Crocheting

The Snuggie is as popular this winter as ever. If you wanted to make your own choosing a color, length and style there is a pattern available online.

Most doilies will need to be blocked to look their best. Some only require a light starch for which a spray starch will suffice. A crocheted doily with picots and points often needs a heavy...

Easy to make poncho. This is a work in progress for a Grand-daughter's birthday. Hopefully I have made the directions simple enough for anyone to follow. I'll add more pictures as the project goes on.

In order to gain knowledge of how to learn ribbon embroider, you need to understand the basics of ribbon embroidery. Ribbon embroidery is an embroidery method that uses ribbon to illustrate items...

Those who can crochet and knit have a variety of options for using these skills at Christmas. Christmas gifts, decorations, charitable donations, and craft sales are all ways to use these skills.

Environmentally conscious, this how to article will help you to make yarn from the plastic shopping bags you get from the supermarket and department stores. It can be recycled by crocheting it...

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I'm always looking for easy crochet patterns that are fun to do. This is one of those patterns. This is a great pattern for a beginner. It's also great for the expert. You can use one color or...

A crochet hat can be made in a couple of hours using worsted weight yarn and a G or H hook. Work the project in rounds using the single crochet stitch; the shape of the hat emerges by gradually...

Tube scarves are great for stuffing in your coat pocket and having when winter strikes. They can slip on easily over your head, and they stay in place easily. Sometimes called cowls or neck...

Discount yarns, great yarns found at garage sales, or even gift yarns may not be colorfast. It’s no fun to knit wash cloths or baby’s booties that end up running bright yellows or reds when...

Space seems to be at a premium today in most homes. This toy organizer not only helps to get things up and off the floor, but is a great way to customize and add color to a room. Not only would...

The crochet popcorn stitch consists of five double crochets in a single hole, and then the crochet hook is inserted into the top of those stitches to loop them together. Crochet a popcorn stitch,...

In order to read crochet charts, one must know the crochet stitch symbols. Use crochet stitch symbols with tips from a knitting teacher in this free video on crocheting basics.

To crochet a scarf, the single stitch will be the main stitch after the first row. Learn how to do the single stitch for a crochet scarf with tips from a craft expert in this free crochet video.

Clean cheap, clean green--save money and the environment when you make these handy scrubbers using old plastic shopping bags. All you need is a crochet hook, a pair of scissors, and a plastic...

Free knitted hat patterns are wonderful for people who enjoy crocheting and allow a person to obtain a way to plan out crochet designs without exhausting their finances. Another nice thing about...

Many of us have small "dear ones" in our life. How satisfying to be able to make something for them with our own hands and hearts. Here is a simple pattern for a girl's hat that can be...

One of the easiest tunisian crochet stitches to do. This usually works up fast and always has a beautiful, harmonized finish.

Making your own free Barbie crocheted clothes patterns is a great way to create your own handmade clothes for all of your Barbie dolls.

Crocheting hats can be challenging if you are like me. My daughter saw a crocheted Newsboy Styled cap at a theatre production we went to and wanted one. Finding the free crochet pattern on the...

You can crochet a washcloth with a simple double crochet stitch. They make excellent gifts! Pair them with some homemade all natural soaps or bath salts and you would have a gentle gift perfect...

Do you love textured crochet? So do I. Sometimes it is hard to find some easy but nice stitches to incorporate into that nice Aran pattern that you love so much but would like to change a little...

Long fuzzy scarves are popular and they are fun to wear. Here are the instructions to make your own. They are simple to do if you know basic crochet stitches.

You can crochet a rug using a simple double crochet stitch. This rectangular rug measures 2 feet deep X 3 feet wide. You can continue rows to make it longer in length to custom fit your area. ...

You will learn the basic steps to creating a hat. These basic steps can be modified, based on your level of crochet experience, to fit a variety of head sizes. The basic design, however, is for an...

Add a little charm to your kitchen by crocheting hot pads that look like fruit slices. Here are the crochet pattern steps I use to for this project.

Are you always on the look out for new crochet patterns? Is feeding your crochet addiction a full time job? At these websites, you can get free crochet patterns by just clicking! You can find...

Double crochet stitches are one of the easiest crochet stitches and often one of the first stitches you will learn. Double crochet stitches create pretty striped patterns to your work. These...

Potholders make great handmade gifts and they are quick and easy to make. A potholder can be crocheted in 1-4 hours depending on experience. This crochet pattern requires only two basic...

Crocheting is a wonderful stress reliever. When I was expecting my second daughter doing crochet became a type of meditation for me. But though I enjoy the art of crocheting I am not great at...

There is nothing like a handmade scarf for gift-giving, or simply to show off your crocheting skills. You can crochet your own homemade scarf following these basic instructions. The half-double...

Tunisian crochet is a nice, tight knit stitch, and the chevron or ripple pattern will really help give it that extra touch. The ripple in tunisian is basically the same as done in regular crochet,...

This is a beautiful stitch, done with a long tunisian crochet hook and without ever turning. The open-work and clusters in this pattern, done in the tunisian technique, give a gorgeous mix of...

Handmade gifts are great to give for any occasion throughout the year. These dish towel have been around for sometime, but never seem to lose there popularity. They are still in high demand...

Crochet flowers are the newest trend in crochet needlework. It's delightful, because they're so many things you can do with crochet flowers! I like to use them to embellish a variety of things....

There are so many crochet pattern books on the market, it's difficult to know which ones to choose. The thing is, almost anyone can make a crochet pattern and market it. If you want patterns that...

Crocheted buttons are a great way to add a personal touch to a sweater, jacket or other garment. These buttons can be added to homemade projects, or they can be sewn onto store-bought items as a...

Honeycomb lattice is simply rows of crochet with raised stitches forming an X, but comes together to create a visually interesting peice. This is a really nice look on an afghan or an accent...

This gorgeous crochet pattern fits into just about any project. The crisscross effect makes this look much more intricate than it really is, yet is easy enouph to maneuver into any project. It is...

In case you haven't heard, crocheters around the world are going wild for "amigurumi," or Japanese crochet. They're not making afghans or sweaters; rather, they're making cute, colorful little...

This pattern has been around for over one-hundred years. It's pretty easy and very beautiful; in any yarn, and on most any project.

Crochet is a wonderfully relaxing hobby. In this article, I have outlined the steps to creating the double crochet stitch which is one of the basic crochet stitches commonly used in creating some...

Crochet is a pattern of loops and stitches to create an interesting visual display. The broomstick lace pattern is an older pattern that really isn't seen very much anymore. It is an incredibly...

This article will give you clear instructions for crocheting a pair of slippers (bootie style) for any size foot. These booties are quick and easy to make, and are ideal gifts for babies or...

Choosing a crochet hook can be a daunting task, especially if you are a beginner. There are only two items that are absolutely necessary to make a crochet project. The crochet hook is the most...

Got plastic bags? You can transform those thin, easily torn bags into a handy, re-usable, recycled market bag. This simple and very useful project can be completed during just a few nights of tv...

This will show the steps taken to create a front post.

This will be how to make a crochet granny square. Some of the crochet abbreviations used in this project are as follows: DC = Double Crochet, CH = Chain, LP = Loop, SL ST = SLip Stitch, SP =...

Crocheting sweaters, scarves, hats and more with professional results is tied to selecting a crochet hook that fits the project to be made. Hooks not matched well with projects can split and snag...