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I am looking for a pattern that has the letters WV on it for West Virginia. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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she has done some really nice team afghans.
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ROW COUNT
CHRISTMAS TREE
AFGHAN SQUARE
The following
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SCRAP
YARN IDEAS
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to be added later to the Crochet Basics page)
WORKING IN ROW ENDS
Sometimes a pattern has you work rows of stitches
and then to form a border or edging
you are instructed to "work in the row ends".
The row ends are the first & last stitches you did on each row.
If the rows are single crochet stitches then the "end of the row"
refers to
making the required stitches around the first &
last single crochet stitches on each row.
If the first & last stitches on the row are
double crochet stitches you work around the
post of the double crochet stitches. No matter what kind of stitch you
are using you work around the actual stitch on the
end of the row... not into the top of it.
The first photo in the following picture shows a
swatch turned on its side
with the ends of the rows on the top. I used a white
cotton thread to work into the
row ends so you could see where the stitches go.
The second photo shows the entire
piece with a border added. I worked one single crochet
into each row end, one single
into each unworked loop of the foundation chain,
one single in each row end up the opposite
side, and one single in each stitch on the last
row I had made. For each corner I worked
3 singles so the motif wouldn't curl up.
NOTE: All of the Row Count Afghan Square patterns use this edging.
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ILLUSTRATED BASIC CROCHET INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE BEGINNER:
SINGLE CROCHET (click here for instructions)
HALF DOUBLE CROCHET (click here for instructions)
DOUBLE CROCHET (click here for instructions)
TRIPLE CROCHET (click here for instructions)
This file is
very informative when learning to crochet:
http://www.lionbrand.com/faq/learnToCrochet.pdf
Write notes
on your crochet pattern to use as a reference.
Write notes about what type of yarn you used, the size hook, who you made the
item for,
when it was made, if you enjoyed the project, etc.
This information could come in handy if you decide to make the same item for
another person.
It could also keep you from making that item for the same person again.
I know my memory isn't that great :o)
Scrap Yarn Ideas ...
59. Just another
use for really small scraps of sock yarn: When I give socks as a gift, I stitch
the date of making under the foot, always in a contrasting colour, thanks to
my scraps.
Heidrun from Germany
60. I make
lots of cute little fridgies, to decorate children's clothing with them. I fasten
the fridgies with just a few visible stitches (on the backside), so I can change
them from season to season easily and can use them again next year. That makes
a designer jeans out of a cheap dull jeans - just having done a Halloween witch,
no working on Christmas tidbits.
Heidrun from Germany
61. Next use
is letting children "paint" with them. I take a window color picture, make it
big on the copier, and the little ones glue the scraps to the picture - that
makes really nice presents.
Heidrun from Germany
do you have number 62?
The following page is compilation
of uses for scrap yarns:
SCRAP YARN IDEAS
If you have a use that's not listed email me!
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Just wanted to say that I love your site.I have been relearning the skills taught to me by my grandmother when I was younger. I have made the Hook/Pencil pouch a few times for friends (using a 6mm hook makes it large enough for dry erase markers)Now if I could just get the hang of the granny square I'll be all set...lol.
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looking for free crochet
mittens patterns for children and glove patterns for adults.
Chana
<< reply >>
Try this page for links
to mittens and gloves patterns:
http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/mittens_gloves.php
Thanks very much for sharing
so many great patterns .
Bertie
I looked over your pattern explanation and can't find what I am looking for. My question is in regards to your granny square pattern. (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch 1 sp. I understand that I need to do 2 double crochet's, and that I need to chain two. Are the two chain stitches the start of the 3 DC's? As in, instead of chaining three to do the double crohet's I chain two? I'm a bit confused on the whole step actually. Also, Everytime I do a DC in any pattern am I supposed to chain three to make the DC? RND 2: (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch 1 sp.* (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch 1 sp. Repeat from * twice more. Join with sl st in top of beg ch 3. Ch 3, turn the square over. (that is the step I am referring to) Much Appreciated, Amber
<< reply >>
The part in parentheses that says: (2dc, ch2, 3dc)... those two chains between the double crochet stitches leave a little hole where you work stitches on a subsequent round.
