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Sidewalk Sale

This week I decided to reorganize my crochet books, making sure the beginner crochet books were together and the crochet pattern books were organized by pattern type. I will admit that this process took far longer than it should have. I kept stopping
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Linked Crochet: The Perfect Fast and Easy Crochet Stitch

I am always on the lookout for a quick and easy stitch. In last winter's issue of Interweave Crochet I was reintroduced to the linked crochet stitch. This is easily one of my favorite stitches. Fast and simple, the linked crochet stitch combines the
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Vintage Crochet Kimonos

Editors' Note: Even sitting by myself on my couch with a cup of hot chocolate and my crochet, I know I am not alone. I am joining crocheters across time and across the world, finding comfort and joy in the same stitches and sometimes the same patterns
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The Perfect Mother's Day Gift

In just over a month, we will celebrate one of the most important people in our lives-our mothers. My mother was the person who introduced me to crochet; she also showed me how to really pay attention to nature and taught me the names of birds and flowers
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Mohair Yarn: Getting the Halo

The appeal of a crochet project is made up of three parts. First is the silhouette or construction of the project. Next is the crochet stitch or fabric used. And finally there is the yarn choice. The yarn choice can drastically change the look and drape
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Taking a Little Crochet Ribbing

I am always looking for crochet stitches and techniques that lend a touch of elasticity to the finished crochet fabric. Fabric with stretch creates great shaping, especially around the waist, and is imperative for crochet patterns that require stretch
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Which Crochet Hat Should I Choose?

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
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Find the Perfect Quick Valentine's Day Crochet Gift

Valentine's Day is only a week away. That leaves just enough time to whip up a quick crochet gift for a special someone in your life. There's nothing like a handmade gift to communicate how important someone is to you. To give you a little bit
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The Origins of Filet Crochet

As with many of the crochet techniques, filet crochet was created to mimic lace . The lacemaking art of filet (sometimes called lacis ) was worked by creating a mesh of squares before filling in some of the squares with weaving to create a design or picture
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Your Free Crochet Slipper and Sock Patterns

Are you looking for the perfect crochet accessory to keep you warm and cozy this winter? Crochet socks and slippers are the perfect way to keep your own feet toasty and are always a welcome gift. If you are looking for a crochet pattern, the Crochet Me
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Free Patterns for Wire, Beads, & Lace Crochet Jewlery

Thread, wire, and fine yarns shine as they are fashioned into crochet jewelry. Quick and easy crochet bracelets, earrings, or necklaces are also the perfect warm weather accessory or gift option. In this free crochet eBook, I have gathered a sparkling
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Felting Crochet

Felting perfect for beginning crocheters and quick gifts. This fun manipulation of wool yarn is also a fabulous way to create a dense crochet fabric. My favorite part of felting is watching a loosely crocheted project transform into a solid and soft fabric
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Crochet Picks for 2013

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
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Great Crochet Gifts for Everyone on Your List

The countdown is on! The holidays will quickly be upon us, and I still have several wonderful women on my crochet gift list. It is time to pull out the quick and easy crochet accessories. Accessories make great gifts. Many are single-skein projects, perfect
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Their Thoughts: The Interweave Crochet Accessories Designers

The first thing I do after finishing a project, and to be honest at several steps during the crocheting process, is to show off my crochet to friends, coworkers, and random stranger. So imagine how difficult it is for our talented designers to create
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5 Free Crochet Beanie Patterns

Beanies are my go-to crochet project. They are the perfect project for a single skein of luxury yarn or a collection of stash yarn. They make fabulous gifts and sensational accessory pieces. These versatile crochet hats fit close to the head and are easy
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Vote for a Free Crochet Hat Pattern

I am excitedly putting together the next Crochet Me free eBook. This one will feature crochet beanies. I must have at least five or six beanies at home, simple crochet hats that I can grab to keep warm on a chilly fall or winter day. The process of choosing
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Four Tips for Travel Crochet

My summer is quickly filling with road trips to visit family and short vacations. You know what that means, lots of time in the car. But I don't mind, because traveling in the car translates to hours of uninterrupted crocheting time. It is the perfect
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Help Me Make a Baby Hat

