How to Crochet an Easy Spring Flower
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How to Crochet Easy Spring Flower

Here’s an easy spring flower to crochet. It has 6 puff flower petals that give it a 3D effect. It’s a simple and fast crochet pattern to make. You can use these flowers on a hat, scarf, shawl, bag, and especially in your hair. […]

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

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

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. […]

Unboxing Hobbii Yarn - Review
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Unboxing Hobbii Yarn

Imagine my surprise when Hobbii sent me a huge box of yarn and other goodies and accessories! I couldn’t wait to unbox it on camera and do a little video review of some of their yarns. […]

Crochet Easy Candy Canes
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How to Crochet a Candy Cane

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

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 Open Shell Stitch Pattern
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How to Crochet the Open Shell Stitch

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. […]

Crochet Ear Warmer Headband
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How to Crochet an Ear Warmer Headband

If you are looking for a nice, textured ear warmer headband, this pattern is for you. It can be worn with the gather in the middle or as a straight band. The texture is created by alternating front post double crochet with regular double crochet stitches. Three sizes are included in the pattern, but it is very easy to customize to fit any head size. […]