A Life in the Making

As with every single thing crochet, there are about 1.7 million ways to make crochet cables, but today I am going to show you my current preferred method, using UK Raised Treble stitches (US Front Post Double Crochet) against a backdrop of UK Double Crochet (US Single Crochet).  In this method, y...

When you are starting a crochet project and working into the beginning chain, does your work often look like the photo above?This if caused by a beginning chain that is tighter than your stitches - a really common problem in crochet and one that I suffer from.  Fortunately, its really easily solv...

Of things to keep me up at night, a tea cosy was never on my list. But a few months ago, that was precisely what happened as I tossed and turned over how to get the look in stranded crochet that Knit Now editor Kate had asked for.Colour work is my favourite thing in knitting, so it makes sense th...

Materials:1 x 25g ball of DK Yarn)  in white.4 mm  hook.Gauge:1 motif measures 17 cm wide (for a smaller snowflake, use thinner wool and a smaller hook)Difficulty rating: IntermediateSpecial Stitches:Bobble Stitch (BS)[yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch, yarn ov...

In the last few months, I have designed no less than 7 different star patterns. While I am known to go on crazy pattern binges where I design the same thing over and over, this star obsession sort of takes the cake.  I will be publishing 2 different patterns this week and I have a different patte...

Today, we continue Crochet Camp: Christmas Edition with a wee wreath.  This is super easy and like all of the patterns this week, can be made with any yarn you have - lighter weight yarn will produce a lacier effect and something like T-shirt yarn will make a real statement piece. The only consid...