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How to crochet The Tulip Stitch

How to crochet The Tulip Stitch, written instructions

Dear Artsy Craftsy Friends,

We apologize for the over a month break, but, as you probably remember, one of The Coolorburbians is still recovering after a stroke (that’s me). So, my sister and I are now in Bucharest so I can get more alternative therapy. There is a noticeable progress with the therapy. In any case, since we have a little more free time on our hands, we decided to post patterns and stitches again.

Today’s written instructions will show you how to crochet the tulip stitch. Take a look at the pictures bellow to see how the stitch looks like: read more

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How to crochet the Moss Stitch

How to crochet the Moss Stitch, written instructions

Dear Artsy Craftsy Friends,

Today’s written instructions will show you how to crochet the Moss Stitch. It is a fancy stitch that looks complicated, making you wonder: “How do you do this?” In reality, it is a very simple stitch and to make it, you will only need to know how to slip stitch and how to make half double crochet stitches. In combination, the two stitches will look like a bobble where the yarn will lay across the bobble on the diagonal.

Let’s get going.

Abbreviations: read more

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How to crochet The Slip Stitch

How to crochet the slip stitch

Dear Artsy Craftsy Friends,

In today’s photo tutorial, we will show you how to crochet the slip stitch. It is a very easy technique in crocheting and it is very useful when finishing a crochet project, or joining parts of a crochet project, like granny squares for a blanket, for example. We could say, it is the equivalent of sewing in the art of crocheting. The slip stitch is abbreviated SL ST in crochet patterns. Image 1 will show you that the slip stitch is used to join the beginning and the end of a small foundation chain in a small ring, in case of a crochet circle or a traditional granny square. Image 2 will show you that the slip stitch is used to join the end with the beginning of a round in case of a circle; image 3 will show you that this stitch is also used to finish a traditional granny square. The examples can continue. read more

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How to crochet a beginner Elongated Rhombus Stitch

How to crochet a beginner elongated rhombus stitch
How to crochet a beginner elongated rhombus stitch
How to crochet a beginner elongated rhombus stitch

Dear Artsy Craftsy Friends,

Welcome to yet another “name this stitch” written instructions. We thought the pattern looks like a rhombus, so we decided to name the stitch the elongated rhombus stitch. The pattern is composed from two parts: one that looks solid and one that looks like a lace. It can be used to make shawls, tops, scarves, shrugs, summer sweaters and many others.

Abbreviations:

ch – chain;
ch- – refers to chain previously made
ch-sp – chain space;
sc – single crochet;
dc – double crochet. read more

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How to crochet the Good Old Lace Stitch

How to crochet a basic lace, written instructions

Dear Artsy Craftsy friends,

Have you ever looked at a lacey poncho or a lacey shawl and wondered “What stitch is used for this pattern?” It’s none other than the good old lace and variations of this stitch. The following written instructions will explain how to crochet the basic lace.

Let’s start with the explanation.

Abbreviations:
ch – chain;
ch- – refers to chain previously made;
ch-sp – chain space;
dc – double crochet;
sc – single crochet. read more

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How to crochet an opposed V stitch

How to crochet an opposed V stitch

Abbreviations:

ch – chain;
ch- – refers to chain previously made;
ch-sp – chain space;
dc – double crochet;
beg ch – beginning chain space.

Level: beginner.

Tip: Before committing yourself to a larger project, learn the new stitch on a smaller swatch.

Work a loose chain from multiples of 6, plus 3 extra chains to complete the pattern.

Row 1: work 1dc in the 6th ch from the hook; * skip ch-4; work [1dc, 1ch, 1dc] in next ch; [1dc, 1ch, 1dc] in next ch *; repeat from * to * ; finish the row by skipping ch-4; work [1dc, 1ch, 1dc] in the last chain; ch4 to return (counts as a 1dc+ch-1sp). read more