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Discover tips and free patterns for creative crafts – Crochet ✓ Knitting ✓ Sewing, and more. Expand your crafting skills and bring new projects to life.

Slip stitch (US) / single crochet (UK)

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

The slip stitch is the shortest, closest and tightest stitch with crochet. You use the slip stitch to: - crochet borders - crochet elastic cuffs - To connect other stitches to each other Border: Turn your work and go into the first stitch and get the yarn over. Read more

Turning chain

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

When we have done the first row, we have the needle at the outer border of the row. When you now turn the work you have to lift the crochet height by a stitch or more. Just crochet one (or more) chains. Turning chains will be used mostly when you crochet in rows... Read more

Decrease Single Crochet

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Everyone that is not so familiar with crochet then the decrease will be a complicated part. If you do it wrong you will get a hole there. You can go a few ways to decrease with single crochet. The easiest way is to connect two single crochet. Alternatively, you can just skip the stitch. Read more

Half double crochet

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Half double crochet is used mostly to crochet clothes. They are higher as single crochet but smaller as double crochet. The steps to crochet half double crochet are similar to the double crochet. When you crochet double crochet you always finish 2 loops at once... Read more

Reverse single crochet

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Reverse single crochet is basically single crochet that you work from left to right. But with the crossing, they look different, nicer and with more space. You don´t use it only as a border they are also used as decorations element... Read more

Start Ring

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

The start ring will be used to crochet in rounds. This is necessary for crochet pieces of motives, scarfs, tablecloths, amigurumis, decoration and many other things. You have 2 possibilities to make a start ring. Read more

Start loop

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Crochet starts always with a chain of chains where you crochet on top the 1st row of double crochet or single crochet. Before you start with a chain you need to form the starting loop. The start loop is the start. Read more

Single Crochet

Sunday, February 25, 2018

Single Crochet – A basic element in crochet Single crochet is easy and quickly crochet. They have an even and nice stitch pattern. With single crochet, you crochet mostly purses, hats, pot holder and amigurumi. Read more

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