Reading Time: 4 minutes What Are Mandalas Crochet Mandalas are very hot in trend at this time. We’ve seen major projects by designers really capture us crocheters with awe inspiring designs. They are incredible visually as well as provide skill building techniques that leave crocheters feeling really proud when they are finished. Crochet Modern Mandalas Book by Interweave This […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Shell Mandala The Shell Mandala is our lesson 3 for the Mandala Workshop. We are moving to the next level of introducing shells and throwing in a bit of pop at the end. In this pattern, unlike Lesson 2, we are going to be playing with what is called as shells. Shells are usually the […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minute How to Read Crochet Diagrams The art of reading a crochet diagram is a method I prefer over reading written words. For myself, my first crochet book when I was 14 had written words but also diagrams for each pattern. Reading isn’t my strong suit and it’s still not today. Look at my grammar and […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Tunisian Circles Learn how to make a Tunisian Circle. It’s much easier than you realize. This learning article is brought to you by Dela Wilkins, the Railway Knitter. Dela is my mentor of Tunisian and taught me this technique. The technique below is about increasing the triangles from the outside in. There is a technique […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Half Double Crochet Lesson Let’s begin learning how to do a Half Double Crochet. In patterns known as an HDC. This is part of a 24 course program where I am teaching the basics of Crochet from the ground up.
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Single Crochet Lesson Lesson 3 – We begin the foundations and starting points of crochet by showing you each stitch step by step. In this tutorial, you will learn how easy it is. We begin by reviewing how to chain again and then single crocheting on top of the chain. Make sure you don’t throw […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Crochet Sashay Shawls Learn to crochet Sashay Shawls. It’s a lot easier than it looks. It’s a matter of understanding the slip stitching and what to look for when doing so. I have provided a step by step tutorial on getting started. There is a total of 8 rows. Rows 1 – 6, you will […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes In September 2013, my technique and the way I finished my projects was forever changed. The way I was finishing off my projects with just a simple slight of hand and weaving in my ends was okay but I wouldn’t say that it was ‘Fabulous’. Now that I changed my technique and know a better […]
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