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Amigurumi Tutorial 1 (learn how to crochet) | Hook and Needles: Knitting and Crochet Blog (cool stuff, techniques, and things I find)
This tutorial is for all of you knitters who wish to learn how to make amigurumis. In the first part of this tutorial I’ll go over the basic crochet techniques you need to master. I know most people are visual learners, so I’m using a lot of videos (they may take some time to load). Step 1: How to hold your yarn (make a chain too) If you are a thrower (hold your yarn in your right hand), you’ll have to learn to hold your yarn on the left. Step 2: Single crochet, increasing and decreasing Most amigurumis are done in spirals of single crochets. In order to give shape to your creations you need to increase and decrease. And here is how to decrease: Another way to decrease is to skip a stitch, but I find that that leaves a gap. Setp 3: Single Crochet in Spirals to make a ball There are two ways in which you can crochet in the round. In the following video you can see how to make a circle, starting with a chain of 2. In part 2 of this tutorial I’ll teach you how to read amigurumi patterns.
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Every time I look at this yarn rainbow the very sight of it makes me soooooooo happy!!! Isn't happy colour a wonderful, wonderful thing? I think so, I really do, I feel like I can gaze at these colours and absorb all the vibrant, happy brightness into my soul and feel the warmth radiating. Simple pleasures..... I've had this Sunny yarn in my yarn bag for many months now, 18 shades of Summer Sunshine looking radiant right there. Some of the colours individually could be quite tricky to work with (bright in-your-face Citron, I'm looking at you here!) You can see in the above photo that I had already chosen the colour order for the first set of stripes - this is a great method if you are making a striped blanket with random colour order. I love it when a stripy blanket reaches the length when you think it could possible make a pretty good scarf. These stripy rows of "granny trebles" are so easy, so relaxing and so meditative, addictive too. .....oooooo, rather suddenly finished! ♥ 1. ♥ 2.
Tricot Méthode Frankenstein
Incognito cowl - Knitty: Winter 2009
Mellow version: With smaller circular and CC1, loosely cast on 56[60, 64] st. Place marker and join, being careful not to twist. Knit 9 rounds. Switch to larger circular and MC, purl 1 round. Knit rounds even until cowl measures 7[8, 9] inches from purl round. Switch to smaller circular and CC1, purl 1 round. Tangy version: With smaller circular and CC1, cast on 56[60, 64] st using provisional cast on. Place marker and join, being careful not to twist. Switch to larger circular and MC, purl 1 round. Carefully remove scrap yarn from cast on edge and place live stitches onto smaller circular. Switch to smaller circular and CC1, purl 1 round.
16 May 2005
Spiral Scrubbie Translation By Judith Prindle 3/05Based on the translation of the KnittedJapanese Tawahsi found here;(PDF file) My crochet version is 20 stitches by 21 rows.I used:size H crochet hookworsted weight acrylic yarn (doesn't take much)Gauge: didn't check but my finished scrubbie isabout 3 & 1/2 across if you squish it flat!
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Knot Just Knitting - freeform knitting & crochet by Prudence Mapstone
Nets Pets :: Handmade creatures and curios!
The Marius sweather | Dirty Embroideries - Naughty Knitting
The most popular sweather in Norway for the last 60 years, has been the “Marius-genser”. Made in the national colours red, white and blue, and among others worn by King Harald when he was a crown prince and Gro Harlem Brundtland when she was our Prime Minister, it is my opinion that this sweather has become a national icon. Women all over the country have been knitting this sweather with it’s name after the war hero and slalom skier Marius Eriksen. The Marius sweather is the most sold and knitted handknit pattern in the world. Today it is nearly as popular as it was when I was in highschool: I remember one day counting that 22 out of 28 pupils were wearing the same sweather. Here you can see my son with his fathers old sweather. The pattern in the Marius sweather is taken from the much older sweather made in Setesdal in the south of Norway. Arne Nerjordet and Carlos Zachrison, known as Arne and Carlos, switched the “kross og kringle” pattern with spaceinvaders. Moods of Norway.
Casting On - Tubular Cast On - Knitting Community
This cast on leaves a nice, stretchy edge. It is specific to k1, p1 ribbing. Begin with a length of waste yarn. Cast on half of the total number of stitches you need. (If you need an odd number of stitches, cast on half + 1 stitch.) Change to the working yarn and complete the first row as follows: *Knit 1, yarn over. Complete the second row as follows: *yarn forward, slip one stitch purlwise, yarn back, knit 1. Complete the third row as follows: *Knit 1, yarn forward, slip one stitch purlwise, yarn back. Repeat the second and third rows. Change to K1, P1 ribbing. You will be left with a stretchy edge that is well suited to your ribbing.
