Crochet Tutorials
How-to stitches, techniques, and tricks
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Crossed Double Crochet Tutorial
Today, I want to teach you how to work the crossed double crochet (Xdc) in BOTH rows and rounds! It's slightly different getting started depending on whether you're working in rows or in the round. It looks more difficult than it is. If you can double crochet, you can work this stitch!
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Crochet 102: Changing Colors
It's time for the next installment in my Crochet 102 series and it's all about how to change colors in crochet! From stripes to tapestry crochet to graphgans, colorwork is a fun way to add a new level of creativity to your crochet. But it can feel a bit intimidating if you've never attempted it. This tutorial will introduce you to the most common situations you might want to change colors and show you how to do it!
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Crochet 102: Yarn Substitutions and WPI
Most patterns will come with a recommended yarn used by the designer to create that sample. Changing yarn can change the fit, drape, and density of the item, so this post looks at how to make sure you substitute the best yarn for the pattern using details from your yarn label and introducing you to wraps per inch (WPI).
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Crochet 102: Gauge & The Golden Loop
You ever have that problem where you've followed the pattern perfectly, using the same hook size and even the same recommended yarn from the pattern but still your project comes out too big or too small, too short or too tall (hello Dr. Seuss)? Or maybe you're making a blanket and bought the recommended amount of yarn and as you work, you realize that it's working out a little bigger than you'd thought it would and to make it long enough, you need more yarn. Well, that comes down to gauge, or more specifically tension.
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Spike Stitch Tutorial
A spike stitch is a stitch that is worked into a location two or more rows below the working 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 single crochet variation.
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Front Post Treble Crochet Tutorial
I've got another stitch tutorial for you today, the Front Post Treble Crochet! Learn this stitch and open up a whole new world of texture!
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Alpine Stitch Decrease Tutorial
Earlier this week, I shared my Alpine Stitch Tutorial, showing you how to work this yummy texture in both rows and rounds. Today, I want to share how to eliminate stitches when working this stitch to create shape using the Alpine Stitch Decrease!
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Alpine Stitch Tutorial
Today, I want to share with you a texture-rich stitch called the alpine stitch! It is an intermediate stitch because it involves a post stitch and multi-row repeating pattern, and knowledge of basic stitches and working in turned rows or in the round is helpful, but once you get the hang of it, you'll be cruising along in no time! The texture is totally worth the effort! Don't worry, I've got you covered with photo and video support!
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Magic Knot
This is a technique that was one of the most difficult for me to master, mostly because my brain couldn't focus on and follow the multiple strands of yarn as it was shown in other tutorials. Just in case there are others whose brains are wired like mine, I thought I would share how I look at it to maybe make it make sense to others too.
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Star Stitch in the Round
Hello there! A few months ago, I shared my method for working the star stitch flat in turned rows for my Evren Baby Blanket pattern, but today I want to share with you how to work this beautiful stitch in the round! If you are unfamiliar with this stitch, you might find it beneficial to read up on the stitch in my previous tutorial, because this one is going to build on it. It is an intermediate stitch with a couple of tricky parts, but once you get the hang of it, you’ll be cruising along in no time! I promise, though, it is totally worth the effort! Don’t worry,…
