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Crochet. Amigurumi. La FilACroche. En faisant le tuto du cœur au crochet, j’ai trouvé que cette étape ressemble à une paire de seins couleur schtroumpfette: Oui parfois j’ai des idées bizarres, d’où cet essai: Heummm, ok, peut mieux faire!

La FilACroche

Lààààà, c’est rigolo sans être trop vulgaire (enfin j’espère; chacun ayant une perception différente de ce qui est vulgaire ou non). Ils font 6 cm de long, parfait pour les coudre sur des barrettes, des broches, les coller sur un aimant … … j’en ai aussi fait une paire avec un lien en nylon pour les accrocher: Monsieur FilACroche m’a demandé si j’avais pris pris exemple sur les miens ??? Nan mais Ho, ils ne font pas 6 cm les miens !!!! Forcément en crochetant ça je me suis remémoré le Hellfest 2012 et la découverte du groupe Steel Panther qui avait mis une chouette ambiance, notament en réclamant des … nichons! Imaginez le sketch « dousseur de vivre » des inconnus dans une version à la Michael Youn et vous aurez une idée du résultat. Country Star Coaster. Free crochet pattern sites. Links To Learn Crochet Stitches Techniques Step By Step With Photos Or Diagrams.

Crocheting For Dummies Cheat Sheet. Cheat Sheet You’re never too old or too young to discover crochet.

Crocheting For Dummies Cheat Sheet

The skills you master, the benefits you receive, and the beautiful heirlooms you create can last a lifetime and be passed on to future generations. How to Make an African Flower. Follow this step-by-step tutorial.

How to Make an African Flower

The photos show how your work should look, each step of the way. Scroll down to find complete written instructions and a diagram. Step 1 Begin with a ring, then work Round 1 with D and fasten off. Step 2 Work Round 2 with C. Chainless Starting Double Crochet in the Round. The Chainless Starting Double Crochet method of starting rows is the perfect way to avoid the wimpy 3 ch turning chain.

Chainless Starting Double Crochet in the Round

And the previous tutorial for it was a hit! But some of you had a question – how does this stitch work in the round? Which Foundation Stitch? and Why? Standing Double Crochet - Joining Without the Slip Stitch and Chain! The Standing Double Crochet stitch is one I came to late – and I wish I’d known about it years earlier!

Standing Double Crochet - Joining Without the Slip Stitch and Chain!

It’s not a stitch that you’ll usually find specified in a pattern, and as such it has no standard abbreviation. What it is, is a technique – one that will allow you to start a new row on a crochet project without having to use the telltale “join with a slip stitch and chain 3” – and I can’t wait to share it with you! Video Tutorial: Standing Double Crochet – Right Handed Left Handed. Crochet Tip of the Week: Seamless finishing when working in the round. Today, I am lucky enough to be part of an amazing, hilarious, raunchy, outrageous group of women who get together and craft every Wednesday night.

Crochet Tip of the Week: Seamless finishing when working in the round

The Oak Street Hookers take turns bringing a treat, some of us bring a drink (or two), and we teach each other everything we know. It’s the highlight of my week, and keeps me sane! But for the ten years before that, I did all my crocheting and knitting alone – barring the five minute crash course that started it all. I am self taught, and I struggled through books and “how to knit for kids” videos from the library for years. The first thing I ever knit! Then youtube and Ravelry came along and taught me a few more tricks.So to add to the wealth of knowledge out there, one of my fellow hookers and I made a video and uploaded it to youtube. Feel free to make fun of my Midwestern accent (I clearly learned to say “yarn” while living near Chicago!)

How to Crochet: Star Stitch. By Erin Burger – 96 Comments Out there in Crochet Land there are many ‘special’ stitches that I call ‘YO Stitches’ (the abbreviation for yarn over is yo).

How to Crochet: Star Stitch

These stitches include the popcorn stitch, the bobble stitch, the puff stitch etc…etc… My favorite of these type of stitches is the star stitch. A lot of ‘star stitch’ patterns have you break off at the end of each row…which leaves a lot of ends to weave in upon completion. Tutorial for crochet roses. One of the first things I crocheted was roses.

