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Ava0429 message #1
Hello
July 31, 2017 at 7:11:19 PM

Hello!!! I'm Ava and I just joined and have NO IDEA what im doing. I have been crocheting for 20 yrs and knitting for only 5yrs.
I hope someone can help me out and teach me how to use this site plus answer any questions I have about different topics. Oh, and I'm a lefty. So please dont hesitate to inroduce yourself and start a new friendship.

AvaE

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Stitchboard Admin message #2
Re: Hello
July 31, 2017 at 10:43:15 PM (in response to Ava0429 message #1)

Ava,

Welcome!

Please let us know what questions you have and we'll do our best to answer!

Also, feel free to post photos of your work...we love to drool!

Melanie (cat slave and Official Feline Can Opener) =^.^=
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Ava0429 message #3
Re: Hello
July 31, 2017 at 11:29:08 PM (in response to Stitchboard Admin message #2)

im teaching myself how to read graphs. so thank you and im sure ill have many

AvaE

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Stitchboard Admin message #4
Re: Hello
August 1, 2017 at 8:38:39 PM (in response to Ava0429 message #3)

Ava,

Excellent!

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Ava0429 message #5
Re: Hello
August 2, 2017 at 11:55:08 AM (in response to Stitchboard Admin message #4)

I have a question about the pattern maker. When you choose the color scheme, it has basic palette, full palettes, then red heart super saver etc. What exactly does that mean? How do you know what colors they are, couldn't it just say red, white brown, etc? There's some I don't even know like the DMC or something like that

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Stitchboard Admin message #6
Re: Hello
August 3, 2017 at 1:14:10 AM (in response to Ava0429 message #5)

Ava,

The Basic Palette is the one I suspect you'll want. Unless you're looking for a certain brand, such as Red Heart Super Saver, the Basic Palette is what you'll find has all of the very basic colors. Brands of yarn will have their own color names. This is why we developed the Basic Palette, because yarn is very difficult to match to specific colors, and even going across brands, which usually isn't recommended due to differences in yarn weights and differences in fibers (e.g., you wouldn't want to use fibers that require different types of care in one project!), you'll be hard pressed to find matching colors beyond the basics.

The Full Palette isn't recommended at all.

DMC is embroidery floss. While there are some who use embroidery floss to crochet, it's a very small fiber and difficult to work with, so though DMC has many color matches compared to conventional yarns, it's not recommended for crochet.

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