I am always looking for more crochet tips and tricks, so I decided to try out some classes on Craftsy.com. I started selling my crochet patterns on Craftsy a few months back, but had yet to take any of their crocheting classes (I did take a free knife skills class that I enjoyed though). I […]
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Foundation Double Crochet Photo Tutorial
My last post was about starting with the magic circle for several items, such as the hat, fish, fishing poll, and reel. Now, I am going to show you how to start the pants and create the suspenders, with the foundation double crochet. The foundation double crochet, typically abbreviated fdc, it essentially creating your chains […]
Front Post and Back Post Double Crochet
Working around the front and back post double crochet is great for providing some texture to any project! I love creating the ribbed stitches, by working around the post for multiple rows, for a fun and stretchy look. I have been using post stitches a lot lately for my alligator (creating spikes on the back/tail), pants […]
Starting Hat with a Magic Ring and Keeping Your Double Crochet Seam Straight
I am currently working on a newborn fisherman outfit/photo prop and thought that I should show what I am doing, as I go. I love the magic ring and use it anytime I can! It is my favorite way to start a project, especially hats. 🙂 The reason that I prefer the magic ring to other […]
Changing Color with Crochet
I am currently working on my aviator hat and plane plush pattern, which made me think of creating a post about changing color! As you can see below, I wanted to change color mid row for my plane front window and the nose of the plane with as clean of a look as possible. Luckily this is […]