One of the questions I get asked frequently is, “I’m making a blanket for [insert person], how big do I make it?” . So I thought I’d put together a complete size chart that includes sizes ranging from a lovey blanket to a California King, for you to refer back to at any time. ~Pin-It…
Useful Tips
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…
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…
3 Quick & Simple Stretches for Crocheters & Knitters
A few months ago, I wrote a blog post that gave you a brief look into what my chiropractor had discovered in my arm, but what I didn’t share was that just prior to that I began having ocular migraines, bell’s palsy in my face, and numbness down the right side of my neck and…
How crocheting can cause permanent damage…
I know what you’re thinking…. “Crocheting, a seemingly harmless hobby, can cause permanent damage? You must be referring to the damage it does to my pocket book.” Oh how I wish I were, but I’m not. I am referring to your health, or rather my health and personal experience. I’m sure most of us have…