Okay, so here’s a first for me: I made you guys a video! :)
Ever since I started to crochet, people have been telling me that I either ‘do it wrong’ or ‘do it weird’. Yup, and I have to live with that! I believe that everyone should crochet in the way they’re comfortable with, be it a knife hold, a pencil grip or a weird way. So I decided to make a video, to show you all just how weird my way is.
Turns out it’s not that weird, it’s just… really really fast! Oh my gosh, I had NO idea I was going so fast! I mean, there were people that have told me that I was crocheting like a mad woman, but I didn’t take them serious at all until I saw myself in this video. Holy guacamole!
If you like me to make more videos, let me know! I had a blast doing this one :)
xo,
wink
PS Oh and please excuse my terrible Dutch accent… Something I have to work on for sure! ;)
February 1, 2013 at 12:18 pm
Great! I’d like to be that speedy.
February 1, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Wow!!!
February 1, 2013 at 12:37 pm
Not quite sure why this is weird… I think I crochet just like that! Perhaps a bit slower, but that’s it!
February 1, 2013 at 12:41 pm
geeft niet .. zo haak ik ook!!! zal wel nederlands zijn..hahaha
February 1, 2013 at 12:46 pm
Awesome crochet and so lovely to hear your voice!!!! Please make more videos!!! :D
February 1, 2013 at 1:00 pm
Thanks so much Sarah! I wasn’t sure before but yes, there will be more videos from now on :)
xo,
wink
February 1, 2013 at 2:03 pm
it’s not weird Marinke! i do it the same as you. It is indeed the the fasted way to crochet.
February 1, 2013 at 2:17 pm
I can see nothing weird about it, except that speed! Wow, you move fast! I have more the speed you had in slow motion. :D Loved to here you, you have a beautiful voice.
February 1, 2013 at 2:27 pm
So fun! I love the accent :)
February 1, 2013 at 2:51 pm
I don’t think it is weird at all! Everybody hold their hook/yarn a different way, I usually keep my hook the same as you do, but I keep up my indexfinger to hold the yarn instead of wrapping it around other fingers as you do :) As long as it works for someone it’s the right way ;). You do crochet really fast though!
February 1, 2013 at 3:57 pm
Wow! It is really fast!
I loved to hear your voice, it is so sweet. Please make more videos! :)
February 1, 2013 at 4:21 pm
I so loved your voice, your music and your style.. go Winkie go!!!
More please x
February 1, 2013 at 4:33 pm
Holy cow–you are quick! I wish I could crochet that fast! I would love to see more videos. And P.S., your accent is awesome. Don’t try to change that. :)
February 1, 2013 at 4:46 pm
Yes yes yes..,,,its so great,how quick you are!!!!!
February 1, 2013 at 6:01 pm
Really fast work! Lovely!
February 1, 2013 at 6:20 pm
More please!! :)
February 1, 2013 at 7:11 pm
Very nice… greetings from Brazil!
February 1, 2013 at 7:18 pm
Oh wow!!! I LOVE watching people crochet and before you said it, I was thinking “Wow! Watch her go!” So fast!!! Thanks for sharing! I don’t crochet as fast as you but I don’t realise how I fast I crochet. I recently had to video a stitch for someone and only then realised I should slow it down to make sure they could tell what I was doing. You know what, I think it would be great to have a link party or something links to bloggers videos of them crocheting! Wouldn’t that be amazing? And you have a lovely accent too. There’s nothing to work on there. :)
February 1, 2013 at 9:44 pm
I love the videos. It’s helps me connect to a person much more than just reading their blog. You hold your yarn and hook the same as I do. I use to be fast but due to arthritis and fibromyalgia I’ve slowed down a lot but the love is still there :-)
February 1, 2013 at 10:54 pm
WoW!! You really are fast! Yes, each has to go with what works for them, we all have our own little weird way of doing things! Neat video.
February 2, 2013 at 2:17 am
I’m so happy to see that I’m not the only one who crochets this way. I find it the most comfortable way to crochet. I’m not sure I have your speed but am getting better. I love the accent, at first I didn’t notice it because my family originally come from Holland so it sounded normal. Have a great day. <3
February 2, 2013 at 3:44 am
I would LOVE it if you could video an overlay Mandela. Also visit me to see your blog in my sidebar.
Boocoos
February 2, 2013 at 1:59 pm
Love your blog! And thanks for that suggestion – I will definitely do that! There’s an overlay mandala CAL coming up in a few weeks and I think videos can really help people out, so thanks! :)
xo,
wink
February 2, 2013 at 4:33 am
I used to crochet that fast all the time but my wrists can’t handle it as much anymore! Also, I love your voice, your accent isn’t terrible at all.
February 2, 2013 at 1:21 pm
Love your speed! It’s not weird, just fast. No wonder you can knock up your mandalas so quickly. I’m so jealous!
February 2, 2013 at 5:04 pm
Your accent is lovely, so is what you create :-)
February 3, 2013 at 2:48 am
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
February 3, 2013 at 5:40 am
I crochet the same way just not quite as fast! How awesome! Thanks for sharing.
February 3, 2013 at 8:18 pm
Wow, that is fast! From what I can tell, I crochet the same way, but at a snails pace comparatively! Oh, and the accent isn’t terrible, it’s charming!
February 4, 2013 at 7:51 am
WOW!!!
That is insanely fast!
I’m like a snail compared to you!
Loved the video :)
The music was cool too and you have a lovely voice!
February 4, 2013 at 11:39 pm
You have a very lovely blog. I enjoyed my visit. I used to be a faster crocheter. Alas, arthritis has slowed me down considerably. But, I won’t give-up!
February 5, 2013 at 2:48 pm
Yeah! I’m not the only one who holds my work and yarn that way! You are very fast!
February 5, 2013 at 4:41 pm
I crochet exactly the same way and have been told the same thing! It’s neat to see someone else hold it the same way I do. Everyone else holds theirs different. I like it that way because it makes my stitches tighter. It was more comfortable for me, too. :D <3
February 5, 2013 at 7:16 pm
Lovely accent! and great video :) I crochet exactly as you do, only interminably slow LOL at first I thought the video was speeding ;)
February 7, 2013 at 4:09 pm
I don’t think you crochet wierd at all….considering I crochet the same way you do!!! My mom crocheted that was too and she is the one who taught me to crochet over 30 years ago! My husband has also accused me of crocheting like a mad woman so I guess I’m pretty speedy too! Love the accent!
February 12, 2013 at 5:03 pm
love the things you have here i am posing your page on my crochet page i have on facebook i have blog but i still have not figured out my email addy for it yet lol im still working on that love your mandalas :)
February 13, 2013 at 9:50 am
your accent is cute :)
February 15, 2013 at 2:52 am
My mom had taught me how to crochet when I was a young girl. Fast forward to when I was a young adult, I had asked her to show me how to work a pattern and as I started, she threw her hands up in the air and said I was crocheting all wrong. Uhhh…. anyway – I’m so glad that you and I crochet the same way! Now I don’t feel all weird about it anymore. :D
April 17, 2013 at 3:29 am
Whoa!! You do crochet fast! I thought I crocheted fast but I think you beat me. Lol. Accents are awesome btw!! It’s really nice to put a voice with the face now! :) Make more videos. ;)
May 7, 2013 at 9:14 pm
You are so fast!!! Thank you for all you teach me. My name is Cecilia, I am from Argentina. A big kiss for you!!!