i volunteer teaching crochet to parents. i love sharing my skills with someone else.i've tried showing the parent articles from crochet web sites i'm showing her ,but my skills look backwards to her and hers look backwards to me too.i don't want to discourage her,or frustrate myself.
2006-10-15 08:27:26 · 10 answers · asked by Laura M 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
Try to sit across from her, face to face, and have her look at what you are doing without reversing it. My Grandmother had the worst time teaching me, in fact she couldn't. Then I dreamed how later from her instructions.
Also look on websites for yarn companies, Bernat comes to mind, or about.com for crochet, etc. Ultimately she will need to follow written instructions if she wants to use patterns, so try to show her just the chain and single crochet to start.
Maybe if it looks backwards to each of you, something is right since she will begin and end her rows opposite to yours.
2006-10-15 08:37:32 · answer #1 · answered by Susan M 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i comprehend that's accessible to income from a e book, yet truthfully, you would be lots extra effective off taking a classification. interest lobby, Michaels and Joanns all furnish instructions that are extremely priced--in all probability with regard to the comparable as you may pay for the e book. If there are no craft shops close to you, see if there's a branch of challenge Linus on your area--i'm specific somebody there'll be keen that may assist you out. There are additionally diverse online tutorials with extremely staggering movies and written instructions. yet despite you do, do not provide up! Crochet is an exceedingly rewarding interest. The resourceful possiblities are nigh countless, and you may extremely make somebody's day with a house made present. to not point out the delight of weariing or using somethingyou made your self.
2016-10-16 05:40:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I learned - I suck, but I know how to do it and just need to put more practice in - it was just a case of mirroring my right-handed teacher. In fact, in golf, they say lefties are the best students and best players because it is so easy for them to mirror their teachers!
Good crochet books should also have instructions for both right AND left-handed users. Luckily this is not the 1950's where we used to force lefties to use their right hands when doing anything. :/
2006-10-15 08:36:50 · answer #3 · answered by FutilityMistress 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaking as a lefty, you can't. Find a book that has left handed directions--or several, if you can--and help the lefty figure it out. Make sure the directions are as clear as possible.
2006-10-15 16:12:31 · answer #4 · answered by spunk113 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, can't answer, but I'll keep track of the answers if you don't mind -- I'm left-handed and want to learn to crochet.
2006-10-15 08:31:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a mirror.. sit in front of it, and have the person wanting to learn watch your hands in the mirror.
2006-10-15 08:35:14 · answer #6 · answered by oneblondepilgrim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put yourself front of a mirror...
ask the student to watch you through the mirror
2006-10-15 08:31:14 · answer #7 · answered by machsys33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought my niece and i used a mirror...It was way to hard to show someone who is a left sitting them in front of you. It works...
2006-10-15 08:36:10 · answer #8 · answered by ABBYsMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lefty will find their own learning way, don't worry to much. just teach what you know best. i do have lefty brother ;) good luck
2006-10-15 08:38:38 · answer #9 · answered by Styrophonicz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i'm left handed and learned to knit right handed, it depends on the student to train themself that way
2006-10-15 08:34:13 · answer #10 · answered by ME 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