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One Block at a Time Crochet Sampler| New Edition
Yes, I’ve written about this pattern before. What’s new? A price reduction! Because you know what I just found out? You can find a digital download of the Annie’s “Stitch Sampler Afghan” pattern on ravelry for $8.99. Check out my comparison of the digital downloads, and see what you think. read more
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Modified Box Stitch | Crochet
I just came to the end of a week-long adventure working out a stripe on my current afghan project. It’s a happy ending — I now have a version of box stitch that’s truly reversible and easier to work. I have a whole story to tell, but if you want, you can always jump to the instructions. read more
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Honeycomb Crochet Pillow Covers
Once upon a time, I bought some lovely bedding only to discover I do not like comforters. Fast forward to new crochet adventures, I made pillow covers that were so pretty I ended up buying new pillows to match. read more
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Crochet Howto: Spiked Puff Stitch Tutorial
A while back, while working out the stitches for my Sampler Squares Afghan I played around with some variations on a spiked puff stitch. My goal was to make something relatively simple, that you didn’t need to do a lot of stitch marking for. I came up with a very simple one that didn’t require pulling through crazy numbers of loops, which I wrote in the pattern. The key to finding the hook insertion points… read more
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Free Crochet Pattern-ette | Little Flowers Stripe
After releasing my pattern booklet for the Christmas ornaments, I’m back to working on my daughter’s striped sampler blanket. Let’s hope I can get it done in time to give it to her for Christmas! Here’s what it looks like right now. I pretty much love the most recent pattern row. I’ve seen things like it that have lots of open space. Since this blanket is meant to be cozy, I was wanting a row… read more
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Holiday Crafting Over.. What’s Next?
This is a great one. I have every plan to actually make something for me. Not just something, but a large afghan for our living room. Last year… or maybe the year before? I made my daughter K a striped sampler. Oddly enough, It’s recently come to my attention that we have hardly any afghans in our living room. How did that happen? (Three guesses.) So I’m going to make one similar to K’s, with… read more
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Tiny Crochet Stars and Snowflakes
Twelve unique patterns. Tiny ones. read more
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Daughter’s Afghan – Done!
It’s been a long road with this one. But absolutely, 100% worth it. If you’ve followed along with me, you’ve seen bits and pieces of it. There was the post about the fantail stripe Oh, and the little flowers… The spiked puff stitch The separated strips of diamond stitch And who could for get the whole box stitch saga? (Well, you probably can. But I never will.) So why do I say it was worth… read more
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Frogging Crochet From The Middle
Did you think that was impossible? It’s not. You can do it! In a previous post, I wrote about my experience removing a stripe from the bottom of a crochet afghan. I was fortunate that time that the stitches I wanted to add at the bottom looked pretty much the same right-side up as up-side down. But if they weren’t? You could make a new stripe and sew it on. Easy-peasy. Well, yesterday I decided… read more
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Frogging Crochet From the Bottom
You know that thing where you’ve done thousands of stitches, a dozen weaved-in color changes, and then you decide the bottom color really just isn’t right? Well, maybe you don’t — but I do. Just look. that’s a lot of stitches, right? I mean, I’m not afraid of frogging, but there’s a limit. I like the purplish color near the top. Especially since I’m making it for someone whose favorite color is purple. But it… read more
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Lace Star Ornament #1 | Free Pattern.
I found this photo of an ornament I made probably last year. I’m trying to reproduce it, but I don’t think I’ve quite managed it. The picture is pretty blurry which makes it a bit difficult. I’m hoping I still have the real thing, and I’ll be able to examine it once I haul out the Christmas decorations. If so, I will publish it for sure. Meanwhile, I’m writing up the pattern I did come… read more
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Lace Star Ornament #2 | Free Pattern.
Last year I wrote about an ornament I’d made in a previous year, that I’d more-or-less reproduced. It’s fine, but it was really hard to block. Anyway, I’ve decided to do one similar, but a bit bigger. This one is (guess what?) easier to block. Mission accomplished. So here’s the pattern for your holiday enjoyment. ch7, join with sl st in 1st ch to make a ring. Round 1: ch3 (count as first dc), work… read more
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Beach House Stripes Afghan | Free Pattern | Part II – Finishing Touches
I thought this day would never come. The last stripe done. The border in order. It took longer than I expected to get the look I wanted. But it’s finally finished. And, in my not-so-humble opinion, it’s a success! Find Part I here. I got the idea for doing a bean stitch border while working a stripe of bean stitch in another afghan. After the first 2 rows, I looked at it and thought, “Oh,… read more
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