My Indian Summer Lace Top uses a variety of broomstick lace stitches. You may have come across this technique before – but for those who haven’t – don’t worry, I have made videos showing how to do these stitches! I also include the written description for how to work each stitch. To make a sample of…
Having just about got over the mortification of hearing the sound of my own voice, I thought another crochet video tutorial would be in order. (Thank you to everyone who gave me lovely feedback about my first crochet video – Diamond Trellis Stitch!) This time it’s the turn of the puff stitch flower. This stitch…
I recently came across lobster stitch cord in the free ebook Priscilla’s Crochet. I hadn’t heard of it before, so I thought I’d give it a try since it is always good to learn a new stitch, and cords can come in pretty useful for bag handles etc. I must admit that the directions were…
Everybody loves granny squares. But seaming that big pile of squares together is, let’s face it, a little bit of a chore. Most of the methods I have seen use either single crochet, slip stitches, or whip stitch to join each stitch to its neighbour. Recently I spotted a pinterest post on joining squares as…
I have had some feedback that my Gingham Scarf Pattern was a bit confusing in places, so I’ve written this extra tutorial to try and help. The technique uses two strands crocheted together. Every time you get to the next colour square along one of the threads is changed. In my pattern I differentiated between…
This is one of my favourite items made this Christmas. It was for my sister in law and made out of cotton yarn as she cannot always wear wool next to the skin. Using cotton gave better stitch definition which I think works well with this design. I love the effect of little crocheted squares…
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