A few days ago, I posted a comment on Facebook about how many babies I needed to crochet gifts for this summer. Well I have yet to make any progress. Berry Baby Hat by Chloe Nightingale Goldilocks' Hat by Marty Miller Many of you also commented that
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Simply Circular

Crochet a circle and felt it to make—hey, what is that thing?
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Crocheting for Warm Weather Garments

As temperatures increase and those around me sport T-shirts as they walk down the street, I am finally forced to admit that it is time to pack away my warm crochet sweaters. But I am far from altogether eliminating crochet garments from my spring and
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National Craft Month Sweepstakes: Pass on Your Passion for Crochet

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
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National Crochet Month Crochet Me Crochet-Along

Today is the first day of March, and you know what that means. We are beginning National Crochet Month! And what better way to celebrate than with a community crochet-along. I wanted to choose a project that everyone could make, so I narrowed it down
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Making Designing Easier

A fabulous crochet top , a stunning knee-length skirt, a sweet baby sweater, a charming hat , or a cozy afghan —we all have a brilliant idea for a crochet pattern or project we want to design. So pull out the sketches you have been making, and let's
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Learning the Basic Crochet Stitches

Are you learning how to crochet or looking for a few tips on crochet stitch basics ? Let's start with the basics. Every crochet project is built from a series of cleverly placed crochet stitches. And a solid understanding of the crochet basic stitches
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Felt an Easy Crocheted Gift

Are you looking for the perfect quick crocheted gift ? I love the easy Felted Trivet and Coasters from Gifted by Mags Kandis. You can quickly whip up several sets in a couple of evenings, and these fun circles are perfect for crocheting newbies. The felting
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Start Today and Finish by January 1st

Seaweed Necklace, Crochet with Wire I did it! I finished all of my gift-giving crochet projects for this year. The last stitch is worked; the last present unwrapped to resounding approval. Seeing the appreciation of each handworked item made the hours
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Quick Holiday Crochet Projects

Quick gift ideas!
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More Snowflakes in a Hurry

A couple of weeks ago I gave you a recipe for a snowflake in a hurry . Really, you can be done in while you take just a couple sips of latte. These snowflakes can be done pretty darn fast. Probably in a half a latte's time. All of these snowflakes
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Too Bright or Just Right?

While compiling the Simple Crochet Patterns from Crochet Me: 5 Free Easy Crochet Patterns eBook, I fell in love with the Organic Cotton Washcloth for Babies. It looked so simple and quick but at the same time luxurious and pampered; the perfect last minute
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A New Free eBook: 5 Simple Patterns

We all love simple, quick projects! Whether you are just learning to crochet or have been crocheting for fifty years, easy patterns are the perfect go-to projects for traveling, keeping your hands busy while chatting with friends, and gift giving. In
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The First Official Interweave Crochet Accessories 2011 CAL!

Welcome to the first official Interweave Cro chet Accessories 2011 CAL! For the kick-off of what's sure to be many CAL's from this amazing issue I'm inviting you all to join me in making...drum roll please...the Fancywork Cloche by Simona
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A Quick Gift Idea: Mitts

I fell in love with Betty's Button-Up Mitts while we were putting together the Interweave Crochet Accessories 2010 issue. I had made several pairs of mitts from a variety of patterns already, but these mitts had something more, perhaps a bit more
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Five Tips for Crocheting Amigurumi

Roy the Gardener, by Brenda K. B. Anderson Ellie the Giraffe, by Gina Reneé Padilla Chiyo the Mouse, by Mamta Motiyani Lovey the Lovely, by Allison Hoffman Pucker the Goldfish, by MK Lee Don't you adore the amigurumi featured in the Crochet
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One Skein, Two Skein, Three Skein, Four

We all have them: a single skein of yarn left over from a sweater project, 2 skeins we fell in love with at the LYS and had to take home, 3 or 4 skeins we bought for a project that is no longer at the top of our queue. They wait patiently in bins and
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Teachable Moments: Open Thread

My cousin Lisa is in town for a couple of weeks, and the other night she asked me what the difference between knitting and crochet is. (She's a scarf knitter.) The ensuing discussion led to the pulling-out of books, my gentle nudging about how cool
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Design Your Own Crocheted Hat

