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  • All of our Craft Videos for One Subscription
    Yarn, crochet hooks, knitting needles, piles of fabric, drawers of beads, bags of roving-you can find a little bit of everything in my craft room. This love of multiple crafts also means my bookshelves are overflowing with books on crocheting, knitting
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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
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  • Crocheting with Parachute Cord
    You can crochet with anything! I have seen multiple examples of projects crocheted from plastic bags and t-shirt fabric. Last year Interweave Crochet 's editor Marcy Smith undertook a project to crochet with cassette tapes . I will even admit to a
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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
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    We all have that stash of leftover partial skeins somewhere in our craft room or stashed in a closet or under the bed. Sometimes it's just a few yards of yarn in a color we just love too much to get rid of and sometimes it is a partial skein that
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  • What Makes an Ideal Spring Crochet Accessory?
    Spring weather has finally started to peak through the clouds here and the buds are beginning to emerge on the trees. Spring's warmth has had a late start this year but I am ready to pull out a few new crochet accessory patterns. For the variable
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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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  • Crochet Hats: The Perfect Graduation Gift
    I still remember my graduation day. I remember the excitement of finally finishing and my excitement for the future. I also remember the fear. Now I had to find a full-time job and become a "real" adult. But I felt the support of friends and
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    In which more yarn becomes more things.
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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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  • Download a Free Guide for Shaping
    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
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  • NatCro-Yo!
    Celebrate crochet all year long!
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  • Making the Blossom Hair Clips: Interweave Crochet Spring 2013
    In the Spring 2013 issue of Interweave Crochet , you'll find some desperately cute little flowers designed by Karen Hooton. These fancy thread blooms can be used to adorn tresses or dresses—we show them both ways in the issue. These blooms are
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  • A Fabulous Scholarship Opportunity
    Have you heard about the 2013 Beans for Brains Scholarship program from Jimmy Beans Wool? Graduating seniors undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students in any course of study are encouraged to apply. And we all know finding financing to
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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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    Learn the "hoisting" method of bead crochet.
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  • Back Page Spring 2013: Beanie Bonanza, Part 3
    More crochet beanies!
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  • 4 Tips for Getting More Use From Your Gauge Swatch
    After crocheting for over forty years, Lily Chin has learned a trick or two-how to manage loose ends, create the perfect beginning chain, and speed up your crochet just to name a few. And in her new workshop, she shares over seventy of her best tips and
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  • Back Page Spring 2013: Beanie Bonanza, Part 2
    Turning stash yarn into a bunch of beanies, part 2.
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  • Vickie Howell: Rock on! in the Kitchen
    Put this vegetarian in the slow cooker to give you time to whip up the apron from Vickie Howell's Parenthook column in the Spring 2013 issue of Interweave Crochet .
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  • Back Page Spring 2013: Beanie Bonanza
    Turning stash yarn into a bucket of beanies
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  • How to Crochet Bruges Lace
    The stitches in Lily Chin's Swan Lake shawl ( Interweave Crochet Spring 2013 ) move just like a stage of dancers, swaying to and fro, then linking arms and turning. It works up just like a dance as well, once you get the hang of it. Here's a quick
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  • End the Winter with a Little Baby Crochet
    Like many states in the United States, we are just coming out of a late winter snow storm. Ice and slush coat the roads, and I want to huddle up next to the fire with a warm afghan (crocheted of course) and my next crochet project—a cotton crochet
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  • Learn Crochet Designers' Little Secret
    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
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  • Learn Crochet Tips and Tricks with Lily Chin
    Lily Chin has been crocheting for about 25 years, and along the way she has learned unique tips and tricks that make crocheting easier. It doesn't matter how many years you have been crocheting, there is always a new tip out there. Lily Chin Crocheting
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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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  • Learn to Crochet Hats
    I love teaching friends to crochet hats ! They are quick projects, don't rely heavily on sizing, and are the perfect way to learn a new crochet technique or begin designing your own unique projects. Chullo Hat by Ellen K. Gormley The most common crochet
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  • Crochet, Spring 2013
    The Spring 2013 issue of Interweave Crochet is brimming with light lacy layers. Explore crochet techniques-Bruges or beaded crochet or textured crochet stitches-or get hooked into instant gratification with shawls, dusters, cardigans, tunics, and skirts. Discover thread crochet with elegant crochet jewelry
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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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  • Fight the Chill
    My favorite piece of office "equipment" is a pair of crocheted fingerless mitts. The office here at Interweave is a gorgeous bank building, circa 1928. It is inspiring to work in, but some of the offices can be a bit chilly. So a collection
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  • Crocheted Hats: Top Down
    I have a drawer full of crocheted hats. I've made many more as gifts, and I am itching to start several more. What is the draw of crochet hats? They are a fabulous way to learn a new technique such as cables or colorwork; they are perfect single skein
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  • How to Crochet the Bullion Stitch
    There are a few crochet stitches out there that prompt exclamations of amazement and the baffling questions of, "How did they do that?" One of those stitches for me has always been the bullion stitch. This intriguing stitch creates spirals of
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  • The Crochet Motif Through the Years
    No technique is more readily associated with crochet than the crochet motif. It has been used as the building block for a variety of home decor items including afghans, bags, and garments. And though early examples date back to the 1800s, these motifs
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  • Learn to Crochet Today with Digital Video Downloads
    Tomorrow begins the New Year. Over the past year I have finished my first ever full sized crochet afghan-I don't know what took me so long-and really jumped into crocheted cable projects. For 2013, my crochet resolution list is growing faster than
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  • Tips for Crocheting with Vintage Patterns
    If you have ever tried to crochet using a vintage crochet or knitting pattern, you understand that it sometimes feels like someone went in and removed every other word or sentence. The instructions can seem difficult to follow if you have never worked
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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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  • Back Page Winter 2013
    Inspiring crochet awesomeness.
