I hope you are having a wonderful weekend my friends!
When I trudged downstairs yesterday morning, this is what greeted me:
Kyla had swiped a Coats box I was planning on sending some stuff to a friend in, and the tubes from some Baker’s Cotton that I had used recently. She was having too much fun for me to be upset. I was planning on giving the tubes to the girls for crafts anyway!
Front post and back post stitches give a great texture to your work. They may seem intimidating at first, but they are actually not that difficult to make! In this Stitchopedia entry you will learn to make post stitches with a video, written instructions, photos, and a sample practice piece. At the end of this post you will find a few patterns which use post stitches so you can try out your new skill. Members of Showstopper Creations will find the … Read more
The picot stitch is a very common decorative crochet stitch. It is quite simple to make, yet can make your work look much more refined.
Here you will learn the basic slip stitch which is worked through both loops, plus you will learn to slip stitch in the front loop only or the back loop only.
These videos teach the basics of how to make a crochet decreases. There are also written descriptions and step by step photos. Single crochet decrease, half double crochet decrease, and double crochet decrease, or sc2tog, hdc2tog, and dc2tog are all included. This video teaches the basics of how to make a single crochet decrease or single crochet two together. When reading a pattern, single crochet two together is abbreviated as “sc2tog.” Here are written instructions and photo stills to show … Read more
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Finally!!! I have finished the big commitment that has been holding me back from my patterns and my blog. I had taken a job as a contract crocheter / knitter. Unfortunately the pay was abysmal. I guess it is the nature of the beast. Some designers pay a percentage of what they are getting paid by the publishing company, and some pay by the yard, but either way, it is not good when you divide your pay by the hours your worked. … Read more
I thought I would take it upon myself to provide you with your “cute fix” for this evening. Possibly even enough for a whole week, or more. I may be biased, but there is some awfully cute stuff coming up! Over the girl’s break, after going to the laundromat we took a trip to the grocery store. The one that gives free balloons to kiddies. I clipped Kyla’s to her hat tie. She was very amused. The other day, Kyla made herself a … Read more
These videos will help you to make knit stripes one at a time, connecting them to each other as they are knit using the join as you go method.
