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See. Spider Stitch. It has been so long since I’ve done my stitch-of-the-week. I’ve been keeping up with it as far as trying a new stitch, taking pics, etc., but haven’t had time to post them. I’ll try to be better about it now that the baby is getting a little bit older. Here’s the newest one. I won’t say what I’m making, but I’m creating a little something for my girls. They all want to match for my mothers wedding in 5 weeks……No pressure! The spider stitch is made with an odd number of stitches.

After deciding how many stitches you will need for your project you need to add 2 extra for your foundation chain. Row 1: (sc, ch1, sc) in 3rd ch from hook, *skip next chain, (sc, ch1, sc) in next ch, repeat from * to last 2 ch, skip next ch, sc in last ch, turn. Row 2: ch2, skip first 2 sc, (sc, ch1, sc) in each ch1 space, sc in top of beginning ch2, turn. Repeat Row 2. Instead of an odd number of stitches you will need an even number. Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across. Happy Crocheting! Lost & Found Lane: Crocodile Stitch The Easy Way.

I was very frustrated when searching the internet for a free pattern to learn the Crocodile Stitch. All I could find were youtube video's that are very confusing in demonstrating how they crochet this stitch. I had to stop and start the videos over and over again to get the basic idea of the stitch. It was most confusing the way they were flipping the crochet around it was so hard to fallow along.

It was even more frustrating when it came to watching them start the second row of the Crocodile stitch. However after a lot a trial and error and even more hair pulling I finally figured out how to crochet the Crocodile stitch on my own. After all the frustration I went through I thought I would make a tutorial for other crocheters who want to learn this stitch and save them the agony and frustration I went through to figuring the Crocodile stitch. If you would like a copy of the common crochet abbreviations I have created a "Crochet Abbreviations" reference sheet.

Love and Hugs to all! Do you mind if i knit: Sewing up knitting or crochet with an invisible stitch. Hello! Would you like to know how I join all the seams of my knitting and crochet? You would?! That's great. I hope the following instructions are clear enough, and that they help you. The invisible stitch I am using, is also known as the 'ladder stitch', because the line of yarn joining your work, looks like a ladder, before it has been pulled taught.

In these instructions, I'm joining up the squares of my 'Little Squares Scarf'. (The instructions for making the squares are in a seperate tutorial). Right, here goes! Having lined up your middle squares of the first row ready to be sewn up, thread your needle with some yarn. Although I have four squares in each row of my scarf, I am going to start by sewing up the centre of the middle two rows of squares. Make sure your squares are all lying with the right side, (the front), facing up. 1. Above is another photo, to try and make it extra clear. In the photo above, you can see what I've just done. 2. 3. 4. 5. Like above! Ta-da! Like above. Crochet Patterns: Oak, Birch, and Elm Leaves | Mrs. Greene - crafts, food, fashion, life. A while back, I designed three different leaf crochet patterns. They are appliques that you can add to any project you want. They remain among my favorite patterns I’ve designed, so I wanted to share them here as well!

Oak Leaf Applique Crochet Pattern The examples show were made with worsted weight yarn and measure about 4 inches long. The size of your finished leaves will vary depending on your yarn selection, hook size, and tension. Ch 20; sl st in 3rd ch from hook R1: Sc 17 down chain to end; turn R2: Sl st in next 5 sc; 7 sc; turn R3: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 6; turn R4: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 5; turn R5: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 4; turn R6: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 3; sl st down the side of R2-5 R7: Working into R1, sc 5; turn R8: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 4; turn R9: Starting in 2nd sc from hook, sc 3; sl st down the side of R7-8 R10: Working in the 3 ch space, sc 5 R11: Working down opposite side of starting ch, sc 5; turn R12-13: Repeat R8-9. How to Crochet: The Magic Adjustable Ring. By Alicia Kachmar – 53 Comments One way of crocheting in the round is to chain 2 and then make a certain number of stitches into the 2nd chain from the hook (you can do so with any kind of crochet stitch–sc, hdc, dc, etc.

