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Interweave Crochet is the perfect resource for innovative and fashionable crochet sweater designs. Within the category of crochet sweaters, there are a wide variety of construction options. Lauren Sweater by Mimi Alelis The crochet pullover is a very common sweater type. Pullovers can be worked in the...
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One of the advantages of crocheting your own tops and sweaters is the ability to modify them to flatter your figure. Need a little more room in the bust without affecting the circumference of the waist, or, like me, is there always too much fabric at the hips? Modifying a crochet pattern can seem intimidating...
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An understanding of how a crochet top is constructed can not only open your eyes to the amazing possibilities but also help you create better fitting garments. And understanding of top-down construction versus side to side will help you decide which construction works for your body type as well as how...
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Gorgeous garments designed from intricate crochet motifs, textured sweaters covered in crochet cables, and innovative finishing techniques—Robyn Chachula has designed her best book yet with Blueprint Crochet Sweaters . Each of the sixteen innovative patterns includes multiple stitch diagrams, helping...
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On Monday, I shared with you a few of my New Year's Resolutions. We are just two days into 2013, and I have already added a new resolution. This year I am going to crochet sweaters that fit. I won't just make them in the right size, I will modify them to fit and flatter my unique shape—regardless...
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As I watched Robyn Chachula's newest video, I wanted to share with you examples of Robyn's tips on yarn choice, tricks for getting gauge, or guidance on creating a personal schematic for getting the perfect fit. The section on sleeve shaping, describing the design and benefits of cap and side...
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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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Tunisian crochet, home decor, crocheting sweaters with stitch diagrams, or learning a new crochet stitch-the new 2013 crochet books are available in the Crochet Me Shop for pre-order! There is the perfect book for any crocheter. Lisa Daehlin Afghan I caught up with Dora Ohrenstein to talk about her newest...
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In the Winter 2013 issue of Interweave Crochet , we feature oodles of wonderful garments, many of which contain buttons. Here are a couple buttoned lovelies... The Anna Cloche by Janet Brani In our Back to Basics feature, I talk about ways to attach buttons to your crochet sweaters and accessories. But...
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Kristin Omdahl had done it again. Her newest book, The Finer Edge: Crocheted Trims, Motifs & Borders , is a brilliant collection of edgings, ideal for crochet sweaters, afghans, shawls, and more. Kristin has included a broad variety of edging crochet styles, including top-down, bottom-up, side-to...
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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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Do you have a preference for wearing crochet cardigans or are you more a crochet pullover kind of person? I can't count the number of times I've seen a fabulous cardigan pattern and wondered what it would look like at as a pullover, or spotted a pullover pattern that I would love even more as...
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When our call for submissions for the Fall 2012 issue of Interweave Crochet went out, we included a story for "the essential cardigan". Well, without question, cardigans are my absolute favorite of garments. Here in Colorado, we are now amidst the part of Fall where a shirt is not enough and...
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I started crocheting as a teenager. At the same time, I tried my hands at knitting, but two or four needles were too confusing for me. Years later I again picked up a set of knitting needles. I had fallen in love with several projects that beautifully paired the solid textured stitches of knitting with...
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Oct 26, 2012
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Right now I have two crochet sweaters at home in pieces. The idea of seaming and finishing them seemed daunting, until I began working on Interweave Crochet Present A Step-By-Step Guide to Garment Construction ebook. Now I am excited to start. Blue Ridge Hoodie by Katie Himmelberg The three articles...