All You Need is Crochet
Chevron and ripple stitches are very popular in crochet, especially lately I think. I think that’s because it a great way to begin to work with colour changing or colour blocking. I never bothered with the stitch for years, and I don’t know why as always really liked it. I figured it was easy enough …
Once you learn the basic stitches and techniques in crochet, you might want to start collecting techniques to make your crochet look more clean and professional. Even if you are not interested in selling your crochet pieces, are only crocheting for yourself or family, or simply for the joy that crochet brings, learning new techniques …
I’m back today to share a tutorial of one of my favourite stitches, the crunch stitch. This stitch is textured and easy and will make the beginner in crochet feel like a pro because it looks so rich and complicate but is really easy to achieve. Even more wonderful, this stitch can be used for so many …
The linen stitch is another favourite stitch of mine, and is super easy to hook up. This stitch creates a nice woven material and reminds me a bit of knit, even though it’s clearly crochet, and is perfect for blankets or sweaters. In fact, I made my baby’s first blanket using this stitch. The moss stitch is …
If you are anything like me, you are always looking for new and lovely crochet stitches. There are so many out there that you are bound to find something new and beautiful. There is nothing like finding a stitch that is just so pretty that you immediately want to hook up a sweater using that stitch. Or …
Today I’m back with another tutorial for another one of my favourite stitches, the lemon peel stitch. I can’t quite remember when I found this stitch, but I do love it and I am using it in a project that you’ll be seeing in the not to distant future. The lemon peel stitch is a combination of …
The treble crochet is a tall stitch that is great for pieces that require drape or adding texture to a project. If you mastered the double crochet, you already have the know how for this stitch. The treble crochet (tr in patterns) is rather fun to hook up–at least I think so–and I sometimes use it …
The double crochet is like the stitch you’ll see the most used in patterns. It’s twice the height of the single crochet and used in sorts of projects from blankets to wearables. If you’ve mastered the half double crochet, the double crochet (reads as dc in patterns) is not much harder. Just an extra step. If I’m …
Today, I’m going to teach you the half double crochet. It’s a beginner basic stitch, so no one panic yet. I learned the half double crochet (abbreviated to hdc in patterns) many years after I learned to crochet, but once I learned the half double stitch I found I really loved it. There’s something about the definition …
Today, I’m going to showing you how to crochet the single crochet. This is one of the shortest crochet stitches, so I’m starting with this stitch because you will see it used frequently. The single crochet stitch (sc is used to indicate this stitch in patterns) creates a tighter fabric than most other crochet stitches, and …