I am a little bit late on my own schedule in releasing the Twisted Stitches Fringed Scarf, but you wouldn’t know that if I didn’t tell you. I had to slow down on my crocheting a little bit or I was going to work myself into tendinitis again. I don’t want that, so that means […]
Continue readingI recently finished a crochet pattern test for Malena of Straight Hooked. Her Friendship Prayer Shawl pattern is absolutely wonderful and makes a gorgeous shawl. (It’s the one in the image I’m using for this post.) It occurred to me that people might not know about testing crochet patterns or even how to start if […]
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Today is the day. The Twisted Stitches Cowl crochet pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry and Etsy. A Little More About the Twisted Stitches Cowl Crochet Pattern The pattern is characterized by the crossed double crochet stitches and the twisted single crochet border that give the cowl its name. The pattern is classified as […]
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Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. All that means is, if you click the link, at no additional cot to you, I may receive a small commission if you purchase through that link. I’ve been in a creative slump. I haven’t really wanted to do anything new, so I haven’t. It hasn’t mattered that […]
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When I got my new tablet, I decided to look for some crochet apps to help me with keeping track of rows, patterns, and the like. So I went to the App Store and found what I was looking for and then some. The apps I found (and use0 are My Row Counter and Crochet […]
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Today I am doing something a little different here. I am restarting my YouTube channel. It’s been a while since I posted anything to it. For some reason, I decided now would be a good time to have another go at it. In the past, I talked about a wide variety of things. I talked […]
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As you know, I usually do blog posts on Tuesdays and Thursdays. However, I intentionally did not do a blog post yesterday. That was partly because I was getting ready to put out a call for crochet pattern testers. But, also, today I am starting the Ultimate Blog Challenge. The mission, and I chose to […]
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Have you even searched the internet for a quick and cute baby gift you could crochet for a friend or a coworker without spending a lot of time and money? Well, stop searching, dear crochet friend, I’ve designed just that for you. Leopold the Lion Materials: 1 skein of size 2 cotton yarn in the […]
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This is the last post in my three-part Learn To Crochet series. Now that we’re familiar with the abbreviations used in crochet, let’s look at how they all work together in a pattern. We’ll look at each part of a pattern closeup. In many ways, this post will look a lot like this one where […]
Continue readingLast week, we talked about some common abbreviations that you will see in crochet patterns. Abbreviations aren’t the only things you need to know in looking at a pattern you might want to make, though. (If you need a refresher on the abbreviations, that post is here.) Let’s take a look at a pattern and […]
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