Getting the Point Across

Writer, illustrator, and knitter Franklin Habit joins us for his monthly column featuring humor and insights into a yarncrafter’s life. If you are of a romantic turn of mind (I am) and a history buff (ditto), at some time in your armchair travels back in time you will have encountered an obsolete variety of social…

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7 Crochet Patterns to Take on the Go

Last week we looked at portable knitting projects and single skein shawls for traveling. Today it’s time for crochet to shine. As with knitting, single skein projects make great travel companions. Finer gauges and more intricate designs will also provide additional hours of crafting on the go, which means less yarn and projects to pack. (But who…

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Try This Stitch: Lace Stripes (Crochet)

A square with this pattern will appear in the sampler afghan. To make it fit in with the other blocks, use New Basic 175 yarn paired with a “K” crochet hook. The finished size of the afghan blocks are approximately 10 x 10″. Special abbreviation MB: make bobble (popcorn) — 4dc into the next ch,…

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