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    A guide to crochet afghan blanket sizes

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  • A crochet hook and pair of scissors lie next to a cup of tea and a pink hank of merino wool yarn

    Standard sizing information and grading resources for crochet garment designers

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    Understanding Ease in crochet garments – positive and negative ease explained

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  • A simple row of foundation single crochet worked in blue yarn with a blue crochet hook still attached.

    Tips for working into chainless foundation crochet rows

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    Learn to crochet clothes that fit (and you want to wear): An ebook from Dora Does

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  • A small crochet circle with the last round partially worked is still attached to it’s pink ball of yarn with a black hook attached

    How to evenly space increases and decreases in crochet

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    How to crochet a flat circle

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    My favourite crochet books: From beginner crocheter to designer

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    How to adjust row height to meet gauge using the golden loop

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    The Anatomy of a crochet stitch

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    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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  • A burnt orange swatch of crochet blanket stitch lies on a sheep skin rug with a bowl filled with pine cones and a cup of tea behind it on a grey wood effect floor. A black crochet hook is still attached to the swatch and barely visible as it sinks into the sheepskin

    5 cozy crochet stitches for winter accessories and blankets

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  • Two pieces of crochet fabric in blue and grey buttoned together with 2 white wooden buttons

    How to crochet hidden buttonholes in ribbing

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    Yarn weights explained

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    How to change colour (almost) invisibly in continual rounds

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    How to read a Dora Does Crochet Pattern

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    Hot weather crochet: How to crochet in the summer

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    Cotton Yarn: What, Why, How, and a nod to my favourites!

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    How to crochet Front and back post double crochet stitches (UK Raised sts)

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