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Crochet Stitch Tutorial

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…

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Free Crochet Pattern - Retro Christmas Tree Towel

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…

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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…

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Free Crochet Pattern & Video Tutorial by A Crocheted Simplicity

Video Tutorial: Learn the Extended Single Crochet Stitch & make a Stretchy Coffee Sleeve

Over the past few years the extended single crochet stitch (ext sc) has become one of my absolute favorite crochet stitches. I love it when it’s worked in the round, I love it when it’s worked flat. It’s a versatile stitch that lends lots of positive ease to projects and is a very fun stitch…

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Crochet Stitch Photo & Video Tutorial | Modified Slst2tog

I can’t knit a stitch to save my life…I tried, I failed, I taught myself to crochet! 🙂 I love crochet and all of the gorgeous stitch patterns that can be created, but I also love a good challenge and the look of knitted garments. So I thought to myself, “What better challenge than to…

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“Winter Poms” 18″ Doll Hat | Photo Tutorial

This photo tutorial goes along with the “Winter Poms” 18″ Doll Hat that I designed for my daughter’s American Girl doll. Instructions for the doll hat can be found here: “Winter Poms” 18″ Doll Hat Instructions Photo A: Shows Row 1 of the hat completed. Photo B: Shows the Ch 1, Turn, BLO hdc in…

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