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  • A yellow crochet swatch on a grey background with a red stitch marker in the first stitch

    10 essentials beginner (and experienced) crocheters need to know

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  • A variety of crochet hooks sit in a colourful hook roll which is hung from a wall using bulldog clips

    What’s the best crochet hook? Hook anatomy and styles explained

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  • 6 crochet character Christmas decorations (Santa, a robin, a reindeer, a snowman and two elves), sit on a white and grey patterned surface in front of the bottom of a Christmas tree with silver tinsel behind it

    7 tips for crocheting amigurumi and softies

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    Yarn weights explained

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    How to change colour (almost) invisibly in continual rounds

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    The invisible join and crocheting in the round (two ways)

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  • A close up of a crochet pattern laying on a white desk with a pair of glasses, ball of yarn and crochet hook next to it. A pen lies on top and has been used to circle stitches

    How to read a Dora Does Crochet Pattern

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    Crochet Pattern Testers – What are they and how do you become one?

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    How to sew in ends on crochet projects

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  • A landscape view of a blue blocking board covered with a variety or crochet swatches using opaque stitches.

    10 opaque crochet stitches ‘without all the holes’

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  • 10 Tips for successfully making crochet garments

    10 Tips for successfully making crochet garments

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    Crochet Explained: What are stitch multiples?

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  • A collection of materials ready to block a crochet swatch including an iron, water bowl, water spray, blocking board, pins, swatch measure and a swatch

    Blocking explained: When and how to block crochet projects

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    How to read (and write) a quality crochet pattern

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    How to read a yarn’s ball band: Using yarn label information

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    What yarn should I use? How to substitute yarn in crochet patterns

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    The Crochet Clothing Jargon Buster: Confusing terms explained

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    Crochet hat size guide: How to crochet hats that fit

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  • Blue Crochet swatch on pink mat with ruler and tension measure

    How to make and measure a crochet gauge swatch

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  • Crochet hook and gauge swatch in pink leopard print

    An explanation of gauge and why it matters for crochet

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