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 […]
Chevron blanket, Love!!! <3 How to Crochet a Zig Zag Blanket Read More »
Lately, I’ve been looking for and testing out some new stitch patterns and I’d love for them to be easy level, but they are a little more advanced than that. But don’t worry, we’re still focused on beginner and easy level patterns here at Purple Rose Crafts, but I’m going to try to explain this
How to Knit Star Stitch – Intermediate Level Stitch Read More »
Hey friends, today we are introducing a NEW crochet stitch pattern for an easy and beginner-friendly dishcloth pattern. We work this pattern with just 2 stitches and only 1 row that is repeated throughout. This pattern is nice and simple with a little bit of texture. A little while ago, my sister asked me to
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Welcome, or welcome back to you! I am so happy to be able to bring you this final installment of our Raglan Sweater series: how to knit our sleeves. In our first installment, we talked about knitting the yoke (or upper chest, back and shoulders section) as well as knitting the ‘raglan line’. Then, we
How to Knit a Raglan Sweater, Part 3: Sleeves Read More »
Hey there! Welcome back! Today we’re working on the body of our raglan sweater. Last time, we made the neck and yoke(top of the chest). If you missed part 1, please start there, and come back to this one when you’re ready. Today, we’re going to separate the chest and back from the sleeves, then
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Today’s tutorial was supposed to be a pretty baby hat made on single pointed needles. It was going to be so super simple, for beginners. BUT, when I started the top decrease section, I made a huge mistake and ended up having to pick up and undo like a row and a half. I was
I made a BIG mistake! Learn to undo knitting mistakes Read More »
Hello, knitting friends! Today, I’m going to show you how to fix knitting mistakes, when you realize you’ve made one. Making mistakes are inevitable. When I was new to knitting I would get upset if I couldn’t fix a noticeable mistake and put my project on hold, sometimes forever! I was so afraid to drop
Knitting Mistakes? How to Correct Knit and Purl stitches Read More »
Hey friends, Welcome!!! I’ve been working away in the background lately and I’m sorry for not posting as much as I should. I’ve been knitting and crocheting away, though, for some new fun projects I can bring you this year! The first series we’re going to work on is a customized raglan sweater that you
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Hey friends, It has been a cold winter here in Northern Ontario. Over the past few months I’ve been away, our family have moved 3.5 hours north of our previous home and for a little bit I didn’t even know where my knitting and crochet supplies or my stash had been put in our storage
How to Crochet a Fun, Chunky Blanket: Easy Level Read More »
Hey! I have had so much fun lately doing the posts about cabling! First we did our Beginner Cabling, then the Celtic Cables, and now we have my absolute favourite, Braided Cables! I’ve been using braided cables whenever possible, like the Ava Hat pattern in our store, and, now, the brand new Elena Headband. It
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