crochet design
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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 read more
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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… 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 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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A Fresh Take on Diamond Stitch | A Crochet Tutorial
When working on the pattern for my Sampler Squares afghan, I wanted a square with separated rows of diamond stitch. As always, it took a few tries to make it look right. But I couldn’t be more pleased with the results. I’d like to share what I did that’s different from the classic diamond stitch. read more
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Beach House Stripes Afghan Part IA
In the post, I write up the details how I solved the problem with drape that I ran into using bamboo/cotton yarn with a 4.5mm hook. Included are an overview, and step-by-step guide with photos. read more
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Reinforced Fantail for Cotton Bamboo Yarn | Easy Crochet
The Fantail stitch is a quick and beautiful crochet stitch. Sounds great, right? Yup, it is great. I don’t even know how many times I’ve used it. Unfortunately, fantail doesn’t work terribly well with non-elastic yarns. Cotton and rayon fibers (for example) have little-to-no elasticity. How do I know? Yup, I tried it. As an read more
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Loaded Fantails – Lots of Double Crochet!
If you already know you want to use these, you can jump to the instructions. I love the fantail stitch, and use it all the time. In a couple of recent projects, I decided to use this stitch with a couple of variations. Why make changes to something good? Well for one thing, I wanted read more
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