I am interested in crochet projects, especially when the word explore comes up. For more than a decade I have been rethinking crochet. How we teach it and we learn it. As part of my profession as a teacher I am well aware of how we need to adapt our teaching methods to be inline with the student we teach. When we pick up a book on how to crochet, there is a long tradition about how this is done. I discovered that it is possible to use a latch hook to crochet. It enables the learner to create experimental stitches which are easy to work with this hook. In my first book I called it “picking up stitches”. At the time, until I began teaching it, I didn’t realise how significant this is! I was already a freeformer, so I knew how helpful the latch hook was when making a bullion stitch. Over time I began to show beginners how to turn the”foundation chain legnth” into a flower, using a latch hook. Also how to hook in anywhere and create a Beastie brooch or a bracelet that young students could wear. I have created a list of over 50 beginners projects , which can be kept as treasures. Some of which can be used in collage garden pictures. No frogs in these flower beds!

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Roshawn has posted her idea for her Alphabet quiz which I found a fun easy thing to do in her community. She said I could test you all on here…. and do think of your own questions too. Ok A flying insect? …….think what letter of the Alphabet could be the answer.. Try this one too Get in line? A bird?

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It could be just 10 but I need a likely infinite number, so 100 it is. I had a wonderful class today in my local library 4 children were new. I realise that each time I have newcomers, they can start with the chain length and the flower or sometimes they can join in with a new/or previous idea. Last week we did bullion stitch. Today I was introducing rug stitch. 1) a chain length 2) a flower 3) hooking into holes 4) bullion stitch 5) rug stitch 6) plaited bracelet 7) Beastie brooch 8) make a ball 9) beaded bracelet 10) foam charms with hole 11) cord bracelet 12) bottle bug 13) bottle bracelet 14)bottle top sunflower 15) variegated yarn 16) foam face 17) basket 18)purse 19)chick pic 20) garden pic 21) bowl/nest 22)yarn bag 23) bullion flower 24)cord flower 25) bullion bracelet 26) bullion bracelet with beads 27) wire bracelet 28)bullion feet on string 29)rug stitch on canvas 30) bridges scarf 31) dolls bed 32)dolls blanket 33)doll 34)party headband 35)rainbow headband 36) garlands 37)fancy yarn bracelet 38)garland headband 39)two/three colour bracelet 40)wire bracelet with beads 41)coaster 42)mug cozy 43) design a necklace 44)Christmas tree 45)snowman 46)Bunting 47)double flower 48)double flower with leaves 49) two eyes 50)a face 51)rug chain stitch 52) canvas crochet 53)freeform using chain and slip stitch 54)Tunisian stitch bracelet 55)Tunisian headband 56)CD Coaster 57)CD Basket/bag