Recently I have added a new branch to my crochet business! I have been teaching crochet to others. One thing that is consistent – nobody thinks they will be able to learn how to crochet. I keep telling my students not to be afraid, just take it a stitch at a time and before they…
So, funny story. My daughter has a good friend who really wanted me to crochet a beanie for him. “OK, so how big is his head?” I asked her. “It’s as big as a basketball!” “Huh? No… seriously.” “Seriously, he says it’s the SAME size as a basketball!” Ummm… OK. Started crocheting the hat. Got…
Crocheting in the round. Instead of going back and forth and turning every time to start a new row, you crochet in a circle shape. Just like it sounds! Instead of talking about “rows” the pattern will talk about “rounds” that you complete. Some patterns want you to join each round with a slip stitch.…
Here is the pair of wrist warmers to that I made to match the Harley Orange boot cuffs that I made for my friend a couple of weeks ago! I love this pattern. There are some changes that I will make the next time, but I will definitely make this pattern again. It was really…
…As “One Size Fits All” when it comes to slouchy hats! I crocheted a couple last winter and gave them to my daughter. They were too slouchy. So she wanted me to try again this winter. I told her she needed to find a picture of a hat that had “just the right amount” of…
So I just finished crocheting a pair of special-order boot cuffs in Harley Davidson colors. I love the way they turned out. I had not made a pair of boot cuffs before to specifically be turned down over a boot, so I looked at a couple of patterns that I had a took a bit…
I received and order for a cabled headband in purple. It’s so much fun to do colors like that. I grabbed my purple and settled down to create another wonderful cabled headband, since I had just proven to myself that I could. Well. A couple of hours later I still did not have a completed,…
Every time I conquer a new pattern that looks complicated I feel so accomplished! This is one of those patterns. My sister-in-law sent me a picture of this cabled headband. You can find the page with the pattern HERE! I had never tried anything like this before, only a basic stitch headband. But it looked…
The tips and tricks that I am including in my blog are things that I thought I didn’t need. But as soon as I tried them or started using them, I didn’t go back. Here is something else that I have learned that I use all the time now. The Russian Join. I first read…
I love the look on peoples’ faces when they find out that I crochet. I usually get a “really?”, “you do?”, “what do you make?”. They are surprised and impressed when I tell them I crochet many things like boot cuffs, scarves, cowls, hats, fingerless gloves, blankets, booties, and so on! It was just about…
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