let's keep our fingers crossed! I have recently been working a lot of other assignments which means my crocheting has been placed on the back burner....but not to worry I am back at it. I have completed some fairly extensive research on the half double crochet and from what I can tell it will be easier than the double crochet. So let's get down to business and find out if it is! Can't wait to see how it goes :)
Alright, so I think I have finally mastered (or what I consider mastered) the double crochet. There have been several different videos that have helped me along my journey to mastering the double crochet. Thank you Youtube! For some reason, learning the double crochet took me a bit longer than expected because I was finding myself struggling with the transition from row to row. With that being said, here is the video that definitely helped me out the most learning the double crochet!
