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  • A navy and white crochet blanket with a tessellating diamond pattern.

    How to use Tapestry Crochet in patterns: Intermediate techniques

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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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  • Two t-shaped crochet swatches, one green and one blue, pinned to a gridded blocking board.

    How to extend the length of crochet rows without joining new yarn

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  • A close up of the Lark Sweater pattern sample. A fitted crochet sweater made from undyed natural wool double knit harness with bright colourful stripes over the chest and wrists. The colour work uses a modified larks foot crochet stitch.

    How to construct a modified drop crochet sweater

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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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  • 6 crochet swatches in different stitches worked in flat rows and unturned rounds scattered over a gridded blocking board.

    The Difference Between Rows and Rounds in Crochet

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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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  • The short row sleeve cap crochet along header graphic

    The Short Row Sleeve Cap Crochet Along (CAL)

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  • A partially made crochet crescent shawl in blue yarn with white bobbles. A text overlay reads ‘improve your crochet skills’.

    How to improve your crochet skills from beginner to pro: 6 crochet fundamentals

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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 landscape picture of two styles of crochet short rows, worked in small blue and cream wool crochet swatches.

    Crochet Short Rows: What they are, when and how to use them

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  • A pink crochet cardigan with 5 white buttons laid flat on a grey wood effect surface.

    How to add a crochet a button band with buttonholes

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  • Two crochet swatches, one showing extended double crochet and the other an extended double crochet decrease are laid next to each other.

    Extended double crochet and extended double 2 together tutorial

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  • Two centre pull hanks of Caron simply soft self striping yarn laid on a pink surface with a blue and cold crochet hook.

    How to crochet with variegated and self striping yarn

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