My first completed shorties/capris!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mommyof2Princesses]

Okay so after seeing how creative some of you mamas are I decided to learn to crochet last Monday. So after trial and errors... I finally finished these and I like how they turned out. Anyhoo what do you think??? ETA:I know I still need a drawstring!!

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[Mommy2LivandNoah]

Wow you did awesome! I've been crocheting for years and still haven't figured out how to read a pattern and do shorts...wanna help me?? haha..Good job!

[*Katherine*]

WOW!! That looks great!

[kendrea]

Great job! I too have been crocheting for a while and am still having problems!! So many kudos to you!!

[mhaddon]

Very cute and awsome job! I'm trying to learn too, but haven't gotten very serious yet.

[mary.margaret]

Those are just gorgeous!

Where did you go to learn? I have been trying a longies pattern for awhile now but I can't get all the lingo down! I am finding it hard to teach myself. Any advice on that?

Mary-Margaret

[GraemesMomma]

Oooh, really nice job! Esp. for a first time! I don't crochet, I knit -- but would love to know how you learned so quickly and so well.

[mom2madison06]

Wow, you just learned! Great! I decided to learn to knit yesterday, and I'm still doing "practice rows." LOL.

[stellercrys]

Those are great! I love how the colors ended up like a zig zag down

[Mommyof2Princesses]

Oh you mamas are so sweet, thanks for the compliments, makes me feel better about them!!!
Well I went to Michaels and got a Learn to crochet kit. It included the book and hooks etc... I bought some $5 yarn at Michaels and just started doing it. This site really helped me with all of the videos it had. http://www.nexstitch.com/v_crochet_videos.html I tried to go from the patterns but finally gave up and did my own thing. I used the single crochet stitch and kept making rows till I got a long enough rise and then started on the legs. I hope that helps.