1-Begin with a foundation chain, wrap the yarn over the hook and insert the hook into the fourth chain from the hook. 2-Draw the yarn through the chain, leaving three loops on the hook. Yarn over again and draw the yarn through the first two loops on the hook, leaving the two loops on the hook. 3-Yarn over and draw the yarn through the two loops on the hook leaving one loop on the hook. One double crochet complete. Continue along the row, working one double crochet stitch into each chain... Read Full Story
Large Picot Lace Rug This lovely, large, and lacy Picot Rug would make a beautiful addition to your home decor. Edged with fringe and accented with braids, it is crocheted using three strands of worsted weight yarn and sizes N (9.00 mm) and Q (15.50 mm) hooks. How To Download this pattern Crochet Rag Rugs Basic Pattern Collection Quick & Easy Rag Rugs (Annie's Attic: Crochet) Wiggly Crochet Rugs (Annie's Attic: Crochet) Read Full Story
Socks are an indispensable part of our lives. Most of us wear them every day both at work and at home. However, most of us do not know how socks are made.
In fact, there are a number of different ways how socks are actually made. There exist two types of machines that produce socks. There is industrial socks production and home production on special knitting machines. In addition, socks may be knitted with knitted needles or by sewing pies of cloth together.
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To check your own gauge, make a sample block using the recommended weight of yarn and same size hook. Measure the block. it should be slightly smaller than 6" (15cm) across so that when it is blocked it will be exactly 6" (15cm) square. As a rule, if your block is smaller than required, make another sample using a hook one size larger. Also do this when the crochet fabric feels tight and hard. if your block is larger then required, make another sample using a hook one size smaller. Also do... Read Full Story
Crochet slippers and boots are appraised amongst every age group. Warm, trendy and so in these days. Even Oprah is wearing them!I made baby slippers with this pattern.
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Three Hipster Holiday Ornaments made with Vegas Yarn. Vegas Color Swingers, Pink Champagne, Flying Elvis and Black Jack. I added whipped stitched a felt back to this ornament and a small amount of poly-fill. A pendant was added to this ornament. The Vegas colors used: FlyingElvis for the trim and Pink Champagne for the crochet circle. I secured beads to the center with super glue after lightly felting with warm water. The yarn colors used...GhostBar for the crochet circle and trim and Flying... Read Full Story
New seasons remind us to recycle, reuse, spruce up and create wonderful everyday items to celebrate the warm days, soft breezes and cookouts. One item that knitters and crocheters need, but sometimes overlook, are our needle organizers. They can be decorative and functional...lifting our spirits as we not only protect our needles, but create the ritual of taking them out of their organizer and creating something wonderful. Etsy.com really comes through with the promise of beautiful needle... Read Full Story
i just love this book. i have bought many, many books on this subject and this is by far the best. it covers 4 kinds of felting; felting knitted and crocheted items, wet felting, needle felting and recycled felting. i've been felting for a while - mainly knit/crochet felting and needle felting. but i am now going to try the other two methods after reading this book. one thing that i really liked is a full color page of swatches showing non-wool 'fancy yarns' felted with wool yarns. wow! what... Read Full Story
I won the " competition " from East London Craft Guerrilla blog , the blog is followed by me for quite a long time now because I would really like to be there if not every month so at least every other month on their crafty nights... this sounds like fantastic time to me... but as I don`t live in London (only 37 minutes by train to Paddington, ha) and I don`t have no support from my family (my husband - I meant) so I am only planning to go... but well if don`t live too far from their lovely... Read Full Story
