10 Hot New Crochet Patterns for Cold Weather

10 Hot New Crochet Patterns for Cold Weather in Lion Brand Yarn by Tamara Kelly, www.mooglyblog.com There is such a great variety of yarn to be found on Lion Brand, and there are so many new and fantastic patterns being designed with their yarns… that you might have missed some! So here are the 10…

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Pillows Woven From the Heart

What does your heart say?  I wove three heart-shaped pillows with my Martha Stewart Crafts DIY Loom, and each had a different message.  Several messages, actually, because each heart spoke of many things. When I first saw the pattern for the Woven Heart Pillow in the Lion Brand pattern database, I was charmed.  Small, decorative,…

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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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