So... you work two double crochets, two chains and three more double crochet stitches all in the next chain 1 space for that part.
Re: ReadAPattern
My pattern says “……turn work and begin sc in the other side of the beginning ch. Sc 33 stitches with 4 sc in the last ch. I am new to reading patterns and this one is kind of confusing to me. Christina Wilkinson
<< reply >>
Working in the opposite
side of the foundation chain is easier than you may think. All you do is work
all the way around the chain instead of just down one side like we usually
do. Think of a foundation chain... you work stitches down the chain like normal...
to work in the opposite side (or in the other side) of the foundation chain
you work around the end of the chain and back up the other side of the chain...
without turning.
For your pattern you should have 33 stitches with 4 in the last chain.
RE: Doll Booties
hi. I was just wondering
what size doll these booties are for?
I'm searching for a pattern for American Girl size booties/slippers.
Thank you! --bernadette
<< reply >>
To be honest, on alot of the patterns I added earlier I failed to include the size and some I have forgotten which doll I made them for.
My daughter, Haley, loved
her American Girl too and though I don't recall making any booties for it...
I think you'll like the hoodie pattern I made:
http://www.crochetnmore.com/dollhoodie.htm
Here are links to more
18" doll patterns I have listed as well as a few others I've found online:
http://www.crochetnmore.com/dollbackpack.htm
http://crochetnmore.com/dollhat.htm
http://www.crochetnmore.com/dollhood.htm
http://crochetnmore.com/dollscarf.htm
http://www.crochetnmore.com/ruffleddollskirt.htm
http://www.knitting-crochet.com/crochet/dollpattern.html
http://www.dustbunnies.com/Crochet/18inDolls/jumper.htm
http://www.dustbunnies.com/Crochet/18inDolls/sweater.htm
Enjoy!
i'm doing a crochet potpouri bag and the pattern reads , chain 5 counts as a dtr. i found out what that stood for but then it says do a dtr in next 2 sc tog. how do i do that?
kli241
<< reply >>
I believe the designer wants you to work the dtr in the next stitch which was the 2sctog.
I need help. I am a fairly new crocheter. I am really having trouble with trying to crochet a simple scarf with fun fur/eyelash yarn. I have been told to use big hooks, not so big, etc. I have trouble with not being able to see the stitches. I put another piece of yarn with the fun fur. What type of yarn should I put as the second yarn? What are some tips I need to know - hook size, etc. I would appreciate any help that is easy for a beginner. Thank you. Ruth Ann
<< reply >>
This is definitely a widely known problem. I mostly use the eyelash and fuzzy yarns as embellishments. I have made scarves using a strand of worsted weight along with a strand of the novelty yarn and an extra large hook. The trick is to use "simple" patterns that have large holes so stitch placement is easier. You might try placing stitch markers in difficult to see stitches or use a contrasting yarn or even a smooth ribbon looped through each stitch so you can pull it out when you need to. That way you can your stitches easier.
You might try this pattern:
http://www.crochetnmore.com/eyelashtrimmedscarf.htm
you can use the eyelash yarn as a trim or incorporate it with a smooth yarn
for the entire pattern using a larger hook.
RE: The Dog House
Thank you for the great
pattern.
This was my first one and I plan to make many more in all different colors.
This is my dog Kneesaa modeling her new sweater.
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Cammy
Re: Help
In crochet, what is the stitch equivalent to garter stitch? Thank you.
Ruth Ann
<< reply >>
That would be a Tunisian
Purl Stitch.
Try this page:
http://www.nexstitch.com/v_tps.html
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A guy took his girlfriend to her first football game. Afterward he asked her how she liked the game.
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A lady had been exposed to strep and needed to visit the doctor's office just to have her throat swabbed for a culture. She sat in the waiting room for quite a while with her legs crossed, reading a magazine while other patients came and went.
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After trying a new shampoo for the first time, Dewey mailed off an enthusiastic letter of approval to the manufacturer.
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In his younger days our golden retriever Catcher often ran away when he had the chance. His veterinarian's office was about a mile down the road, and Catcher would usually go there.
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Unfortunately, getting a new passport required a new photo. As I handed my ten-year-old passport and the new picture to the clerk, I sighed. "I like the original better," I told her.
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