If you’ve ever looked at a crochet pattern, you’ve probably seen the jumble of seemingly random letters that somehow instruct you on what to do. There are some terms and stitches that are commonly abbreviated to help streamline a pattern, keeping it easy to read. Here is a list of the most commonly used...
Two video tutorials in one day…aren’t you lucky Let me tell you though, I felt like such a nerd talking to myself! But I suffered through it and now you have a tutorial on how to make a chain: This is part 3 of the series “Crochet 101″. You can catch up...
I had originally planned to do photo tutorials for this series, but this morning my daughter decided that learning to crochet would be a fun way to keep busy during spring break. I quickly realized that a video tutorial would be much better! So, here you have it: This is part 2 of the series “Crochet...
One of the things I hear often when people look at stuff I’ve made is “That looks too complicated to me!” So I’ve decided to make a tutorial series to show just how easy it can be! The nice thing about crochet, is once you’ve mastered a few basic stitches, you can make just...
This doesn’t look very pretty does it? To make a “clean” color change while crocheting, is actually quite simple, and it will help your projects look even better =) You start your color change on the stitch prior to the one you need to change. So, say you have to sc 5, switch to...
I just made a great discovery for anyone new to crocheting or to amigurumi style crochet (working in continuous rounds). Hooks and Needles has some great tutorials on things like deciphering crochet code commonly used in patterns, video tutorials on increasing, decreasing and crocheting continuous rounds. It’s a great resource! So, if you’ve found...
This tutorial is based on a pattern found here and assumes you are familiar with the basics of crochet. Needed: Size E (3.5 mm) aluminum hook 32 gauge wire Memory wire (bracelet size) Beads of choice (enough to make it around you wrist once strung) 1. String desired number of beads onto wire. Note:...
