Crochet Sweater

Every fiber artist has dreamed of the perfect sweater. Cozy up with Crochet Me as we discuss alternate finishing options, offer advice on the best yarn to use, show you the latest fashion trends, and so much more.


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  • Crochet a sweater with five skeins of yarn. Yes please! I am always looking for ways to stretch my yarn a little farther. And I found my excellent tips and exquisite patterns in Robyn Chachula's new book Simply Crochet. Robyn shares with us Float
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  • Stepping Stones Cardigan by Kristin Omdahl The best thing about shopping off the rack is that you can try on multiple sizes to find the best fit. The worst thing is that frequently none of the sizes really give you that perfect fit. That perfectly tailored
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  • The Northern Dreams Pullover by Julia Vaconsin is a perfect winter sweater. I love the colorwork yoke and the simple, solid body created with single crochet through the back loop only. This sweater is intended to be work with negative ease, giving shaping
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  • You can never have too many sweaters! Cotton short-sleeved sweaters are perfect for summer or pair them with a long-sleeved shirt for spring and fall. Nothing is better than a warm, cozy cardigan on a chilly winter evening. And a beautiful sweater is
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  • I am an equal opportunity sweater lover. I love wool, cotton, silk, and alpaca sweaters. My queue is filled with colorwork, Tunisian, cabled, and uniquely constructed sweaters to crochet. And then there's the variety of sweater types to choose from
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  • I love learning new crochet stitches and techniques. Sometimes I simply grab a hook, yarn, and pattern, then spend hours of trial and error trying to teach myself. More often, I search for an expert. And while my busy schedule frequently means I can't
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  • It wasn't too long ago that you could find a stack of sweater pieces gathering dust in the corner of my craft room, waiting to be assembled. Seaming scared me. I know I am not the only crocheter who has feared the seam. But I wanted to wear the finished
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  • I have always dreamed of finding more time to design garment patterns. Designing your own crocheted sweaters can give you a remarkable chance to become your own designer-creating a unique garment through yarn, stitch pattern, style, and embellishment
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  • The Ocean Pearls Cardigan is a great choice for all body types. ( Interweave Crochet Summer 2008) Apple, pear or tomato? Sounds like food you'd find in the kitchen, not descriptions of body types! And does it really matter what type you are? When
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  • Confession: I am in a state of yarn lunacy. I was crazy for yarn even before I started working at Interweave, but now that I’m constantly surrounded by all these amazing designs and fibers I’ve got the fever! As a result, many little crochet
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  • Today's the day for working on green crochet projects!
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  • If you were to flip through my closet you would find a large number of blue garments. I have always loved blue and luckily it looks great on me. Some of you may already know what colors look great on you or, like me, a look through your own closet might reveal a distinct color palette.
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  • The excitement of wearing a handmade garment for the first time! You all know the excitement to which I am referring.
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  • Back in early July, I had the great fortune to attend the Crochet Guild of America 's Chain Link Conference in Manchester, New Hampshire. This is a very fun conference, filled with crocheters of all stripes, from very avid hobbyist crocheters to longtime
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  • 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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  • In our past few enewsletters, we have shown you how to take your measurements and read a schematic, then compare those figures for a perfect fit. We talked about darts and side shaping to make the waist and hips fit. Now, let's say the 38-inch bust
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  • You're just itching to crochet that sweater, but the waist is too big and the bust is too small, even though the hips are just right. What to do? Well, because of our earlier enewsletters, you have your measurements in hand and you've compared
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  • Man , summers are busy! Annette designed an awesome knit & crochet sweater for our mid-issue pattern, and I promise it's coming. Really. But maybe not till the end of the week. Because the summer's been so busy, I need a holiday from it. Mr
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