If you’ve always wanted to learn to crochet, well, you’re in luck! This is the first lesson in my new how to crochet series. Every lesson will include a video tutorial and instructions. In this lesson, you’ll learn basics of crochet, including how to hold the hook and yarn and how to weave in ends […]
This crochet rainbow braid bracelet is a fun, quick project. It doesn’t take a lot of yarn, so it’s great for using up scraps. And you could make it any colors you want. If you don’t want to have to worry about matching colors up at the end, then you could always just choose a
If you’re like me, you like to buy all the pretty yarns – the hand-painted, the local yarn store goodies, and hanks and skeins you can purchase online. If you’re also like me, then you hate to wind yarn by hand, and you know you can’t use it straight from the hank without a big,
Come check out the new video tutorial and learn how to crochet Give it a Whirl lace! After making myself a new lace crochet earring holder (see the tutorial here!), I decided to make another one for a good friend. This friend has been giving me free haircuts lately, because she’s wonderful and kind and
If you order yarn online or buy it at a local yarn store, it will often come wound into a hank instead of a nicely rolled ball of yarn. Whatever you do, do NOT use this without first winding it into a ball of yarn! You will end up with a huge tangled mess and
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For those of you who were wondering how to make the super cool lace I used in my crochet earring holder tutorial, look no further! I’ve made a YouTube video tutorial -How to Crochet Spiderweb Lace- for you to follow along with. YES! I also whipped up a stitch chart for you. Well, I say
Make Your Own Crochet Lace Earring Holder You guys, not to toot my own horn or anything, but this thing ROCKS. I love how this crochet earring holder turned out… and here’s the big secret… it’s not that hard to make. If you can crochet, you can make one of these beautiful crochet lace earring
Hairpin lace is a beautiful technique but it can be very daunting for a beginner (turn the loom how??). This tutorial will walk you through how to make hairpin lace from creating a strip of hairpin lace to joining strips together – step by step. You can also check out the video, which can make
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To work Tunisian puff stitches, start with a basic foundation row that is a multiple of 2 st +3. As usual, skip first vertical bar on each row.
To work a Tunisian bobble or popcorn stitch, start with a basic foundation row. As usual, skip the first vertical bar for each row. Tunisian Bobble Stitch (tbs): Work 3 tunisian double stitch (tds) in next st, YO and draw through three loops on hook.