Today, we’re introducing the simple baby version of the puff stitch, called bean stitch. This is an easy level stitch and its a lot of fun to create. If you missed Day 1 in our 30 stitches in 30 days, or want to see the calendar, check it out here. How to Crochet Bean Stitch: […]
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Today is Day 1 of our brand new series I am calling 30 stitches in 30 days. This month, we will be creating 30 videos and 30 stitch patterns, beginning today. We will be doing 15 crochet stitches, from Sept 1st to 15th and then 15 knit stitches from Sept 16th to 30th. I will
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Hey there! I am beyond excited to share this post with you today. Over the last several months I have been working on this pretty knit baby blanket. Now, I was always intimidated by knitting blankets. Mostly, I think because knitting is a slower craft. So the idea of knitting a whole blanket seemed so
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Hey there! Lately we’ve been working on several options for crochet borders for blankets, and today is no exception! We are introducing this fun fans border. Now, I know it looks a little difficult and I thought so too, but trust me, its easy! We use chains, slip stitches and double crochets to make it.
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Today’s post and FREE pattern is going to be a fun late summer shawl to keep you warm as the evenings start to cool off. I’m looking forward to taking mine camping to wear sitting around the campfire, roasting marshmallows with my girls. There are nights that are already feeling like we’ve past the height
Introducing: An Easy Summer Shawl: The Fireside Shawl FREE Pattern Read More »
Hey, I am so excited to discuss this alternative to our original video and post about joining granny squares! We’re discussing how to join as you go. This method works well for several reasons: To begin, keep in mind you can use many different stitches to join squares, and you can use these styles of
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Today, we’re discussing this fun variation for a knit hat crown. It’s so simple and looks so nice and we’re using the decrease stitches we talked about in this post. You may wish to add some fair isle in the body of your hat, like the inspiration on My Pinterest Board. Keep in mind, the
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Today, we’re discussing this simple and beginner-friendly knitted cast on. In previous posts we discussed the stretchy long tail cast on, and a simple, but unstretchy simple cast-on. Both are easy and beginner-friendly. I have completely fallen in love with the long tail cast on. Previously, I couldn’t wrap my head around how to move
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In our previous post we discussed how to make a granny stripe border on your blanket. Well, today we’re discussing how to add a nice flat, scallop to the border. I’ve learned over the years, that blankets look so good when the border is started with at least the first row of single crochet all
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In our previous posts related to crochet blanket borders, we discussed granny striping, and then scallops. Today, we discuss the piece de resistance (the main course) of our border journey! We’re going to learn how to use single crochets to create this lovely border. If you’ve never done single crochet ribbing before hold on, because
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