Crocheted hats are my go-to project. I make at least 5 hats for every other project I manage to complete. They make incredible presents that recipients of all ages love; there are an infinite variety of patterns; and they are fast. Consequently, I am
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Learn How to Crochet With a Free eBook

A solid understanding of the basics of crochet is the building block of learning how to crochet. Whether you have been crocheting for twenty years or twenty minutes, it is this foundation of basic crochet stitches and tips that allows you to learn new
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Teach Someone You Love How to Crochet

My mother passed on to me the inability to sit still. Whether watching a movie, traveling, or visiting with friends, her hands were always busy spinning, knitting, or crocheting. And as soon as I was old enough, she attempted to pass her skills on to
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Learning Mosaic Crochet

Before I met Lily Chin several weeks ago, I had never heard of Mosaic crochet. I could guess that the technique involved more than one color, my dad creates mosaic Damascus with multiple colors of metal, but I wasn't sure how to translate that knowledge
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Crochet in the Back Loop Only Refresher

I first learned about back loop only crochet stitches from Interweave Crochet several years ago. This basic crochet stitch provides additional stretch to stitches, making it perfect for children's garments such as the Summer Blues Baby Dress.
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New Free eBook! 5 Free Crochet Lace Patterns

Crocheted lace highlights the endless beautiful possibilities of crochet. Worked in any yarn from the finest thread to bulky weight, lace crochet is perfect for both warm and cool weather projects. In this new eBook, Learn Beautiful Crochet Lace Techniques
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8 Free Crochet Hat Patterns

I love hats! No really, I'm not just saying that; I have hats stuffed into every corner of my closet. I have bowler hats, newsboy caps, baseball hats, and I'm on the lookout for a good top hat. But my favorite hats to make and wear are crochet hats. The 8 Free Crochet Hat Patterns: Crochet Hats
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A Lesson in Crochet Post Stitches

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.
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Crochet Flower Motifs

How do you properly embellish an accessory for a young girl? This year I discovered just how much my nieces, 5 years of age and under, love crochet flower motifs.
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Irresistible Little Crochet

I love baby crochet patterns for several reasons: Their small sizes make them a great way to try a new technique or construction method, I seem to always be in need of a baby gift, and crocheted baby patterns are quick projects. Plus they are just so cute.
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Free eBook! 6 Crocheted Gifts

5 Free Crochet Patterns for Beautiful Handmade Gifts Who doesn't love a handmade gift? This collection of crocheted gifts has something for everyone on your list. The simple crochet patterns in this eBook, 5 Free Crochet Patterns for Beautiful Handmade
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Stashbusting Gifts You Can Crochet in an Hour or Two

Some of you have wisely been crocheting gifts all year long, so right about now, you're sewing buttons on the sweater that is your final present. For the rest of us, time is clicking away on holiday crochet. I've rounded up some speedy gifts that
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Embark on Your Vest Quest

You have seen the results of my Vest Quests, now it is time to embark on your own! Here's a handy guide to designing your own custom-fit vest.
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My Orchard Mitts

I want to thank you. It's easy to encourage someone else to take a little time and crochet a project as a gift for themselves, but I can attest that it's a little more difficult to actually spoil yourself.
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Tie on Some Color

Four versions of the Lacy Cables Scarf from Interweave Crochet Fall 2010
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Put Your Feet Up in Style

If you have never crocheted a pair of socks, now is the time to pull out your sock yarn and hook. Socks are a great travel project, and you can easily have a couple pair finished before the cool breezes of fall arrive. Crocheted socks also make a thoughtful and unique gift with minimal yarn use; the
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Design Like the Pros

Stitch guides are a great place to look for inspiration in designing your own crochet patterns. Take a look at the similarities between stitch patterns used in the Fall 2010 issue of Interweave Crochet and the ones outlined in the Harmony Guides Basic Crochet Stitches.
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Free eBook: 7 Free Crochet Amigurumi Patterns

Amigurumi is a Japanese art form that translates to crocheted or knitted stuffed doll. We just call them fun. The amigurumi world is filled with creatures of all shapes and sizes. Once you make an amigurumi, you might just get hooked. Here we give you
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Another Source for Fabulous & Simple Crochet Patterns

