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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… 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… 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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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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Beach House Stripes Afghan Part I: Free Pattern (No-Sew)
Skill Level: Easy | Step by Step Guide – Photos – Crochet Charts. Friends, I’ve decided to take a break from designing, and just enjoy my crochet time. Not really so much a break from designing as from writing patterns for other people. The writing everything down, the picture taking, double-checking counts, testing, etc, 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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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… read more
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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… read more
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