–but for this tutorial, I’ll be using sc. This tutorial is for both right and left handed people. For left handed pictures, roll your mouse over the image and it will change for you. When you have the desired number of stitches and you join to the first single crochet, you’ll notice a little something–a hole! Right there in the middle. Making a magic adjustable ring only requires a few extra steps and will give your in-the-round projects a smooth start. With the yarn tail hanging for a few inches along the inside of your left hand, form a ring and rap around your index and middle fingers.

Hold where both strands of yarn overlap along the ring, the working yarn behind the ring. Now there are two loops on your crochet hook. Anleitung: Sunburst Flower Granny Square haekeln ? Kasa Amend. Geschafft: Meine Foto-Anleitung zum Häkeln der Sunburst Flower Granny Squares für eine dieser tollen Decken, wie sie viele wahrscheinlich von Sandra Juto oder dieser Flickr Group kennen, ist fertig. Für eine Freundin, die heute Geburtstag hat, wollte ich schon längst mal meine kleine Übersetzung dieser englischen Anleitung von MaryjoO abtippen. Nun hab ich mir etwas mehr Zeit genommen, um die Anleitung noch etwas detaillierter auszuarbeiten.

Dank des tollen Fußauslösers, konnte ich die ganzen Häkel-Schritte selbst fotografieren und da die liebe MaryjoO nichts dagegen hatte, stelle ich das Ganze nun auch hier in den Blog und wünsche viel Spaß beim Häkeln. Wolle: Cool Wool 2000/ Merino Superfein von Lana Grossa (Das aber nur als Info, ihr könnt selbstverständlich auch ganz andere Wolle nehmen. Die Merino Wolle ist zwar etwas teuerer, aber sehr weich & kuschelig und lässt sich außerdem ganz gut waschen.) Bedarf: Etwa 9 g Wolle habe ich pro Granny Square verhäkelt. Doppelstäbchen: Puff-Stich: GET SQUARED · Crochet | CraftGossip.com. Carina's Craftblog: Granny square joining tutorial. Just a warning before we get started with the tutorial, there's LOTS of pictures and I may go into too much detail, but that's just what I do. ;-) By the way, this is the yarn I use.

Dc/treble: this refers to the same stitch. Dc if you use US crochet terms and treble if you use UK terms. July 2012 - Please note: these days I do very little crochet because I'm working on an embroidery book. The book writing also means I may not have time to help with any crochet-y questions/problems. Please try a Google search (or your search engine of choice). There are loads of methods of joining (granny) squares, my method is just one, and may not even be the best.

If you have particular layout for your blanket in mind, lay out your squares in that pattern. Then stack your squares so you can keep track of what goes where. Because of how this method works, it is best to have as few squares in each stack as possible. Now put those 2 squares together, with the back of the squares facing each other.

The sloppy slip knot: how to work in the round with no hole | Stacey Trock's Fresh Stitching. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! The typical way of starting to work in the round is less than ideal for amigurumi. The standard way is to make a slip knot, chain 2, and then single crochet six times into the first stitch. Why isn’t this the best? It leaves an icky hole that lets stuffing poke through, as shown in the photo above. Not so good. A number of ways have been devised to solve this problem, one of which is the magic ring. To begin, don’t make a slip knot. Now, continue on as usual. Here’s the magic part.

It’s easy! Guess what? Download my free e-book:The Beginner’s Guide to Amigurumi! Carina's Craftblog: Crochet magic ring tutorial. Mmm... happy colours! Ok, so there's a granny triangle tutorial in the works, but first I'm going to show you how to make a magic ring. This is a very handy thing to know how to make. Not just for granny triangles! Why is it handy? Because it can make centres of your work look a lot better. You're basically crocheting over an adjustable ring which you can pull tight. And despite its name, there is actually no magic involved whatsoever.

Please respect my copyright. Por favor, respeta mis derechos de autor. Ok, grab your yarn and we'll do this! 1: wind yarn around your fingers like you are going to make a slip knot. 4: yarn over and pull through 5: with the loop still on the hook, insert the hook in the ring itself, yarn over, then pull through the ring 6: you should now have two loops on your hook 7: pull the latest loop through the other one, so you only have one loop on the hook 8: now chain 3, this will count as the first dc You now have your magic ring ready to go.

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