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  • The New Tunisian Crochet
    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
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  • 12/12/12: Crochet Over the Centuries
    Today is December 12, 2012 or 12/12/12. This day only happens once every one hundred years. As I pick up my crochet, flip through a brand new pattern PDF on my computer, and visit my LYS with it's shelves of yarns from all across the country, I wonder
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  • Great Projects for Tiny Yarn Balls
    Yarn Spotlight in the the Winter 2013 issue of Interweave Crochet features Yarn Muffins—tiny balls of yarn, bundled as a sampler packs. The yarns featured include Knitwhits Freia Handpaints Miniskeins ; The Natural Dye Studio miniskeins , Cephalapod
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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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  • The Satisfaction of Giving Crochet Gifts
    Hats, scarves, mitts, earrings, shawls, bags, and even sweaters and pullovers-the list of crochet gift ideas is almost endless. There is something perfect for everyone on your list, from mothers to brothers and Grandmothers to nieces. I take enormous
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  • Create Unexpected Afghans
    Traditionally crochet has been a favorite craft of choice for fiber enthusiasts who want to create stunning blankets and afghans. The height of many crochet stitches make crochet afghans and baby blankets quick projects-when compared to other methods
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  • New Free Crochet Patterns: The Final Clones Lace Motifs
    Have you tried any of the clones lace motifs from the Interweave Crochet Fall 2011 through Fall 2012? I know people who have created stacks of these delicate motifs, and I can't wait to see what they create. But if a shawl or garment created entirely
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  • Learn to Stiffen Crochet Snowflakes
    Holiday gift giving has a way of growing exponentially. I've made a detailed list of parents, siblings, grandparents, nieces, etc. But even as I watch, it is expanding to include coworkers and close friends-and I'm sure many of you can add teachers
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  • Heigh-ho! Heigh-ho!
    Crochet a band of merry gnomes!
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  • 3 Ways to Begin a Crochet Motif
    Crochet motifs are the ultimate building blocks. Granny squares, flowers, circles, triangles, hexagons, or diamonds, these individual pieces can be combines to create fabulous sweaters, blankets, accessories, and home decor items. They are the perfect
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  • Classic, Faux, and Tunisian: Crocheting Cables
    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
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  • 6 Free Patterns Perfect for Crochet Charity
    Daily I am reminded of the things in my life that I have to be thankful for. Not least is my ability to crochet and the opportunity to create beautiful and functional crocheted garments and accessories. With this gratitude comes a desire to help those
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  • Turkey Talk
    Download Terrence the Turkey today!
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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 Patterns Combine Knitting and Crochet
    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
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  • Bold Fall Crochet Fashion
    When I think of fall, I think of crisp weather, leaves that turn to golds and reds, and fashion. Yes, fall is my favorite fashion season—the crochet hats , the scarves, and best of all the sweaters and jackets! This is the time of year when you
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  • Check out the new Interweave Crochet Accessories
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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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  • Seaming Crochet Afghans
    With snow in the forecast, I am pulling out my winter crochet projects-you know, the ones that cover your lap and keep you toasty warm when the temperatures drop. My favorite fall and winter patterns are crochet afghans. I love to crochet them and then
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  • Beyond Hats: Crochet Gift Ideas
    Gift giving season is right around the corner, and I am knee deep in my favorite part-picking the perfect pattern and yarn for each gift recipient. I know there will be moments of stress as I race the clock to finish the last few gifts, but I love the
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    A look at more threads and yarns perfect for crocheted edgings.
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  • Free eBook! 8 Free Granny Square Patterns
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  • Crochet Rocks Denver
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  • CAL catch-up
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  • Romancing the Yarn
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  • Dive into the Summer Issue of Interweave Crochet!

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  • Bobbllions in the Air
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  • Blocking without wires
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  • Gauge and all
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  • Join in Our First Crochet-Along
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  • Robyn Chachula and Visual Crochet
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  • Free eBook! 8 Free Crochet Scarf Patterns
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  • Preventing the Twist: Working with Two Colors
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  • Quick One-Skein Projects for Handspun Yarn
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  • Spinning into Crochet
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  • The January Hat, Part II
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  • Crochet Meets Punxsutawney Phil
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  • The January Hat
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  • No Scissors...Now What
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  • Yarn Spotlight Extra 2
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  • Another Fabulous Transformation
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  • From Roving to Yarn to Project: The Beginning
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  • No Such Thing as a Bad Hat
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  • My Poor Cold Head
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  • Yakety Yak
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  • Crochet Cables
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  • Moorish Mania Goes On
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  • Moorish Mania
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  • The Motif Wallpaper
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  • Making the Moorish Mosaic Afghan
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  • Big bag, little bag
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  • Seams Just Right: Interweave Crochet Fall 2009 Preview
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  • Free Pattern: Urchins and Limpets Blanket by Kathy Merrick
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  • Tapestry Crochet: Learn to Paint with Crochet
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  • Joining a New Yarn
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  • Chain Stitch Tension Part II
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  • Chain Stitch Tension: Part I
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  • Crocheted blanket edging
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  • Crochet Patterns by You
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  • A Berry Baby Hat with Earflaps
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  • Wraps Per Inch
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  • Textured Crocheted Dishcloth
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  • My UFO Basket
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  • Linking motifs
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  • A Complimentary Hobby
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  • Watching the heads of passersby
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  • why, do you think?
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  • university fad?
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  • more projects from the clink
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  • ding dong the blog is here!
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