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  • A progress shot of the houndstooth hat, shown just before the decreases for the crown begin.

    Two-colour crochet pattern ideas

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  • A geometric tapestry crochet blanket with teal retro flower patterns

    How to use Tapestry Crochet in pattern design: The basics

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  • A close up of a cream textured crochet wrap with a yellow crochet hook on top.

    Crochet patterns made with front and back post stitches

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  • A landscape view or a crochet cable blanket with different width cables seen on a diagonal.

    Fisherman’s Aran-style Crochet Stitches and Patterns

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  • A mitred square in pink yarn is seen from above pinned to a blocking board.

    How to Crochet a Mitred Square: Step-by-step free tutorial

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  • A close up of the paired extended single crochet stitch made in pink alpaca yarn.

    How to Crochet Paired Extended Single Crochet

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  • A swatch of single crochet in teal yarn with spaced out split single crochets worked in a contrasting cream yarn.

    Split single crochet stitch tutorial (great for fair isle crochet projects)

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  • A small crochet swatch made from cream wool yarn including six textured crochet popcorn stitches.

    How to crochet the popcorn stitch (easy video and photo tutorial)

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  • The right side of a small swatch of 6 puff stitches seen from above.

    How to crochet the puff stitch (step-by-step photo and video tutorial

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  • A swatch of bobble stitches seen from above, crocheted with cream yarn.

    How to crochet the bobble stitch (step-by-step photo and video tutorial)

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  • A top down view of a cream crochet swatch containing 6 crochet bobbles made from double crochet 4 together cluster stitches.

    How to crochet bobbles: Crochet Cluster Stitch Tutorial (photo and video)

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  • A row of single, double and treble crossed crochet stitches worked in a different colour to the rest of the swatch of crochet cables.

    How to crochet crossed cable stitches

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  • A close up of a crochet cable stitch swatch.

    Crochet twisted cable stitch tutorial (with no post stitches!)

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  • A header view of a crochet knurl stitch swatch in purple wool yarn.

    Crochet Knurl Stitch Tutorial (a raised horizontal crochet cable)

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  • A collage of crochet swatches made with post stitches

    7 textured crochet stitch patterns using front and back post stitches

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  • a close up landscape view of a traditional filet crochet swatch on a blocking board.

    An introduction to filet crochet; tips, tricks and modifications

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  • Dora rests her head in her hand with a slightly puzzled look.

    Factors that make a crochet pattern difficult or complex

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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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  • 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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  • 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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