Tutorial for crochet roses

I saw cute brooches and I decided that I should have at least one)I found some tutorials in Internet here and hereMy first rose I don't want to show you) It was so strange and not much to look at) The second was better and after that all my roses was beautiful. So If you have problem doing it try again and you will have perfect rose! Depending on the thickness of yarn rose can be smaller or bigger. When you buy yarn in the shop ask also which number of hook you should use for it.This rose you can use to create cute brooch. Free Hearts Crochet Pattern. Amigurumi. Crochet Tutorial: Loop Stitch. Crochet: Poinsettia Coaster {Pattern & Tutorial}

Are you done with Christmas crafting?

Crochet: Poinsettia Coaster {Pattern & Tutorial}

I am almost done and I am so happy to have designed and made some Christmas theme coasters this year…. I called them Poinsettia Coasters as they have the colors of the poinsettia flowers!!!! Butterfly, Flower & Leaf. I love making small ornaments for embellishment and here are the Spring motif crochet patterns of butterfly, flower and leaf.

Butterfly, Flower & Leaf

Since they only have 2 rounds of crochet, thus, they are pretty simple and quick to make. You can use stash yarns or lace threads of various colors to crochet, the finished size depends on what kind of yarn or lace thread you used. I used lace thread and DMC perle cotton #8 which are the stashes from my previous projects of crochet bead necklace and lace trim handkerchief. The lighter / thinner the yarn or thread you use, the smaller the finished piece will be if crochet with a matching hook size. Butterfly, flower & leaf are popular embellishment. Crochet Tutorial: Yo-Yo Puff. Have you ever fascinated with the fabric yo-yo puffs to make this and this and this and this? If you can crochet, I have a crochet version to make those yo-yo puffs!!!! As you may notice, this is not a normal crochet circular shape, it is a real double layer yo-yo puff just like the fabric version.

I crocheted a summer hat for my daughter by using these yo-yo puffs… you will get to see this in my next tutorial [Update: click the summer hat link to go there]. Crochet Tutorial: Granny Squares. I fell in love to Granny Square!!! Where did the name come from? Must be related from a granny that designed and made it, I searched but can’t find, even wikipedia didn’t tell…. Granny Square is a kind of patch-working in crochet where we can literally put any color combinations we like to make it a square (or a triangle or any symmetrical shapes you can design) and patch them together to form a project. I love the flexibility it provides in design in terms of motifs, color combinations, shapes and sizes…. I crocheted a halterneck neck top for my daughter by using this square, yeah, another halterneck top for her after the knitted version.

Crochet: Poinsettia Coaster {Pattern & Tutorial} Amigurumi. Crochet - Stitches & Techniques. Free Edgings Crochet Pattern Link Directory. Free Patterns - Download Free Patterns. Crochet Sea Creature: Bullion Coral. Crochet Sea Creature: Seahorse. Crochet Sea Creature: Anglerfish. Crochet Sea Creature: Blue Starfish.

Crochet Sea Creature: Pygmy Octopus. Free crochet pattern sites. Free Edgings Crochet Pattern Link Directory. Block Stitch Afghan : the way I do it !!!! .....what about two more pictures of my blanket to be???? Some of you asked me how the "dots" ( I call them "rice grains"!!!) Can pop out in this way, so I thought it will be nice if I show you how this happens!!!! Happy about that??? Yes, I imagine so! Collect just few things : + hook + yarn in different colours + scissors + tapestry needle This is the chart (american crochet terminology), drawn by myself (!!!!!!) Your foundation chain will have these characteristics : chain 4, add as many as you like groups of "chain 3".

Choose the colour you would love to start with and make a slip knot. Chain 20 stitches Chain 2 more (total : 22 stitches) and make a single crochet (or SC) in the 7th stitch from the hook (that is the previous stitch 16 on the foundation chain!) Now, chain 2 ... ... skip 2 stitches of the foundation chain and work 1 SC in the 3rd stitch (that is the previous 13 stitch of your foundation chain!) Again : chain 2, skip 2, SC in third stitch (previous #10!) Cut the yarn. Joining Granny Squares.

When I join my Granny Squares together I always choose to crochet them rather than stitch them. Its just the way that appeals to me, although many of my hooking buddies prefer the stitching method.