Articles and Interviews

Learn more about the craft you love with these crochet articles and interviews.

#YouLikeCrochet – June 2019

By Nicola Prybell - Editor, I Like Crochet

Looking for a fun lace pattern to try out this summer? We’ve pulled together a few of our favorite stitches for you to work up. Not only can lace crocheting be fun and addicting, but crochet has so many more possibilities to create lace compared to knitting.Lace can be as simple as working double crochet,

Crochet Every Way Stitch Dictionary

By Dora Ohrenstein

I taught myself to crochet as a 21-year old hippie living on a houseboat in Amsterdam. Having not picked up a hook in decades, I revisited crochet in 2003. The intervening years were filled with my training and subsequent career as a professional singer. By the early aughts, when my performing life was winding down and I felt the need for a creative outlet, the hook called to me again.

Dora Ohrenstein has pulled together completely detailed instructions for not 100, not 115, but 125 different stitch patterns into one big book. Not only are these stitch patterns clear and concise, each are explains in detail how to increase and decrease each stitch pattern in three different ways. A range of styles from lace to

If you enjoy sitting in your favorite chair with a mug of tea by your side in the wee hours of the night, this mug is for you. If you wake up for work the next day all bleary eyed from your crocheting escapades, then this mug is also for you. Handmade and printed so

Say goodbye to yarn ball tangles for good with this adorable skein cover. These vibrant cozies can be purchased as a pair of individually. Either way, your yarn will stay snug as a bug while you calmly work on your latest project. Just think of all the tangles you won’t have to deal with because

We know this story all too well: you get invited to a get together but you’re right in the middle of a crochet pattern that you really, really enjoy. This shirt was made for those exact occasions. Afterall, if you can’t take your yarn, what’s the point of going?

Watch as prehistoric creatures come to life with these clever designs featuring 15 different dinosaur patterns. This book is full of easy-to-follow instructions for some of the most popular dinosaurs and even includes an informative how-to section to help you along the way.

Crocheting with raffia is the trend you just can’t miss and this book of patterns from Wool and the Gang is just what you need to get started. From hats to bags, raffia is the new summer yarn that you’ll love to crochet with.

Little girls love to play dress up and what better way than to play than with handmade crocheted sweaters, skirts, hats and more? Make her feel like a princess with a stylish new wardrobe — all crocheted by you! In case you need some refreshers, this book has a nice selection of tutorials to peruse

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