tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238235065984655424.post6726578443732786678..comments2023-10-19T07:55:19.922-04:00Comments on GoCrochet: Crochet Worthy?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07747353589809522762noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238235065984655424.post-8166680669078132762010-05-17T19:17:47.754-04:002010-05-17T19:17:47.754-04:00If I don't care about person or coworker, I&#...If I don't care about person or coworker, I'll throw a few bucks into the pot for a gift. Now if I like this person or have a kinship with him or her, I'll crochet or knit them a little gift. For example, this year at the school where I teach there are two people retiring. For one I put in $10 for a retirement gift. Enough. For the other I'm crocheting a set of booties for Susan Wikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928690392793979380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238235065984655424.post-30873611230115140672010-05-15T10:38:03.988-04:002010-05-15T10:38:03.988-04:00Interesting post. On rare occasions I have given a...Interesting post. On rare occasions I have given a crochet project to someone and I immediately sense it will go in the closet and never be worn. I haven't found the guts to ask why...maybe the wrong yarn (too scratchy, allergic) or just not "crochet worthy!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238235065984655424.post-85515881175031208522010-05-14T23:14:08.126-04:002010-05-14T23:14:08.126-04:00Even at Ravelry we have this complaint all the tim...Even at Ravelry we have this complaint all the time. Go to all the expense and time and care and the object ends up hated, tossed, forgotten, given away!<br /><br />I may make something one time for an unappreciator, but by Goddess it will be the last time. I don't want you to love my work, but at least appreciate the hard effort and money. I am not Walmart!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015230922811147183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238235065984655424.post-67763782830834199692010-05-14T12:22:14.447-04:002010-05-14T12:22:14.447-04:00I often will crochet something as a gift and then ...I often will crochet something as a gift and then it's not up to my standards and I don't give it. (these are often learning projects or first drafts). I don't generally measure a person for crochet-worthiness by how long the project will take so much as how much they will appreciate it. In that way crochet-worthy and knit-worthy are the same for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747353589809522762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238235065984655424.post-91428896568271271132010-05-14T11:13:20.815-04:002010-05-14T11:13:20.815-04:00I find that I am mostly a "selfish" stit...I find that I am mostly a "selfish" stitcher. I crochet mostly for myself but when I do crochet for someone else it's usually a request made by them or sometime small and easy to make. Here's a thought though. I'm not much of a knitter but I know it takes longer than crochet. Is it easier for someone to be crochet-worthy than knit-worthy?<br /><br />For instance, I can whip Amyhttp://www.strandoverfist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238235065984655424.post-11007174469379574532010-05-14T10:30:48.890-04:002010-05-14T10:30:48.890-04:00I use wash and wear yarn, and my world of friends ...I use wash and wear yarn, and my world of friends love and appreciate what I make. I don't know people in my life circle who do not appreciate the love in each stitch. I did make a baby blanket out of the Alpaca yarn I got in Peru for my youth pastor's baby since we had made several trips together there. His wife hung it on the wall, knowing how special it was.<br /><br />But like fracksmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632574292156877244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238235065984655424.post-72639001223818257022010-05-14T09:53:34.097-04:002010-05-14T09:53:34.097-04:00I completely agree! I only make handmade gifts for...I completely agree! I only make handmade gifts for those people who appreciate it (and for donations) but there is a spectrum of what kind of yarn and how much time I'll spend on the project. For those who are fellow crafters, I'll use better yarn, work a more intricate pattern, or make a larger project (like a bedspread) since I know they will truly appreciate the quality of yarn and theSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285611780339551128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238235065984655424.post-46253686792166346802010-05-14T08:10:32.235-04:002010-05-14T08:10:32.235-04:00Hi, when I didn't know crocheting I made by my...Hi, when I didn't know crocheting I made by myself the wedding keep-sakes. I went to office during the day and I made them in the evenings..6 months of work.<br />Last week, talking with friends, I've known that somebody threw it away...I'm so unhappy about that!<br />Now I crochet only for me, my babies and few people more!<br />MaddalenaMaddalenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520869171843609582noreply@blogger.com