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Crochet School Lesson 21: Reading Crochet Charts

Crochet School Lesson 21: Reading Crochet Charts
Remember in the last lesson where I said that the simpler the pattern the better? Well how's this for simple? (hover your mouse over to see the difference between the square and the chart overlay) Do you see how you could possibly not even need words to make a pattern if you knew what the symbols were? That's something that makes crochet awesome! Note: we have talked about US vs UK terms so far. I've found that some patterns will give written out directions along with a chart, which makes it a bit easier if you aren't sure what a symbol means. This first chart is of the general stitches that we have learned. The arrows on this image point to the parts of the stitch that make up the symbol. I for one love to read charts because I'm a visual person and the more information I can get packed into a visual is better. Here are the symbols for the other stitches and variations we have learned throughout crochet school: Now that you know the symbols, you probably should know how to read them. Related:  Stick och virkmönster

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Tutorial: How to read a crochet chart worked in the round Tutorial how to read a Crochet Chart/Diagram Crochet motifs are often charted and this requires that you know the basics about reading crochet diagrams. In this tutorial I show you how to read a chart with the help of the crocheted motif above. A crochet diagram shows you the pattern by using crochet symbols. On top of the page you see a crocheted swatch worked in the round. Below is a crochet diagram for that same swatch and below that a stitch guide for the different symbols that are included in the stitch diagram. Now I will take you by the hand and give you an instruction how you read the above crochet chart/diagram. You start reading the chart from the center. In the center in black you see the foundation chain. Row 1 The first row shown in blue is worked counter clockwise. Row 2 The second row shown in red. Row 3 The third row is green. I hope this instruction helps people, who want to work my chart only crochet patterns. I have also written a tutorial how to read a row by row chart.

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Tutorial :: Making Brushed Amigurumi - The Former Roxycraft Blog For amigurumi, I usually don't use natural fibers, acrylic has so many benefits for making dolls like durability, washability, and shape resiliance that using natural fibers seemed like a waste of time and effort. But I recently came into a stash of Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Bulky. It's an awesome yarn with a wool/mohair blend and I couldn't let it just sit on the shelf. I had seen around the web some dolls that were brushed and thought I might give it a shot. Materials:Any spun Natural fiber yarn (except cotton)A dog slicker brush (mine has a soft brush on the flip side which I found came in handy at the end) Close-up of what the bristles of the slicker brush look like: (click any picture for a larger version) In this tutorial, my doll has a head and that's what I'm brushing up for you today. Take out your stitch marker and avoid brushing your working yarn. When you use a dog slicker, one direction with smooth and the other direction will have resistance as it is grabbing fibers.

Flower Power Rug Motif With color 1, ch 2. 1st rnd: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Join with sl st to first sc. 2nd rnd: Ch 3 (counts as dc). 2 dc in same sp as last sl st. 3 dc in each sc around. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. 18 dc. Fasten off. 3rd rnd: Join color 2 with sl st to front loop only of any dc. **Ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in same sp as last sl st. 1 dc in front loop only of next dc. 2 dc in front loop only of next dc. 5 dc for petal. Using yarn ends from each petal, sew around outer edges of petals. Motif I Work as for Motif using MC for color 1, A for color 2 and C for color 3. Sew Motifs tog as shown in diagram. Edging: 1st rnd: Join MC with sl st in any corner of Rug. twist: Russian Join Today, I'm going to give you a tutorial on the Russian Join. A Russian Join is a way to start a new ball of yarn without weaving in ends!The Russian Join is particularly helpful when:You are joining non-felting yarn (to use instead of a spit-splice)You are joining fine-weight yarn, such as fingering or lace weightYou are conserving yarn - there's very little waste.Keep in mind - the yarn will be slightly thicker where the join is, and may show, depending upon your stitch pattern. I'm using a regular tapestry needle & Cascade 220 yarn (worsted, 100% wool.) Weave the tapestry needle in and out of the yarn - you'll be stitching the end of your strand of yarn back down into itself. Pull the end of the strand through your stitches, forming a loop. Thread the new strand (pink for illustrative purposes) through the loop you just made. Stitch the yarn end back into itself as you did before. Pull the end of the strand through. Trim the ends close to the yarn join. Ta-da!

How To Crochet a Clean Edge Along a Rough Edge Maybe it's a blanket border. Maybe it's around a dishcloth or sweater. Or maybe along the edge of a scarf or cowl. Here is an example of working into a rough edge. This example shows the back of a blanket with similar color-changing stripes, the same as above, but the rough edge was "prepared" before working into it. Working a border across the top and bottom edges is easy peasy as you have actual stitches to work into--especially if you work into the little back bump of the foundation chain so you leave two loops to work into there--but that's for another post. :) These two rough edges are not so easy, however. With the same color of yarn as will be used in the first round of the edging, slip stitch LOOSELY along the rough edges. This is a view of the back. With your rough edges now "prepared", simply work into the slip stitches rather than the edges of your piece. I think it looks better from the front, too! Try it and let me know how it works for you.

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. 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. So lets getting started! Next you need to chain. Chain 15

How To Make The Invisible Join - The Lavender Chair The Invisible join technique changed my life and will most definitely change yours! I was absolutely amazed with the results when I learned how. This technique is used when working with projects in the round. The invisible join creates a seamless and more professional finish to your crochet projects. Normally, when working in the round, you’d finish off with a slip stitch. Here’s how! At the last round, instead of joining with a slip stitch cut the yarn leaving yourself a decent tail. Now insert your hook into the front loop of the last stitch you made and into the whole first stitch of the round. Next you are going to yarn over with your tail yarn and pull through all the loops on your hook. Then lastly, you are going to weave in your ends like you would normally. VOILA! Now doesn’t that look so much better then this: If you’d prefer to watch a video tutorial on the invisible join click here. Related Crochet Tutorial: How To Create The Invisible Join May 9, 2015 In "Crochet Tutorials"

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