Welcome to the For the Love of Crochet Along! This blog, as some of you will know, has come in to being to fill the space that Carola´s Granny Along and Crochet Along blogs once held in our hearts. They were two wonderful blogs that a lot of us enjoyed for they gave us the opportunity to share our crochet projects, make new friends and ask questions and get answers to some of those tricky crochet problems, like hook size conversions and the meaning of particular pattern symbols.
I am not sure why people stopped posting on those blogs, I still feel like everyone has secretly disappeared to another blog and left me behind, but I am here now with the intent of resurrecting the crochet community we once had on those blogs and to continue to provide a space where we can develop and maintain a friendly and supportive international crochet community.
I look forward to reading about everyone’s crochet adventures and helping out if I can when help is asked for. I especially look forward to receiving email addresses and requests from those who want to join. The more the merrier!!!! Please respect other people’s work by keeping comments constructive and polite. This is a place for sharing and supporting one another not bring others down. Also content must be relevant to crochet!
So with that having been said I now officially declare this Crochet Along open and urge you to join in the crochet fun!!!
Many thanks
Kathy Ann
Administrator
I have been crocheting for many years....However, everything i have made was either square or rectangular! I made tons of baby blankets, throws, granny square projects, scarves.... This past year i have taken some knitting classes and learned how to read knitting patterns, and am doing very well with that. I am now looking for a class to teach me how to use my crochet skills more creatively. I found this pattern for a child's poncho online. It is basically 2 rectangles sewn together. I liked the way it came out and am currently making another one in a smaller size for my granddaughter Lola...
Lola's poncho in the works, (in violet and yellow cotton)next to a little knitted baby hat.... Does anyone have any suggestions on where i can find some really easy to read crochet patterns for baby sweaters and hats, for beginners. As i said, i have been crocheting for years, but get confused with pattern directions. Thanks! 
