In a previous post, we discussed the simple cast off method, and we’ll include it here as well, but I wanted to compare it to other methods, like we did with our increases and decreases in our last few posts! So, to begin, I’ve made 3 swatches with the same yarn, and I’m using 4.5 […]
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This week, we’re talking beginner blanket borders. How to finish off your blanket when you’re at the size you want, or almost there. Adding a border can be the perfect option to hide a slightly wonky edge, or when bringing your yarn up the side changing colours, and even just giving it a pretty edge.
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A few weeks ago we talked about 4 ways to make increases while knitting, from yarn overs, to lifted increases. Today, We’re going to discuss 3 ways to make knitted decreases, so you can shape your work with increases or decreases to get the look you want. This can help both with shaping, if you
Easy Knit Decrease Stitches You NEED to Know Now! Read More »
Alpine Stitch is a fun, thick and warm texture for your crochet projects! It’s beginner friendly, too. I mean if you tried the waffle stitch and were able to do the front post double crochet, then you’ve got this! Look at the texture in that photo! (Insert heart emoji here) Now, I love this pattern
How to Crochet with Alpine Stitch! Add Some Texture to your Projects! Read More »
Hey! I’ve been working on several patterns over the last while, and I have been meaning to compare knit increases to help determine what look I want for them in the patterns. We’ve already used several of them for different patterns, like the farmhouse dishcloth, and the double seed farmhouse dishcloth, and we’ll do lots
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I LOVE the versatility of crochet. It is so exciting to me that you can take a simple stitch, like this one, and it can become a million different patterns, all using the same technique, and by doing specific things, like strategic changing of colours, offsetting a chevron, or something simple, like using all your
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I am so excited to share this tutorial with you!! I love these African flowers so much and they’re so much fun to create and I was in love with these super cute animals made from them that I found one day on Pinterest! While I didn’t actually make one of those animals, I still
How to Crochet: African Flower Hexagon Granny Squares! Read More »
When I first started knitting, this was the easiest way I found to get started. I didn’t know any other methods, and YouTube didn’t exist so all I had was books and things from my gramma, and mom. My first ever project was a scarf. and I dropped a couple of stitches and ended up
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Hey! Today, we’re going to add some cute ear flaps to our granny stripe hat we worked on in the previous post. Ear flaps can be a bit daunting if you’re just learning how to crochet, but they don’t have to be. In this post, I’ll go over how where to place them, and then
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Today, we’re learning how to use our simple Granny stripe, in the round, for a simple and easy, beginner friendly crochet hat! If you haven’t, scroll down to the bottom of the page and get our beginner hat pattern and tutorial! It includes a bunch of different styles of hat bodies, like we’re doing today.
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