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Are you ready to take the next step in your crochet journey and create with advanced crochet stitches like linked crochet, hairpin lace, or crocodile stitch? The newest Crochet Me free eBook uses images, illustrations, and text to share ten advanced crochet techniques with you. Here is just a sample...
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Crochet hats are probably my all-time favorite crochet accessory. They keep me warm when the winter wind picks up and are the perfect touch of warmth when you need just a little bit more than a jacket on a chilly spring morning. And the fact that you can whip one up in a few evenings and many use a single...
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The ending of the old year and the prospect of beginning again in the New Year-it is one of my favorite times of the year. It is a chance to make plans on a clean slate, and those plans always include a bit of crochet-okay, a lot of crochet. So I have put together four of my picks for 2013. All of these...
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Dec 17, 2012
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Cables sweaters and cold winter days are like bread and butter. They are the perfect, comforting mix. Over the last five years, Interweave Crochet has shared beautiful examples of crochet cables garments. And in that time, crochet cables have come a very long way and been incorporated into crochet sweaters...
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Have you ever tried to crochet a project from a vintage pattern and your finished piece just didn't look right? You followed the instructions as closely as possible considering their decidedly sparse nature, but the piece you finished just looks out of proportion or too big. Is this a slip stitch...
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We crochet for many reasons, to create, to relax; or maybe we crochet as a result of our general yarn obsession. Some of us were taught to crochet by a grandmother or mother and have a more personal connection to the craft. But in conversations with other crochet artists, two reasons for crocheting are...
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I first caught a glimpse of the amazing projects in Unexpected Afghans the end of last year, just before the photo shoot, and have been anticipating the release of this innovative book of crochet afghans since that day. There are a large number of crochet afghan patterns in magazines, books, and online...
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For me, crochet is not a hobby or simply a skill, creating works of art with fiber and a hook is a passion. My project queue would take at least a hundred years to complete, and it is still growing. I tend to point out crocheted lace on friend's store-purchased clothing, inform them that they could...
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Toni Rexroat
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Mar 9, 2012
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Strands of crocheted post stitches step around and behind each other in an elegant dance. The steps create the swirls of a crocheted cable. But like the steps of a dance, learning just where to place your hook when working cables can take a bit of practice-and an instructor is always welcome. One of...
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This week a good friend called me and offered to trade crochet lessons for massage time. Her proposal sounded like a win-win situation to me-I make a new crochet buddy and get a relaxing half-hour massage. Tonight is our first lesson. Though some people may panic at the thought of teaching even their...
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I love all fiber sports. And like many of my colleagues here at Interweave, I have admired Interweave products since long before I began working for Interweave. Interweave Knits is a favorite—not least because it was in the Fall 2004 issue of Interweave Knits that I happily discovered the crochet...
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So, I set about to do a simple task: Make a Hiking Hat for my sweetie for Christmas. My husband makes a living writing about hiking, biking and backpacking. Even here in North Carolina, he needs something to keep his noggin warm while he's working. I happened upon some yummy, chubby yarn ( Naturally...
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A few enewsletters ago, I gave tips for finding small bonus projects in the Fall issue of Interweave Crochet . One of the projects was doing the first few rounds of the Leaf Peeper Hats and turning them into coasters. Well, the time has come to give away these crocheted gifts for friends and I'm...
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Sometimes a hat is just a hat. Sometimes it can become coasters, too. And in a sweater, you might find a scarf lurking. What's all that about? Well, if you've leafed through the Fall issue of Interweave Crochet, you probably noticed the special Quick Gifts to Crochet section, with Leaf Peeper...
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For several weeks, we've been exploring this notion of where to put the hook to create different textures. Working in the back loop only (blo) produces a dense-looking fabric with a ridged appearance and quite a bit of vertical stretch. Working front loop only (flo) produces a drapey, smooth-finished...