Tunisian Crochet How-To… Basic Tunisian Crochet Stitch Welcome friends! This is my first How-To blog post and I am excited to share with you. I am going to show you how to Tunisian Crochet. Some of you may have heard of it and others maybe not. Either way, you will learn how to do it today! Tunisian Crochet is a fabulous way of mixing crocheting and knitting. To start off, you need a Tunisian Crochet hook. As you can see, it’s a long crochet hook… … with a stopper at the end like a knitting needle. If you can’t get your hands on one of these, you can use one of your regular crochet hooks. As far as yarn, feel free to use whatever you have on hand that will work with your hook. Stitches Ch– Chain Yo– Yarn over Sts- Stitches Sk– Skip Sl St– Slip Stitch Did you notice there’s no single, double, treble (etc.) crochets? A big thing you need to know and keep in mind as you do this is that you will go back and forth on your work and never turn. The Forward Pass you will be working right to left and The Return Pass you will work left to right. Chain 15
Aesthetic Hooded Scarf (Free Crochet Pattern) Back View Scarves are probably the first projects a beginner crocheter would take up. It would give them lot of practice in working the stitches while making something useful. This hooded scarf can be your favorite fashion accessory for winter while keeping you warm and cozy. It is made using a single strand of worsted weight yarn and double crochet stitches making it a quick and easy crochet project. The ridges on the hood give it added texture but you can easily skip that step if you wish. For the free pattern Click Here
How To Make A Crochet Magic Ring There is definitely a benefit to using a magic ring, or magic circle, over the traditional beginning chain that you slip stitch into a ring. What is it? There will be no space in the center of your project. It will completely “seal” and leave no hole. Here are the steps to making the magic ring. It may take some practice, so don’t give up! Step 1: Begin by making a backwards “J” with the end of your yarn. Step 2: Cross end of yarn behind your yarn coming from the skein. Step 3: At this point you will need to pinch/hold the yarn together where they cross. Step 4: Let yarn from skein fall behind loop. Step 5: Pull loop all the way through, and up to top of ring. Step 6: Using your middle finger (or any finger that is comfortable) continue to hold the loop you just made, to the top of the ring. Step 7: Chain 1 for sc & hdc patterns. Step 8: Crochet as many stitches in the ring as your pattern calls for. Step 9: Pull yarn end to seal circle. Happy Crocheting!
Crochet a cosy hot water bottle cover 25 Crochet Techniques to Learn Cro-tatting – learn more Continuing on with the series, here is a list of 25 crochet techniques to learn to help jumpstart your crochet creativity. Some of them are specific techniques for traditional crochet and others are variations on traditional crochet. I’ve included seom information on getting started with learning each of these things. 1. Do you learn better from words and still photos than video? Many people prefer to use the magic ring to start their in-the-round project. 2. I like the tutorial from Stitch Diva that shows the anatomy of crochet stitch and explains where to put the hook to crochet in either the front or back loop only. 3. The best resource for getting started is the WonderHowTo page that shows a variety of different variations of two color crochet including how to crochet using two threads at once. 4. The most common crochet motif is the granny square so you can always start there but there are tons and tons of other motifs out there. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Sinduction's Patterns: Fully Custom Hooded Scarf See my written pattern with some photos using 2 strands of Caron Simply Soft and a J Hook HERE. I am always cold. Especially when it's cold and windy. But sometimes I don't want to wear a hat because I don't want to mess up my hair. This pattern is a yarn eater and works best with different sized yarns. You can use any sitch you want, or change stitches. Yarn and hook of your choice. I will give you a measurement of the project throughout, so you can use whatever hook and yarn you want. Project is started in the round and then worked in rows. You will need a calculator and some stitch markers. Special note: I don't start my rounds with your regular chain 3. Note about fun fur/eyelash yarn- for rounds or rows where I use fun fur, I work SCs or DCs the wrong way. Step 1A: Tassel beginning: Make a tassel, using whatever yarns you will be using or add charms or beads or whatever. Then make a magic ring and make some SCs to fit around your tassel. *Note: You don't have to start with a circle.
Crochet Sphere Pattern Calculator This is a crochet sphere pattern generator. It's easy to crochet a rough approximation of a sphere, but for mathematically inclined people this is the only method that gives real satisfaction. I'm far from being an experienced crocheter but I've been able to make some quite satisfactory spheres this way (picture on the right). If you have comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me. To get a customized pattern, simply enter the circumference of the sphere and press the button. NEW: Try the Crochet Lathe: Simply draw the outline and the program will generate the pattern. Crochet DROPS shawl with dc-groups in “BabyAlpaca Silk DROPS BABYALPACA SILK UNI COLOUR (50g) 6.85 USD DROPS 152-155 are now available in the stores for $2 per catalog – no yarn purchase required! The catalogs are printed in a limited edition, so visit your local DROPS store today! Find the DROPS Spring & Summer 2014 Collection here! The DROPS knitting and crochet experts are also working full time making new tutorial videos for this new collection! NOTE: This pattern is written in American English. STRIPE PATTERN: Work 6 rows in each color until color 9, work only 1 row in color 9. CROCHET TIP: Fasten the threads after every color change. SHAWL: Ch 6 with color 1 on hook size 3 mm / C and form a ring with 1 sl st in first ch. Diagram Do you need some help? For further pattern help, please contact the store where you bought the yarn. All patterns are carefully reviewed, but we must make reservation for possible mistakes. © 1982-2014 DROPS Design A/S.
The Thumb Trick: Sometimes called an afterthought thumb, I first read about it in Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac. I really like this method because it's seamless; sometimes when patterns have you place stitches on a holder and then cast on the top stitches you can get an odd seam right in the crease where your thumb meets the hand, and that can be uncomfortable. The only trouble that some people may have with this method is that you cannot immediately try on your mitten in progress, as you can with mittens where the stitches are put on holders. But if you want to you can just knit a few more rows and then pick up the stitches instead of waiting until the mitten is done, threading the waste yarn through them so you can try on your mittens as you knit. The trick: Knit to where you want to place the thumb hole, and take a length of contrasting yarn, and knit the thumbhole stitches with it instead of your working yarn: (see the working yarn, still on the right-hand side of the work?) Ta da!
crochet mama's blog: Legwarmers 80's Style Legwarmers Being a child of the 80's, I figured 'hey, why not come up with a crochet pattern for leg warmers?' so here it is....get your hooks ready! Please read the pattern through before starting, there's directions showing how to easily adjust the legwarmers size. I suggest listening to Madonna or Bon Jovi songs while wearing or crocheting these :) materials needed: worsted yarn, crochet hook size 5.00 gauge: 6hdc=2" 2rows=1" finished size: about 11" long, depending on how long you want them to be Make 2: row 1: ch 42 (for adults) ch36 (for kids), sc in next 4 sts, hdc to last 4 sts, sc in last 4 sts, ch 1 turn working in Back Loops Only from now on: row 2: sc in next 4 sts, hdc to last 4 sts, sc in last 4 sts, ch 1 turn rows 3-? enjoy :) Terms of use: I retain copyrights to all of my patterns. visit my ETSY shop: back to my free patterns