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Halloween is fast approaching, and you can definitely feel the change in the air it’s time to get those spooky decorations ready! If you are looking for a fun wreath idea this is a great one to work up. I have a friend who loves Halloween, and especially loves skulls so when I came across…
Switching Yarns A crocheter brought to my attention and made an assumption that I must dislike the yarn if I am not using the recommended yarn or colours in a video tutorial or for the final photography of a pattern recommendation. I would like to share why I switch yarns and the purpose for it….
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What’s the Multiple? The Vintage Fan Ripple Stitch on the right is a great example of a pattern where the multiples were not given. Does that stop me from figuring it out? Absolutely not! I have two methods in how I figure it out. I will share with you my two secrets… well they aren’t…
Michael Sellick Biography Michael Sellick, (he/him) is known as Mikey of The Crochet Crowd to hundreds of thousands of followers through Facebook and YouTube. Michael is Canadian and does all of his work from his home studio in Walkerton, Ontario Canada with the co-creator Daniel Zondervan, known as Diva Dan. Life partners in real life,…
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Have You Wondered How Yarn is Made? Today, I am going to show you a rare behind the scenes look at how yarn is made. This article is showing the process after the yarn is spun. See detailed pictures. Ivy, pictured to the right, is a youngster who captures our emotions when finding that special…
Hook Size Conversion Table You can print out this chart by using the bottom PDF or Print Option. The ad on screen will not appear in the PDF or Print Out. Metric Sizes in MM US Sizes European 2.0 n/a 14 2.25 B/1 13 2.5 n/a 12 2.75 C/2 n/a 3.0 n/a 11 3.25 D/3…
My Crochet Skills I was taught to crochet by my mother at the age of fourteen. Intrigued by the speed of the craft and the simplistic designs of what my mother was able to achieve through double crochet, I became ‘hooked’ on the craft. She only knew how to double crochet, so I went and bought a crochet book because I was…
Quickly Learn to Crochet eBook Learning to Crochet would have been a lot easier when I was fourteen if I would had someone actually ‘show me’ the techniques instead of just reading patterns and seeing diagrams. My mom was great with teaching me double crochet but that was the limit of her skills. I believe…
Learn How to Read Crochet Patterns Reading crochet patterns is vital for crocheters who want to expand their skills and abilities to do different projects. However, for newbie crocheters, where exactly do you need to start and what are some of the obstacles involved. Other Helpful Tips How to Figure out the Multiples of a…
Link Double Crochet To shake things up a bit… I’m going to do my first ever pictorial tutorial showing Link Double Crochet. The video is posted at the bottom. I know due to the bandwidth that videos aren’t always ideal. In today’s blog, I’m going to show it to you in both methods… Pictorial and…
Want to be A Crochet Designer? Are you thinking about about being a crochet designer? What does it take to design or how do you get that status of being a crochet designer? Being a Crochet Designer takes skills, not only for implementation of how to create a pattern but it also takes skills on…
Be A Crochet Designer eBook I’ve created an 18-page starter free booklet for new crochet designers who wish to learn more about becoming crochet designers. Crocheters ask me how they can start designing? The truth is, anyone can design if they have the desire and perseverance to work through the steps. DOWNLOAD THIS EBOOK Realistically,…