I am always on the lookout for a great crochet pattern. If you’re like me, you have hundreds of patterns flagged in books and magazines, stuffed in folders, and PDFs stored in your computer. But this weekend I found a few more, and these are quick and easy to find in one place—on the Knitscene
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Free eBook: 6 Free Crochet Patterns for Babies

Baby crochet patterns are very satisfying! For one thing, they're small, so you can exercise your crochet creativity pretty fast. Moms always appreciate crochet for babies—they know that it arrives with extra love. And if your crochet baby sweater
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Turn Your Yarn Stash into a Gift Stash

Last Friday afternoon, my daughter came home and said, “My teacher is having a baby. Can you make her a present I can bring in Monday?” Sure, why not? While I was stitching away though, I thought, “How swell would it be to have a stash
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Become Part of the Chain Reaction Afghan Project

It's more than an afghan — it's a Chain Reaction! What does that mean? Well, recently, I went to our local blanket-making day for Project Linus, which donates handmade blankets to kids in need, in hospitals, safe houses and traumatic situations
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Quick One-Skein Projects for Handspun Yarn

We're all about spinning this week at Interweave Crochet. I just recently began learning to spin. And as I embark on my spinning journey, I appreciate the amount of time and effort that goes into one skein of yarn. I have a lovely skein of yarn hand spun by my mother, who has been spinning for 20
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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 500 yards of the stuff: one skein each in grey and
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One Skein, Two Skein, Three Skein, Four: Quick Crochet Gifts

Looking for a few stash busters that make great, quick gifts or elegant gift or accessory for the holiday season? The possibilities are many and varied, calling for anywhere from 1 skein to 4 skeins. And each issue of Interweave Crochet continues to add
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Quick Crochet Gifts

It is that gift-giving time of year again, when I pause and remember all of those people who are dearest to me—parents, siblings, grandparents, and close friends. As each new issue of Interweave Crochet arrives and I leaf through the pages I tell
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Bonus Gifts from Interweave Crochet's Fall Issue

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
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Chain Stitch Tension: Part I

In this week's enewsletter, I talk about learning how to do the most basic crochet stitch–chaining–all over again in order to make the Shawlette in Chains by Kristin Omdahl in Crocheted Gifts by Kim Werker. I'm using laceweight for the project
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Interweave Crochet Presents Quick Gifts

Over at Interweave Crochet , we've put together a free e-book of gift patterns just for you, and just in time for holiday gift-making. Read more about it my Knitting Daily post . I hope you enjoy it!
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2006: Month by Month

[ Swiped from Maryse . ] Instructions -- Copy the first sentence that you posted in each month of 2006. Post it in the following format: January Our book is out ! February I've been swatching for Forecast. March I can't believe it's already
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My Secret Pal Strikes Again

One Skein Secret Pal, Package 2 Originally uploaded by kpwerker . My secret pal is mucho thoughtful. In addition to a skein of Malabrigo yarn (wool so soft I may even be able to wear a scarf made from it), she sent me the makings of a relaxing spa day
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Thanks, Secret Pal!

Thanks, Secret Pal! Originally uploaded by kpwerker . My One Skein Secret Pal sent me the greatest package! She hung on my every word, it would seem, because she included my favourite candy (in huge quantity, I might add), a bracelet for Canada Day (July
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One Skein Exchange - Getting to Know Moi

Way back in the pre-historic days of Crochet me , I participated in a secret pal exchange, and it was wicked fun. Then my crafty life got intertwined with my work life and deadlines and the like, and I just didn't want more obligations. Until now
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Family Circle Easy Crochet

Well, I haven't yet seen the actual magazine (insert lamentation over how late things come to Canada sometimes), but a dear reader/designer scanned Page 9 for me. (Thanks, Robyn!) Whee! Click the thumbnail to see the full-size PDF and read the blurb
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Easy Crochet Preview

I finally found a bit of info on the new Family Circle Easy Crochet mag that's debuting next week; as far as I know there's no web site yet. Check out the preview on the Dream Weaver Yarns site. The first issue comes out this week, on the 23rd
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