Hey friends, I have been working on market prep lately, and having a blast! I am working on hats, baby sweaters, headbands, roses, and even a few amigurumi to sell at local markets. Then, my husband found a HUGE bag of caron big cakes on our local marketplace and I was able to get them […]
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Hey friends! Welcome back! Today, we’re going to work on a different cable pattern, Lattice Cables, that you are going to love. We are incorporating purls into the cabling so its important that you have done cables a few times before you attempt this one. I’ve done 3 previous cabling patterns, the original, celtic woven
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It’s been a little while since we learned Tunisian Crochet so today, I’m going to teach you how to do the Tunisian purl stitch, and show 2 ways to use it. We’re going to make a Tunisian Rib stitch and Tunisian honeycomb stitch from the Tunisian simple stitch and Tunisian purl stitch with only a
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Today, we’re going to learn the small modification that turns Tunisian crochet, into Tunisian knit stitch. First, check out the original Tunisian crochet post and video here. But, we’ll go over the differences in this post. So the biggest difference is, of course, the appearance of the stitches. With the knit stitch, shown at right,
How to: Tunisian Knit stitch – Easy Tunisian Crochet Read More »
Purple Rose Crafts is here to teach beginner and easy level knitters how to create beautiful items. To do that, we need to talk about some easy level knitting stitch patterns that are perfect for beginners and can get a little more challenging, but still considered easy level. For the most part, we’ll stick to
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I have been wanting to get better at Tunisian crochet for awhile. It wasn’t really something I had a big use for in the past, but I just love the way it looks. I love the vertical lines created and how clean it looks. Yes, its true, I have to love the way it looks
How to Combine Knit & Crochet = Tunisian Crochet Read More »
Sometimes, when I start a project, I may not know how long I want my first row to be. And when I start with a chain row, it stretches, and is not always the correct size. I think it’s hard to be accurate with sizing when starting with a chain row. With foundation stitches, I
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Today, we’re going to knit a cabled headband. This is a simple pattern, where we’re going to discuss how to knit cables for beginners! I also want to share with you a new cast on method that is similar to the knitted cast on, but looks so pretty! It’s called the Twisted Knit Cast On.
How to Knit Cables for Beginners & a New Headband Pattern! Read More »
Hello friends, I have been working on this easy crochet sweater for all of you for the last while and can’t wait to show it to you now. I am calling it the Ariana Cardigan. We are putting this one together as rectangles for each section and sewing them together. Then, we can add the
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So so popular online is the beautiful, wave or chevron blanket pattern! I’ve made so many of them over the years, and I just love how they work up, like this pretty baby girl blanket I made a long time ago. Now, this one was simpler than the pattern we’re following today, but generally, its
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