Welcome back to another Tunisian Stitch tutorial: the Tunisian Smock Stitch. This is a super gorgeous stitch that looks a bit like lattice-work. In fact, I’m pretty sure that it’s also known as the Lattice Stitch. To work the Smock Stitch, you will need to …
Something came over me one day and I just had to design an elegant headscarf. I know! It’s not my usual kind of design. When I think of head scarves I think of the 1950’s and old movies with (not so fast) open top cars, …
Our latest shawl crochet pattern is here: the Picot Fan Wrap! As the name implies, we used picot stitches and “fans” (shells with spacing) to get the look. I love this wrap because it is so very pretty and lacy yet it was actually pretty …
How to do the Single Crochet Join Method Today we’re going to learn how to do the single crochet join method. In a previous “how-to” post, I showed you how to do the slip stitch join method. The single crochet join method is very similar …
How To Crochet The Slip Stitch Join Have you ever wanted to learn how to crochet the slip stitch join? There are many ways to join crochet projects. Join-as-you-go (JAYG) is probably the most popular one, but also one of the hardest to understand at …
Welcome back to Hooking With… In this week’s Hooking With, we interviewed Christine Naugle of Sweet Potato 3. Helen and I have had the pleasure of working with Christine in the recent past, for a Crochet Cancer Challenge, when we featured our Samantha’s Hope Beanie. …
Polymer Clay DIY Crochet Hook Handles Tutorial We all have those plain metal, boring, and VERY uncomfortable to use hooks from when we first started crocheting. Like this one: Sara asked me to test a pattern with a 3.5mm hook. My smallest comfy grip is …
Stitch of the Week #7: Extended Half-Double Crochet This week’s stitch of the week is the Extended Half-Double Crochet (exhdc). This stitch makes a comfy-looking fabric, ideal for blankets, scarves, cowls, and hats. It also works up in any yarn weight and color. Note: This …
Welcome back to stitch of the week: Alternate Stitch Welcome back! This week’s Stitch of the Week is the Alternate Stitch. This stitch is worked by putting 2 single crochets in one stitch. But there’s a way to keep the stitch count. Different from the …
Crochet Cell Phone Case Pattern using the paired half-double crochet stitch When we started the stitch of the week, the plan quickly became to get you guys a little pattern that goes with each stitch, allowing you to practice it and actually make something at …
Welcome to Stitch of the Week #3–Staggered HDC Pairs Staggered Half-Double Crochet Pairs, stitch of the week This week, we’re learning about Staggered Half-Double Crochet Pairs. Last time, we talked about Paired HDC, and the time before that, Paired SC. It seems we’re hung up …
Stitch of the week tutorial #2 for the paired half-double crochet Welcome back to stitch of the week! Last week I was supposed to release this stitch–the paired half-double crochet stitch–however, I was going through a lot of prep for hospital procedures and surgeries. Here’s …
