Yes...weaving in all those ends drives me nuts...haha. This way, you just tie your two yarn pieces together and crochet over the ends as you go. I have a stack of granny squares that I made a while ago and they've been languishing because now I have to attach them to each other. I got them out the other day and started working on them. No sense in leaving them for the Goodwill or the garbage....right?
This is something I do on a - on and off - basis and currently it's 'off'. Seems I go mad at it for a while - then go off it for a while, perhaps I should start again, I still have plenty of wool I think. I don't do anything fancy or too big, just hats, scarves and I've done a couple of hats with scarves attached because I hate when the wool hats keep riding up at the back. Having a scarf attached stops that happening. I've done small lap blankets and one or two other small things. Problem I may have now since moving house is finding somewhere that sells wool, though I could try the charity shops.
I remember when I first started knitting, I used the knitting worsted, which was wool. You had to wash it bay hand in cool water, and if it got hot, it would shrink. Plus, you had to worry about dye lots, if you were making something that used multiple skeins, and had to buy enough of that color at one time. Now, almost all the yarn , like Red Heart Yarn, comes in acrylic, which is so much easier to deal with, and it can just be tossed into the washer and dryer as needed. I also like the variegated yarns and the ombré ones, which can add color to everything without having to change actual balls of yarn. In the summer, I like to be outside, but in the cold, wet winter, I go into what I call “knitting mode” and that is what I enjoy doing when it is not nice to be outside.
@Yvonne Smith - although I 'can' knit (at least I seem to remember that I can ), it is not something I do, mostly because it takes so long to make anything ! I think crochet is much quicker and easier.
have y'all tried the addi machine or the sentro- you can make a hat in 45 minutes just by turning a handle--they look like they have been knitted--i gave a lot of them to charity
I have not tried them, Betty. My MIL used to have a "knitting machine" but I have no idea what kind it was.
I enjoy crocheting. I belong to a group. Meet once a week. We crochet blankets for children up to age 18 receiveing in hospital chemo treatment. The members continue their crochet at home. Every few months a rep. from the organization We Care picks up our blankets. They are wrapped and delivered to hospitals in NY, several other states, and internationally. It's rewarding to think that this one item may put a smile on a child's face and add warmth to a bleak day. We share YouTube tutorial sites and share patterns, and skills. I'm an advanced beginner. Never to old to crochet. One at home member is 97. She crochets up a storm. Linann
Thats wonderful, Linann. I have a friend who crochets baby blankets for newborns in area hospitals, and also participates in the "Knitted Knockers" group who knit/crochet soft prostheses for breast cancer patients.
You're welcome. Here's the website for the Knitted Knockers organization. I have personally benefited from this organization and it is wonderful. https://www.knittedknockers.org/