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Miss_Becky, crocheting is easier than you think it is! My Grannie taught me how over 25 years ago (similar age to when you learned), and it stuck with me. The thing that I found the most frustrating to master in the beginning was gauge. You need to have steady tension for your gauge to be uniform and your pattern to look as it should. Practice this as well, and it will eliminate a lot of frustration and re-working on your part.
If you learn the basic stitches (single, double, triple crochet), then you can do just about any pattern because the rest of the stitches are variations of basic stitches. Also make yourself familiar with crochet vocabulary as it will make pattern reading easier. A pretty good website for crochet terms is: http://cache.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/faq-search.cgi?store=/stores/eyarn&dictionaryOfAbbreviations=1
As for reading patterns, it just takes practice. And the good thing about crocheting is if it doesn't turn out, you can rip it out and try again!
My recommendation would be to start out with a basic grannie square. Here's a good video that explains what the basic stitches are as it walks you through how to make a grannie square: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBZNWeVmAa0
Good luck, and go for it!
If you learn the basic stitches (single, double, triple crochet), then you can do just about any pattern because the rest of the stitches are variations of basic stitches. Also make yourself familiar with crochet vocabulary as it will make pattern reading easier. A pretty good website for crochet terms is: http://cache.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/faq-search.cgi?store=/stores/eyarn&dictionaryOfAbbreviations=1
As for reading patterns, it just takes practice. And the good thing about crocheting is if it doesn't turn out, you can rip it out and try again!
My recommendation would be to start out with a basic grannie square. Here's a good video that explains what the basic stitches are as it walks you through how to make a grannie square: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBZNWeVmAa0
Good luck, and go for it!