My new Winter Hobby, share yours if you like;)

Nope. Denise, I really don't know how. Can't crochet, either. Now, my mother? She could knit, crochet and even tat (make lace). My aunts were the same way. My still-going-strong aunt at 90? She also decorates cakes and makes prom gowns. My left-handed aunt tried to teach me many years ago, but she was a true left-hander. I only eat and write with my left hand and hold things differently than "normal" left handers. Sigh.

I can sew, though...and would sew up a storm if only my sewing machine wasn't broken. As soon as I get rich, I'm going to get it fixed.
 

Looks like the good life. Just add your favorite adult beverage at the appropriate time of day and you have got it made!
 
I think sewing would be more for me too Georgia. The crocheting is kind of hard on my hand, but we'll see I guess. My grandmother was great at crochet, and my mom was too but she gave it up to go drink in the bars, LOL!
 
Pappy said:
Not to much booze though, Ralphy or She Will be trying to boil her yarn and knitting her spaghetti. :confused:
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LOL! For sure Pappy, and no, I best not try that Ralphy, or maybe you meant Georgia. I can see us now, both "under the table" crochet hooks and yarn still in hand, LOL!!

 
Something fun to make .. ponchos .. they are so easy! .. I use Lion Brand yarns, and they have instructions at their website. I have in the past made myself and two granddaughters some cute ones.. lionbrand.com

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Well, I'm so in the "beginning" stage, but, I've been practicing just making a chain, and getting the hang of the tension-control. I am way better than 2 days ago. I'm getting antsy, so I will try again with the little headband;) That poncho is really lovely! Keep those ideas coming Bonnie;) Love your snowy avatar too;) I think I want something like that instead of my mug-shot, LOL!!
 
Denise, when I first was learning to crochet, I worried about holding everything tight enough, and then I had trouble getting the hook through the yarn. My mother-in-law told me to do it with looser stitches at first, until I got the hang of it better.
That really helped !
Of course, the slipper that I was crocheting would have fit an elephant, but (oh, well) you can't win them all. Seriously, making the looser stitches at first will make it easier, and if you are making a scarf, or other item that doesn't have to specifically "fit" someone, then it won't matter if the stitches are larger and looser at first. As you practice more, you will be automatically holding the right tension on the yarn.
 
My only real hobby is working with desktop wallpaper. I enjoy working with the colors. Here is my present wallpaper.

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In the summertime, my hobbies are more of the outdoor kind, yardwork, yard sales, stuff like that. Now, it is cold (feels like snow out there ! ), and you have to be bundled up to even think about going out the door. It is time for reading books, knitting socks, and crocheting the little throw rugs.
I save up all of my plastic grocery bags, and the last two days, I have been sitting here (bundled under the warm lap robe, Chipper snuggled up beside me) and folding and cutting up the plastic bags and making them into "plarn" (plastic yarn).
I have one little throw rug almost finished,and already bought some yarn for another one. I use one strand of regular yarn for color, and the plastic bag yarn. They are easy to make, cheap because I am recycling the plastic bags, and last forever. Just throw them into the washer and dryer, and they get softer and softer over time. Chipper has one in his little Chipper-bed, and he loves sleeping on it.
Whenever I am crocheting a rug, he always lays on it as I crochet; so I have to turn both Chipper and the rug as I am working my way around and around.
 

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