Author Profile of Chris Hammond at I Like Crochet

Chris Hammond

Chris Hammond's background is a bit different than you'd expect, with degrees in Atmospheric Sciences, Mathematics and Physics. She's been a meteorologist, a high school math and science teacher and, most recently, a professional knitter. But above all else, she is a passionate crafter, dabbling in a little bit of everything. Basically, if it can be crafted, and she needs to procrastinate something much more important, she can do it.

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I’m a left-handed knitter – how do I crochet from a pattern meant for righties?

From the February 2016 issue

While I am right-handed, I grew up in a household where everyone else was left-handed, and I witnessed their struggle every day. However, when it came time to learn how to crochet, this situation came to be useful! I sat opposite my mother and mimicked her steps as if looking in a mirror and caught onto the process easily. It can be difficult to how to crochet left-handed for beginners. Lefties will hold the hook in their left hand and use their right hand to hold the yarn and maintain tension.

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How do I know that the yarn I picked is going to work?

From the December 2015 issue

Hi Jackie,

More often than not, we’ll pick a pattern and find that the yarn used is either hard to find, something we don’t like working with or just simply out of our budget. When this happens, we need a way to make sure that what we do pick will work.

To start, we need to look

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Timing those Crochet Christmas Gifts + Last Minute Crochet Gift Ideas

Once you learn how to crochet, chances are you’re going to look for every opportunity to make crochet Christmas gifts for the people dear to you. Whether you have decided to make Grandma a beautiful crochet afghan or every cousin a crochet scarf, you’re going to need to think about how much time each project

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Last Minute Halloween: Quick Crochet Costumes

The moon is big and bright, the nights are getting longer, the air is crisp and the leaves have started to change. That can only mean one thing — HALLOWEEN IS HERE! It’s my very favorite time of the year because I love to dress up in costumes.

Uh oh! What’s that? You forgot to put together

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How to Treble Crochet

What is Treble Crochet?
The treble crochet stitch is a slightly more involved double crochet stitch – if you can double crochet, you can learn how to treble crochet. The triple crochet stitch follows the same general format of the double, only instead of yarning over once before you start your stitch, you will yarn over

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I’m going on a trip and I’m flying – can I bring my work in progress?

From the October 2015 issue

Hi Sadie,

Going on a trip always means packing well to make sure you have everything you need without overpacking, and this is especially true for crocheters. If you’re flying, deciding what to pack is even more important as you only have one or two carry-ons to work withy. I personally always have a work-in-progress on

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How to Basketweave

From the October 2015 issue

One of my favorite crochet techniques is the basketweave. It looks complicated, like it took a long time to accomplish, but it really could not be any simpler. It’s so easy that once my students have mastered the basics of crochet, this is often the first “pattern” I set them on. It gives them such

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How to Double Crochet

Once you have mastered how to single crochet, the next stitch you’re likely to learn is the double crochet stitch. Follow along with this quick tutorial and learn how to double crochet.

The double crochet stitch is considered by many to be the most versatile stitch of the crochet world. Not only is the stitch easy

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So You’re Ready to Crochet: Best First Crochet Projects for Beginners

How do you start your first crochet project once you’ve learned all the basic stitches and techniques? With so many options, how do you know what type of pattern will make for the perfect first project? This article will help guide you in choosing your very first crochet project.

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How to Single Crochet

When you are first learning how to crochet, the single crochet stitch is the first “complete” stitch you will often be taught after mastering how to chain.

The single crochet stitch is the most basic stitch you’ll have in your crochet stitch repertoire, and you’ll find yourself using it in many places. You can make anything

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Chris Hammond

Projects by Chris Hammond

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