Crocheting south paws

Gtmom22 wrote

on Aug 3, 2008 8:16 PM

Hey yall!

I was just wondering how many crocheting lefties we have out there! Do you have any tips or lessons learned from the right-handed world? I recently started a baby blanket that had a chart pattern associated with it and was wondering why in the world it was marked from right to left. DUH!

I taught myself how to crochet with the "I Can't Believe I'm Crocheting!" book which addresses lefties. I can remember both of my grandmothers trying to teach me how to both knit and crochet as a kid, completely frustrated with my inability to do things "right."

Wendy

Jewels128 wrote

on Aug 17, 2008 8:46 PM

Hey Wendy,

I am also a lefty and taught myself with the same book you did. Both grandmothers also tried to teach me when I was younger and failed. I just finished a few layette sets and noticed that the buttonholes were on the opposite side, duh! I have yet to find any patterns that pertain to left handers!

Good luck and it's nice to know that I am not the only one!

Julie

kimrun wrote

on Sep 10, 2008 11:24 PM

Nope, you are not the only one! I also used the same book, but there are more books out there now that do have lefty instructions than when I started to try to learn. I was also taught as a child, but I wasn't interested then. Both of my grandmothers and my mother can't watch me because it is backwards to them.

I don't think that you will find many patterns that are written for us, but you can learn to reverse them. Good luck!