So you’re ready to venture out of your comfort zone of chain (ch), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc) and double crochet (dc) stitches. And you’re ready to try new designs that have more texture to them, or maybe you’re ready to try your hook at cables. You’ve already learned the front post…
Crochet Stitch Tutorial
How to Crochet – Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc) (photo & video tutorial)
So you’re ready to venture out of your comfort zone of chain (ch), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc) and double crochet (dc) stitches. And you’re ready to try new designs that have more texture to them, or maybe you’re ready to try your hook at cables. If so, then the front post double…
Crochet Tutorial – Special Join for Slip Stitch Rounds
If you’ve worked a few of my patterns, you’ll know that I love slip stitches and use them in a design whenever I can. When working slip stitches around the edge of a project, such as my Get in Line, Granny! Afghan (click for free pattern), there’s a special join that I use to finish…
2 Quick Tips for working the Herringbone Half Double Crochet Stitch (Hhdc) Frustration~Free
Have you tried (and failed) to work the Herringbone Half Double Crochet Stitch (Hhdc)? While it’s an awesome stitch, it’s also a finicky one, isn’t it? How many times has the head of your crochet hook caught that first loop that you’re supposed to pull the yarn through? How many times have you thought to yourself…
Color Change Tutorial & Tips ~ Grannies Colorwork
After working up the free crochet pattern for my Retro Christmas Tree Towel, I decided that some may find a color change tutorial helpful. I also added a couple of helpful tips below, under “Reference Photos for Carrying Yarn”. This is a color change technique that I developed in the summer of 2015 when I…
How to: Alternate Chain 3 (Alt-ch3) for the granny stitch
The Alternate Chain 3 (Alt-ch3) is an easy alternative to the typical “turn, ch3” at the end of a row of the classic granny stitch. For the rows where you end with a “3 dc in next sp, dc in top of ch 3”, you can use this method to begin your next row! Follow…