Crochet
The Crochet Moss Stitch, sometimes known as Linen Stitch is one of my hands down, all time favourite stitch patterns for creating fabrics. It is really simple, works up quickly and is a mindless, enjoyable stitch to work so it’s perfect for some couch crochet or stitchflixing!
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How much is too much crochet to take away on holiday with you?
Holiday is a great time to spend some quality, uninterrupted time with your yarn and hook, whether that’s on a long flight or sat on a beach. I know that I spend just as much time (more probably!) planning which projects to take as I do shoes and outfits.
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Tassels are a great way to quickly and easily embellish clothes accessories or home wears. Whether it’s a shawl, scarf, bag, cushion, key ring or curtain tie, they add an element of fun and are a fantastic way to use up left over yarn.
Below is a step-by-step 5 minute tassel tassel tutorial
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Gauge is essential to good crochet design. I can’t emphasise that enough. It’s the reason I’ve written a lot about it lately, including why gauge matters, when you should swatch and how to make and measure your gauge swatch.
In this post, I will focus on helping you put all that together and use your gauge measurement to create a piece of crochet made to your specific measurements. In other words, I’ll teach you how to work out how many stitches and rows you need to work to make a specific size of fabric.
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Last year I made my brother a beanie hat for his birthday. He actually wore it all winter – which is about the highest praise I’ll ever get! I wrote up the pattern and added it free to my pattern library as well as to my Love Crochet, Ravelry or Etsy stores to download for a small fee as a PDF add free printable.
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At the end of 2017 I went to a hand dying yarn workshop at Toft’s stunning alpaca farm and yarn sanctuary. It was so much fun and I’ve wanted to have another go ever since. Finally I got around to it and wanted to share the experience and give you some pitfalls to avoid if you want to give it a go!
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Ever since I first saw linked crochet stitches being used, I knew I had to try them! Finally I have fulfilled this and enjoyed working with them so much that I decided to create some tutorials so you could give them a go too!
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In this tutorial we will look at how to work linked crochet stitches. I have combined the linked half double and linked double (that’s half treble and treble if you work in UK terms) crochet tutorial into one post as they are very similar.
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Yes, I’m talking about gauge again! Today, I will walk you through crocheting a tension swatch and measuring it to find your gauge. I will share the other benifits of making a swatch and how the swatching process can improve the overall look of your finished project!
I’ve talked in a previous post about what gauge is and why it’s important for your crochet projects so if you’re totally new to the concept of gauge in crochet, then start here!
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Should you make a gauge swatch?
Straight in there with the question you really want to know the answer to! Well the short answer to that is yes, except when you don’t need to…
Let me break that down a bit for you.
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Continuing my mission to simplify crochet garment design, today I want to share some common approaaches to constructing crochet sweaters. Understanding the differences in these styles was a big lightbulb moment for me as a designer and a maker and I hope it gives you that “ahhhhhh… I get it now” moment too!
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A Year of Life Lessons
Exactly one year ago, I was sat watching the Tony Robins documentary “I am not your guru”. Little did I know that that day’s Netflix selection would kick off a year long blog challenge and personal development journey.
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Every now and again you come across a crochet stitch that just blows you away a bit. For me, Jasmine stitch does exactly that! I have Finally got around to writing a tutorial for it so you can enjoy it just as much!
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A Year of Life Lessons
It’s one of the most powerful and important words in the English language. Why? The ultimate one word question.
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My sister uses the expression “All roads lead to Rome” as an indicator that some things are just meant to be. You know when all the signs are there, and the universe seems to just be pushing you in a certain direction?
With practice, I am getting slightly better at recognising the signs, and this week, all roads lead to language. More specifically the power it has to subtly influence out mood, views and attitudes, all without us even realising.
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