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Creating an Adjustable Ring (aka Magic Circle) The Easy Way
If you’re looking for how to create an adjustable ring, you already know why you want it. The trouble is the how. If you’re like me, you’ve looked at several tutorials, and just ended up confused. Maybe you follow along once, and it works. But remembering how to do it later without the tutorial? Not so easy. Then one day, someone said “It’s just a slip knot”. I’m thinking “really? Can it be that simple?”… read more
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Just For Fun… Crochet Humor
A couple of videos I made for (guess what?) Fun!I hope you enjoy. read more
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Unlock Crochet Skills with this Sampler Afghan Pattern
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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Fantail Project Woes and Shout-Out to Crochet Crew
This post is, in large part, a nod to the facebook group Make and Do Crochet Crew. If I understand correctly, the group is owned by a small family group of crochet designers, and named after their brand. So a lot of the group posts are from people making the things the owners designed. It turns out to be a great group for all kinds of crochet-related questions and discussion, and to see ideas from… read more
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Chainless Foundation Friendly Crochet Fantail Variations
HOWTO: Crochet Fantail Over Established Stitches. While designing a sampler (squares) afghan, one of the features I wanted was to make it chainless foundation friendly. (Pattern info here.) I found a ton of videos and tutorials for fantails, but all of them worked directly into a chain. They universally call for skipping 3 chain stitches between the fan and the anchoring stitches between them. But skipping 3 single crochets doesn’t work. After many tries at… read more
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Lots of Loops — You can do it!
5 Tips for Crochet Puff Stitches About a month ago, I posted a tip about dealing with an issue specific to Jasmine stitch. I got some feedback that many people have trouble pulling through a lot of loops on hook for any stitch that requires it. As a big fan of puff stitches of all kinds, I hope I can share some of what I’ve learned to make these stitches manageable. If you’ve wanted to… read more
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Summer Crochet Hat
Guess what? I finished the hat. I ended up going with a narrow, soft, cloche-like brim. I think I’ll call it “Evelyn”. And I love how quickly it worked up. The pattern will definitely need some (okay, a lot of) tweaking, but I can definitely put it out next spring. So now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for… (What? You weren’t waiting with bated breath for me to finish the hat?) Anyway, we have… read more
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Do not wash.
So, I’m making a summer hat (Fun!) using some regular (well extra pretty, but other than that regular) ribbon-type raffia. Which of course I verified that it could be washed before buying. The hat is starting to take shape, and I love the ribbon I’ve been working with. But I decided I’d like to do some of the side rounds in a twisted (rope-ish) raffia. Anyway, only after I bought what I thought would be… read more
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The Trouble With Jasmine Stitch (and how to fix it)
Jasmine stitch is a beautiful crochet stitch. It’s not for beginners, but for an experienced crocheter, definitely worth having in your repertoire. This is not a tutorial. Just Google “Crochet Jasmine Stitch” and you’ll find all the tutorials you could want. I’ve perused any number of them (my favorite: CROCHET: JASMINE STITCH | Bella Coco Crochet.) Tutorials love to give you tips. But none of them have answered the main issue I have with it. So… read more
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Cotton to the What?
You would think the name “Cotton to the Core” would mean cotton yarn, right? I wanted to make a decorative scarf for one of my girls (who, BTW, are actually women.) So I bought some cotton yarn that looked to be somewhere between your typical DK and worsted weights. At least, I thought it was cotton. And I thought it was thinner than typical worsted. You can check out the pattern I chose here: Rustic… read more
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