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  • Dora wears a crochet sweater that has been shrunk and holds up another that has been felted.

    How to care for your crochet garments and wearables

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  • Dora is sat on a garden wall tucking her hair behind an ear whilst modelling the upsidedown crochet sweater pattern made in peacock blue tweed wool yarn.

    How to photograph crochet garments and wearables (without being a professional)

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  • 3 different types of crochet sleeve.

    How to work out Sleeve Shaping for crochet garments

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  • A close up of a crochet pattern with annotations made to it.

    Crochet Pattern updates and Errata

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  • A corner to corner crochet rectangle made in grey and yellow yarn with a teal crochet hook.

    How to crochet a rectangle using the corner to corner (c2c) stitch

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  • An overhead view of the yoke of a raglan crochet cardigan with the first body round completed.

    Tips for crocheting top down yoke garments

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  • Crochet ribbing header

    How to crochet ribbing with post stitches (A directory of rib stitches part 2)

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  • A landscape collage of crochet rib swatches with the text “a directory of crochet ribbing stitches and techniques” overlaid.

    A directory of crochet rib stitches and ribbing techniques (part 1)

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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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  • An ipad is placed on a sofa cushion next to cup of tea and biscuits, a pair of glasses and a crochet project. The text displayed on the ipad reads ‘how to crochet clothes that fit,’ the title of an ebook by Dora Does

    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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  • A demonstration of the mattress stitch before it is pulled tight

    How to seam crochet panels using mattress stitch

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  • A simple single crochet circle with a crochet hook attached

    How to crochet a flat circle

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

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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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  • Striped crochet fabric in light and dark teal with thin zig zag stripes bordering hexagon shapes lays flat on a grey wood effect surface. Two of the narrow strips are in neon pink

    ‘Breaking Waves’ crochet stitch pattern tutorial

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  • A yellow crochet bow is attached to a pink crochet rectangle surrounded by tinsel, with branches of a christmas tree encroaching and some green bells are in the background

    How to crochet a decorative bow (ideal for gifts)

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  • Part way through the second row repeat of crochet waffle stitch being demonstrated with blue yarn. The swatch lies on a pink surface

    How to crochet waffle stitch

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  • A yellow swatch of crochet star stitch lays at an angle on a grey wood grain surface with a turquoise crochet hook still attached and a pair of scissors off to the side

    How to crochet star stitch (written, video & photo tutorial)

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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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