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How to Design Crochet Patterns

How to Design Crochet Patterns Part 5: Selecting Yarn Colour

My favourite part of designing my own patterns is that I get to decide what colour(s) I am going to use.  Selecting the colour of your yarn is a personal choice and if a certain colour or combination of colours makes you happy then go for it! In my final post of my How to…

August 28, 2015 in How to Design Crochet Patterns, Tutorials, Uncategorized.

How to Design Crochet Patterns Part 4: Selecting Yarn

Choosing the right yarn for your project (or project for your yarn) is usually what makes or breaks your project.  When considering yarn there are several factors – weight and hook size, fibre content, yarn construction and texture. Yarn Weight and Hook Size Most of us who have crocheted or knit a few projects will…

June 26, 2015 in Crochet Patterns, How to Design Crochet Patterns, Tutorials.

How to Design Crochet Patterns: Triangular Shawl Bonus

Triangular shawls are a great way to place to start with designs involving increasing and decreasing.  It’s easy to see if your design is coming out how you like from the beginning.  And you can modify them to make scarves in the event of a yarn shortage! Last time I looked at how to increase…

May 30, 2015 in Crochet Patterns, How to Design Crochet Patterns, Tutorials.

How to Design Crochet Patterns Part 3b: How to increase and decrease in stitch patterns

Increasing and decreasing in pattern can sound tricky, but with a few tips you can save a lot of wasted time. I have previously spent a lot of time trying to work out how to increase (or decrease) a stitch pattern and then wondered why the result isn’t quite right.  The main reason is I…

May 15, 2015 in How to Design Crochet Patterns, Tutorials.

How to Design Crochet Patterns Part 3a: Shaping in Crochet Stitch Patterns

Increasing and decreasing in pattern is, in my opinion, one of the hardest things to do when designing a pattern.  So if you can master it then nothing can stop you! I’m going to cover shaping in this post and then increasing and decreasing complete stitch patterns next time.  If you’re wondering what the difference…

April 17, 2015 in Crochet Patterns, How to Design Crochet Patterns, Tutorials.

How to Design Crochet Patterns Part 2: Pattern Repeats

Last time I looked at selecting the right stitch pattern for your project.  Well what’s next? Once you’ve selected your stitch pattern(s) and identified what you’ll make with it, it’s worth having a think about the repeat of the pattern and your design. Make it adjustable I like to make my items such as baskets…

April 3, 2015 in Crochet Patterns, How to Design Crochet Patterns, Tutorials.

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