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Demystifying Double Crochet for Beginners

A couple of weekends ago I spent a few days in Portland, Oregon. There to see the west-coast premiere of Handmade Nation , the documentary about the indie craft movement, I ended up enjoying the best crafty...

Posted to Kim Werker's Blog by Kim Werker on Apr 13, 2009
Filed under: How To Crochet, Crochet For Beginners, Crochet Stitches, Crochet Techniques, Granny Squares, Crochet
Calling Geek Crafters: We Want To Interview Joss Whedon and We Need Your Help!

Kids, CrochetMe.com—nay, the entire online crafts community—needs your help with something that could be so much fun, I can't even find words for it. We need you to help us get Joss Whedon's attention...

Posted to Kim Werker's Blog by Kim Werker on Jul 20, 2008
Filed under: How To Crochet, Amigurumi, Crochet
How To Spray Block Crochet or Knit Squares

I've fielded lots of questions about blocking recently, and I thought a wee tutorial might be in order. So I spent this afternoon up in the mountains recovering from the last few months, and in so...

Posted to Kim Werker's Blog by Kim Werker on Apr 14, 2007
Filed under: Granny Squares, Crochet
Sea Stones and Lace

I'm in love with this series of crochet-covered sea stones by Margaret Oomen . It's such a lovely juxtaposition. [Photos by knitalatte11 ; found via some stream of clicking beginning with a tweet...

Posted to Kim Werker's Blog by Kim Werker on May 26, 2009
Filed under: How To Crochet, Crochet
Boteh Scarf: Crochet At Its Best

Boteh Scarf : kpwerker The high from finishing my ripple blanket last week coupled with several consecutive days of sunshine has put me on a project-finishing spree. Behold, my finished Boteh Scarf [Ravelry...

Posted to Kim Werker's Blog by Kim Werker on Jan 23, 2008
Filed under: Crochet Stitches, Crochet Techniques, Crochet
Joss Whedon on Crafts and Craftiness: Interview Transcript

This is a transcript of the recorded interview . Kim Werker in her Jayne Cobb Hat Kim Werker : Ok. We're recording now and I'm here with Joss Whedon. I'm Kim Werker from CrochetMe.com. So,...

Posted to Kim Werker's Blog by Kim Werker on Dec 6, 2008
Filed under: How To Crochet, Crochet Gifts, Knitting and Crochet, Crochet Hats, Crochet
This kind of cozy I can get behind.

I'm usually not a fan of decorative cozies. I like objects to be as they are – why cover up toilet paper? Isn't it, you know, supposed to be in the bathroom? But sometimes the cozy is elevated...

Posted to Kim Werker's Blog by Kim Werker on Nov 15, 2011
Yet More About Those Swedish Hats

Kids, I made a boo boo in my last post. Annette Petavy had actually emailed me with the info about the designer of the Swedish Olympic team's hats a couple of days before I saw Bernadette@Finally Teatime...

Posted to Kim Werker's Blog by Kim Werker on Feb 24, 2010
Filed under: Crochet Hats, Crochet
Crochet That's Caught My Eye

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Posted to Kim Werker's Blog by Kim Werker on Nov 1, 2010
Filed under: Amigurumi, Crochet
Free capelet pattern from Interweave Press

Several months ago Interweave Press put a crocheted capelet on a promotional mock cover of their new Knitscene magazine. The capelet wasn't actually from the magazine, though -- it was from their awesome...

Posted to Kim Werker's Blog by Kim Werker on Nov 16, 2005
Free Patterns Just for You (and Everyone Else)

Ah, the holiday season. I still have thoughts to crochet or knit gifts for my in-laws, even though I know it's practically impossible for me to do so at this point, even overlooking the wee detail...

Posted to Kim Werker's Blog by Kim Werker on Dec 7, 2007
Filed under: Free Crochet Patterns, How To Crochet, Crochet Stitches, Crochet Techniques, Crochet Me, Crochet Patterns, Crochet Hats, Crochet
Help a Granny Square Out?

So I got it in my head a few weeks ago that it would be fun and relaxing to make a giant granny square out of some lofty super-bulky wool yarn I had around. I gathered it all up and found I had around...

Posted to Kim Werker's Blog by Kim Werker on Nov 30, 2009
Filed under: Granny Squares, Easy Crochet Patterns
Boteh Scarf & Tech Stuff

Boteh Scarf : kpwerker I lied a little yesterday when I updated my last post to say I'd fixed the RSS feed problem I'd inadvertently created. I didn't mean to lie. So. Now I'm pretty sure...

Posted to Kim Werker's Blog by Kim Werker on Jan 9, 2008
Filed under: Crochet Patterns, Crochet Scarves, Crochet
Invisible Single-Crochet Decrease

Over the years, lots of people have asked me if I know of a way to make decreases less pronounced in amigurumi (those adorable dolls). Unfortunately, I had no tips to give except to work those sc2togs...

Posted to Kim Werker's Blog by Kim Werker on Jan 10, 2010
Filed under: Crochet Stitches, Crochet Techniques, Amigurumi, Crochet
Link Love: How To Join Granny Squares

A couple of weeks ago I picked up my box of scrap yarn and started crocheting granny squares again. "Again?" you ask. "When were you crocheting granny squares?" Um, apparently it was...

Posted to Kim Werker's Blog by Kim Werker on Aug 29, 2011
Filed under: How To Crochet, Crochet Techniques, Granny Squares, Crochet

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