This geometrically-designed shawl is made by sewing together five crocheted triangles. The diamonds are a secondary pattern that become clear when the pieces are joined. Made with the recommended yarn, this shawl has a full shape and lovely …
Tutorial: Making a Picot in Crochet
A picot can be added to most crochet stitches This tutorial begins with working a ch3 picot into a double crochet (plain and with a bead). Chain 3 Insert hook into the SIDE at the top of the double crochet. I’ve found that by working the …
Tutorial: Beading in Crochet
Editor's note: Read the note at the bottom for a way that can be used in both knitting and crochet. There are different ways to add beads to your project. One method is to string the beads on the yarn before beginning to crochet and pull each …
Balai Shawl
Broomstick lace is such a beautiful technique that is woefully underused. Historically it was called Jiffy Lace because of how quick and easy it is to make. If you’ve never tried it before, this shawl would be a great way to learn how to …
Osho Scarf
"To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it." - Osho The …
Noelle Blanket
The texture in the Noelle Blanket is very unique and you can customize it for any time of the year but for the spring it would be a great lightweight blanket. Tutorials Chain (Ch) Double Crochet (dc) Size Baby (30X35”) and Throw …
Calm Bay Shawl
This lace shawl in Tunisian crochet is worked in 3 shades of DK weight yarn. Tunisian crochet is an exciting hybrid of crochet and knitting, and both crocheters and knitters will find this pattern to have many familiar and easily understood …
Broomstick Lace: Tutorial
Have you tried Broomstick Lace? It's a great way to add some lace to your wardrobe and a fun way to try your hand at crochet (if you haven't yet). Let's Get Started! Step 1: Ch21, turn. Step 2: SC in the second chain from the hook and every …
Iclyn Cowl
Cowls are easy to accessorize your outfits with and with it still being chilly outside, I thought a frozen winter themed cowl would match perfect with the season. Tutorials How to Chain How to Single Crochet (SC) How to Double Crochet …
Jogless Crochet
or how to minimize it. We've all seen it - those projects that look great if they're held at one angle, but at another they look...homemade :( Not handmade, but homemade. And believe me, no one wants to make something that …
Little Bow Mittens
Can we all talk about how awesome it is to be a crafty Mom for a second? Because one morning my daughter wanted to play in the snow. As I was getting her ready, I noticed that her mittens were too small. If I was a non crafty Mom, that would mean …
Weaving in Ends in Crochet: A Tutorial
Weaving in ends. We have such a love/hate relationship with them. I still remember the time I made a striped tank top and waited to weave in the ends (all eleventy-billion) until the very end. That's a mistake I don't plan to ever make …
Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc) and Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc): Tutorial
Post stitches are another of the many texture options you have with crochet - and it's easy! Don't let this stitch scare you - read our tutorial. Front Post Double Crochet (FPDC) Some people are confused by finding the post, but it's …
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Suwon Mitts
My friend and I had travelled to South Korea as part of work, about 15 years ago. It was the first time we had been abroad and being from a tropical place, we had no idea about how to cope with the cold weather. The gloveless hands and unprotected …
Hat Trick Hats
In soccer & hockey a “hat trick” happens when 1 person scores 3 goals in the same game. Here is 1 pattern with 3 edgings…plus the option to leave it plain. The other “trick” is that each side has a different texture – and either can be worn …
