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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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  • To crochet garment panels are gently pinned out on a blocking board. The piece on the left had a rounded neckline with sloping shoulders and will become the front of the sweater. The crochet panel on the left has a shallow neck drop and will become the back of the sweater.

    Shoulder shaping: how to add a shoulder slope to crochet garments

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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 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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  • The Crochet Magic Ring – Photo and Video Tutorial

    The Crochet Magic Ring – Photo and Video Tutorial

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