How do you feel about making hats? Never made one before? Does the thought of working in the round scare you? What would you say if I told you that if you can crochet a rectangle, you can make a hat? It's true! Turning a rectangle into a hat is the perfect way to step into the world of hat-making, and in today's tutorial, I'm going to show you how to do just that.

A spike stitch is a stitch that is worked into a location one or more rows below the previous row.  They can be worked directly below your current stitch position or to the left or right of it.  You can spike any stitch because the way you work the stitch itself doesn’t change, only the placement.  For this tutorial, we are focusing on the double crochet variation.

I recently discovered this fun technique that adds such beautiful texture to whatever you're working on and I knew I needed to share it with you!

Howdy! It's Learn a New Thing Thursday! I've made that a thing now, don't judge ;). Today I want to show you how to crochet the triple treble crochet, aka in pattern speak: trtr. This is a suped up version of the double or treble crochet stitch. If you can double crochet, you can work … Continue reading Triple Treble Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Howdy! It's Learn a New Thing Thursday! Is that a thing? Can I make it one? I'm going to. 🙂 Today I want to show you how to crochet the single crochet decrease, aka in pattern speak as sc2tog. Decrease stitches are a way to eliminate stitches in your work and to give it shape. … Continue reading Single Crochet Decrease Tutorial

Today I want to show you how to crochet the granite stitch in THREE ways! First, I'll show you the traditional method, then two modified versions.

Ever get annoyed that no matter how well you join something, the seam still shows? Try the Mattress Stitch instead! Learn how in this post!