I’m always looking for new stitches to mix things up. The latest one I found to play with is the corner to corner or c2c pattern. Here’s a step by step tutorial to start and then decrease the corner to corner crochet stitch. Once you get into the rhythm of it, the stitch works up
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Have you seen the beautiful mosaic crochet patterns out there? I have just fallen in love with the contrast of colors and texture the patterns create.  But the graphed out patterns can be kind of confusing if you aren’t familiar with this type of stitch. What is Mosaic Crochet? Well, I planned to give a
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Okay, I got it done a couple of weeks ago but wasn’t sure if I wanted to show you the finished product. I like it, but my blocking wasn’t the best. I have never actually gone all out and blocked a completed project. They just never seemed to do any good anyway, so why do
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FAKE NEWS: All crochet hooks are the same. Crochet hooks can make a huge difference in how your completed project will look—the rate at which you crochet can be determined by your crochet hook. A crochet hook can even have an impact on the health of your hands and arms. Here are a few tips
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I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. The weather here in Central Illinois was a beautiful, balmy 59 degrees on Sunday and you know it, I took a walk. Still a bit muddy on the trail, though. Even though the weather was superb, it just wasn’t the same without my walking partner Calleigh. She
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Well, I  told you I would be back with the continuing saga of this throw. The next section turned this eight-sided throw into a square. Even though it didn’t say to, you are supposed to add a basket-weave triangle onto every other side. The directions only indicated that you repeat this section four times. I
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Have you ever come across a crochet pattern that actually said anything over “Intermediate” on the difficulty gauge? Me neither, so when I came across this one in a catalog I had to have it. Right away I figured out why they said it was for “experienced” crocheters. Loving a good challenge, I am coming
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Some can be skeptical that overall crafting can be beneficial in many ways when it comes to our mental health. The everyday stress of day to day activities can eventually take a mental as well as physical toll on our minds and bodies. Taking up a hobby such as crochet can help relieve some of
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There are a lot of pros and cons regarding these different crafting clubs that are popping up all over the internet and I really don’t think some of them are the method to learn how to do different crafts. But then again, I don’t know how to do everything (yet) so maybe some of them
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