So, I've started a little early! I was so keen to begin the Golden Hands project, and I had some downtime in the Christmas-new year period, so decided to get started! I'm starting with the Crochet chapters in Volume I as the projects are small in size and so won't be too hot in this warm weather. I've done very little crochet, so I'm really looking forward to learning this new skill.
Crochet Know-How Chapter 1 hasn't any projects, just an excellent summary of crochet basics, including information on yarn and hooks, a guide to tension and casting on.
Crochet Know-How Chapter 2 begins with the simplest stitches - double crochet and treble stitch. The project is a pair of pot holders, one in double crochet and one in treble stitch (see picture above).
I inherited crochet hooks of every shape and size from my mother-in-law, so I don't have to buy any tools - I had a bit of knitting cotton in my stash, and purchases 2 new balls to use in this project.
I recreated these pot holders in 4ply cotton. The originals were only about 12 cams square, so I made one small one and two larger ones as I thought they would be a more useful size. They took about 2.5 hours each, and I'm quite pleased with them. Picture below shows my first Golden Hands project.
