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Learn to Crochet, Project 3: Three Color Tonal Cowl

Welcome back to the Learn to Crochet series! Today we’ll be making our third project, the Three Color Tonal Cowl. Last week, we covered how to crochet in the round. There are a few methods for doing so, but we focused on the using a slip stitch to attach the end of a round to…

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Learn to Crochet, Lesson 4: In the Round

Welcome back, crocheting students! Today we’re embarking on another new skill: crocheting in the round. In researching methods for this post, I discovered that there is no simple, single answer to the question “how do you crochet in the round?” There are many different ways to do it, depending on what you’re making, the structure…

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How to Crochet if You’re Left-Handed

It can be tough to be a crafter if you’re left-handed. Most knitting and crochet instructions favor righties, and reversing them to work with your dominant side can seem daunting and confusing. I’m as guilty of this as anyone. I said right off the bat in my Learn to Crochet series that I’m a righty,…

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Learn to Crochet, Project 2: Level 2 Striped Hat

Welcome back to the Learn to Crochet series! Today we’ll be making our second project, the Level 2 Striped Hat. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve learned some new stitches as well as how to read a crochet pattern or chart. You’re going to be using all of those new skills for the striped…

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Learn to Crochet, Lesson 2: Half-Double and Double

Welcome to the second lesson in the Learn to Crochet series! Today we’re going to learn half-double and double crochet. Before we get started, how did your wristers go? Were you able to maintain stitch count and tension well enough to get a finished product that worked out? You saw how mine had some rockiness…

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Crochet These Boots with Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® and Some Flip-Flops!

All it takes is some yarn and a pair of flip-flops to make these warm, woolly boots. Jess over at Make and Do Crew has created this boot pattern on her blog and it’s hot hot hot! No woolly boot pun intended. All it takes to make them which is two skeins of Wool-Ease® Thick &…

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Learn Herringbone Crochet with Make and Do Crew

If you’re looking to try out a cool new crochet stitch, Jess over at Make and Do Crew has a new video that’s a great choice — the herringbone double crochet stitch. She also designed a cowl that uses it, so you can make something nice while you master a new skill. This stitch is…

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Learn to Crochet a Ponytail Hat with Moogly!

Messy ponytail hats are one of the hottest trends in the online craftiverse right now, and our friend Tamara Kelly (a.k.a. Moogly) has a great pattern you can crochet quickly. It uses one skein of Homespun® yarn — which is 20% off until January 26 as part of our Made in the USA sale! The Pick…

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Learn to Crochet, Project 1: Level 1 Wristers

Welcome! Last week, we learned the chain and single crochet stitch, and I assume you’ve been practicing nonstop, right? Well, now we get to really become masters of those techniques as we make the Crochet Level 1 Wristers.

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Learn to Crochet, Lesson 1: Chain and Single Crochet

Welcome to the first lesson in our Learn to Crochet series! This week, we’ll be learning two basic stitches: the chain and the single crochet. It should be noted that I am right-handed, and all of my instructions will reflect that. Moogly has a good set of instructions for how to crochet left-handed, if you…

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