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Too Cool For Stitch School: Master Tunisian Crochet Cables
To complete the fabulous Pineapple Tunisian Pillow, you’ll need to master the 6-stitch right cable. This technique, demonstrated in the photos below, will achieve the most stunning “knit” like cables!...
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Too Cool for Stitch School: Magic Loop
To make the Winter Gerbera Flower Pillow, you’ll need to learn how to create the magic loop. Plus, this is a great technique to learn for so many other crochet projects. Try it out by following this...
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Amigurumi 101: Leg Shaping Tutorial
Leg (make 4) With CC1, ch 2. Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook – 6 sts. Rnd 2: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; rep from * to end – 9 sts. Rnds 3-10: Work even in sc. The post Amigurumi 101: Leg...
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How to: Crocodile Stitch
Crocodile Stitch: 4 dc down next post, ch 1, 4 dc up next post. Pocket Using C1, ch 15. Row 1: Sc in second chain from hook and in each chain across – 14 sts. Rows 2-3: Turn, ch 1, sc in each stitch...
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Decreasing: Two Ways
Sc-dc tog = Insert hook into next st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, insert hook into next st, draw up a lp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, yo, pull through 2 {3!} lps on hook. How to work a sc-dc...
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Too Cool for (Stitch) School: V-Stitch Tutorial
Step 1: Chain a multiple of 3+2 (chain shown is 14 chains). Step 2: In the 4th chain from the hook, work a dc, ch 1, dc. Step 3: Skip the next chain, then work a dc, ch 1, dc in the next chain. Step 4:...
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Stitch School: Bobble, Puff, or Popcorn?
I use test crocheters frequently. All of my testers are well-seasoned crocheters and are invaluable to me, so when two of my testers had questions concerning the bobbles and puffs I had in a few of my...
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Know Your Hook: Sizes I-K
It’s time for another Know Your Hook! This time around we’ll tackle the hook sizes I-K, 5.5–6.5mm. These three hook sizes are the middle of the bunch in terms of standard crochet projects, so it’s no...
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Crochet 101
Knowing how to increase and decrease can open up a whole new world in crochet. Increases are formed when you crochet more than one stitch in the same chain, stitch or space. Decreases are formed by...
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Stitch School: Join As You Go
If you love to crochet motifs but hate sewing them together, the join-as-you-go method may be right for you. Try out this method with this issue’s Circle in a Square Join-As-You-Go Baby Blanket....
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Know Your Hook: Sizes M-S
When beginning to work on a project, there are two things to keep in mind right off the bat: yarn weight and hook size. Different types of projects and patterns call for different sizes of hooks, and...
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Know Your Hook: Sizes K-M
The next few hook sizes we’ll be looking into range from K-M. In terms of diameter, these hooks will be anywhere from 6.5 to 9mm in thickness. They’re a little thinner than the M and Q hooks we...
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Stitch School: How to Cross Stitch
Many crochet patterns are worked from one side to another and either upward (increasing rows) or outward (increasing rounds), but it is possible to add some variety into your stitch repertoire with the...
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Stitch School: How to Make 2 Basic Double-Ended Stitches
Double-ended crochet is a variation of Tunisian crochet that creates a reversible fabric in two colors. Sometimes called crochenit, crochet on the double, or crohooking, this technique relies on a...
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Know Your Hook: Sizes 7-I
It’s time for another Know Your Hook! For this installment, we’ll be looking at the hook sizes 7 through I, or 4.5-5.5mm. Most hook sizes correspond to letters, but there are the few odd sizes out...
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Stitch School: A Bavarian Stitch How-To
This simple how-to is the tutorial you need if you’ve ever been wondering how to create a Bavarian Stitch Rectangle. Follow along with the photos to stitch your own! The 8-bptr dec is always worked...
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Know Your Hook: Sizes E-7
It’s time for another Know Your Hook! For your reading pleasure, we’ll be look at hook sizes E through size 7 or, like we discussed in our last column, size G. These hooks are a bit smaller than those...
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Jagged Stitches
In this exciting tutorial, you’ll learn how to create the striking spike cluster stitch. Use this stitch as a strong accent in a variety of projects from purses to gloves to sweaters! Normally when we...
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Demystifying Crossed Cables
Crossed cables appear very frequently in knitting, but luckily there is a way to replicate the stitches and have them appear in your crochet work. All you’ll need for this technique is a very flexible...
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Crochet Hooks B-E
It’s time for a new Know Your Hook! This time, we’ll be focusing on hook sizes B/1 to E/4. The hooks that you’ll be looking for are the smallest hooks you can get before starting to delve into steel...
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