Fiber Arts

Instructions in the Fiber Arts section relate to the beautiful art using fiber. You will find many patterns here for scarves, shawls, hats, handbags, and other fashion accessories. You will also find blankets, dishcloths, decorations, and other home accessories.

How to Surface Crochet - Chain Embroidery and Slip Stitch Crochet
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Surface Crochet

01/29/2020

Surface crochet is a great way to add some interesting detail to your crochet work. It is very similar to the technique known in sewing as chain embroidery. It can also be considered slip stitch crochet. […]

How to Crochet a Tulip Border for a Blanket or Scarf
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Crochet Tulip Border

01/15/2020

How cute is this? You can use this flower-like border on a blanket, afghan, scarf, shawl, handbag, and more. It forms a nice 3D effect along your work. […]

How to Crochet For Beginners
Absolute Beginner

How to Crochet for Beginners

01/08/2020

Have you ever wanted to learn how to crochet? Here is an updated version of my wildly popular How to Crochet for Beginners tutorial. This brand new version covers the absolute basics of crochet. […]

How to Crochet Shells and Post Stitch Pattern
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How to Crochet Shells and Post Stitch

01/08/2020

Here’s a fun crochet stitch pattern that consists of shell stitches and front and back post stitches. This works great for a scarf, shawl, blanket, handbag, and more. The key to mastering this shell stitch pattern is to remember what side is the “front.” And that is easily accomplished by marking it with a safety pin, paper clip, stitch marker, or just a scrap piece of yarn. […]

Crochet Easy Candy Canes
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How to Crochet a Candy Cane

12/11/2019

Here’s a quick and very easy candy cane to crochet. With just 2 rows of single crochet stitches, this crochet pattern is perfect for a beginner. A glue and water mixture then help the candy canes keep their shape. Once completed they are about 8 inches tall and 3 inches wide. […]

Crochet Snowflake Christmas Ornament
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How to Crochet a Snowflake Christmas Ornament

12/02/2019

A crochet snowflake ornament is so much fun for Christmas or the winter season! This crochet pattern is easy to make with worsted weight 100% cotton (the type used for a dishcloth). So it works up very quickly! Because medium weight cotton yarn is used, it retains some stiffness. What that means is you really don’t need to further stiffen it with a stiffening product like glue and water. […]

Crochet Winter Park Scarf
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How to Crochet the Winter Park Scarf

11/20/2019

Here’s a lovely and warm crochet scarf pattern that is an infinity scarf and large enough to be worn as a head scarf wrap. The ribbing along both edges makes for a nice texture. The middle section consists of a modified granny stitch. […]

Crochet Open Shell Stitch Pattern
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How to Crochet the Open Shell Stitch

11/13/2019

Here’s a neat crochet open shell stitch pattern that has two alternating shell stitches within it. This shell stitch works nice for a scarf or a blanket. It can also work nicely for any other crochet item as well such as a hat, shawl, skirt, and more. […]