Crochet Cheers

Happy New year Everyone! I'm starting the new year with an obsession. Dogwood Blossoms obsession! We are surrounded by Dogwood trees and in the Spring of the year, I always enjoy their white blossoms. They are a wonder to behold. At dusk or on cloudy day their white blossoms stand out. As part of my anticipation for the coming spring I'm crocheting a Dogwood Blossom Bolero for my DIL. The swatch shown is not actual part of the garment for there are lots of imperfection in it. I'm making the Bolero in white Caron yarn Simply Soft. I hope that I find the same shade of white for I need more than one skein for this project. I need to go to my LYS asap if I want this project completed as planned. I will post my progress, so please follow through with me. I have started on the front neckline and at this point I just lack one flower motif to complete front neckline of the bolero.

Photo No. 1 (Above). Holding Crochet hook with thumb and index finger. Middle finger supporting hook as well as keeping loop on hook. Photo No. 2. Thumb and middle finger holding stitch together while index and little finger control the tension of the yarn. The frustrations for most beginning crocheters come from not being able to coordinate the collaborative function of the left and right hand fingers. This frustration can be alleviated if a beginner understands the function of the involve fingers namely: 1] The Thumb, index and middle fingers of the hand that holds the crochet hook. For right-handed person, this would be the right hand; for the left-handed, this would be the left hand; 2] the thumb, index, middle finger and little finger of the hand that manage the yarn. For the right-handed person, this would be the left hand and for the left-handed, this would be the right hand. These fingers must work together at all time...