[trystan830]

well, starting small is a good idea.

some time ago, at Michael's - i was on the register, so i couldn't step away and physically help the customers, but i passed on my suggestions via our radios - a father and son came in, the son wanted to learn to crochet, and for his first project, he wanted to make a blanket. i suggested starting out with something smaller... which is why dishcloths or skinny scarves are good... they're little, you can see that you've completed something. but a blanket?

i have a blanket i'm going to be making, starting out by chaining 142 stitches. there's a pattern in it, which should repeat itself 6 times across. you work the pattern until it's 57" (so says the pattern).... or as tall as you want it, really. but for a beginner, someone could get only 12 inches up, and realise they're only 1/5 of the way done!

it's more gratifying to complete small things first, so i completely understand why you said what you did. =)

(and imma gonna be a show-off when i tell you it only took me 11 days to make. (however, the second time i made that pattern, i took 18 days. huh))

XD