Learn more about the craft you love with these crochet articles and interviews.
Whether you consider yourself on the cutting edge of crochet trends or want to work up something for your grandchildren to prove how cool you still are, Crochetterie: Cool Contemporary Crochet for the Creatively-minded will bring you the most current of Molla Mills’s projects and design ideas. From full patterns like rugs and passport cases
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Life gets busy, filling up with to-do lists, obligations, and all sorts of last-minute events that can make you feel as though you are being stretched out like taffy. Crochet Therapy: The Soothing Art of Savoring Each Stitch reminds you of the importance of escaping from your schedule to relax and focus on yourself through
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The month of October gives you a chance to embrace your spooky side, so break out the cobweb decorations, wear that spooky old witch hat, and bring to life classic monsters and new horrors—through crochet, that is. Creepy Crawly Crochet: 17 Creatures That Go Bump in the Night presents amigurumi legends that have trickster personalities
Read MoreBy Chris Hammond,,,, from the October 2016 issue
Caring For Your Crochet Piece
I have one reoccurring nightmare when it comes to crochet — that I’ll give someone a piece that I labored over for weeks and they’ll ruin it when they go to wash it. Luckily, nobody has given me back a piece that they’ve ruined, but I thought that we should talk
View ProjectBy Pam Daley
This easy-to-do stitch is similar to the knitted ‘double stitch’ in that it creates a double layer of fabric as you work.
Read More The Craft Yarn Council has long established itself as a key player in the crochet and knitting world by organizing and advancing yarn companies like Red Heart Yarn, Lion Brand, Annie’s, and more. Representing the limitless potential of working with fiber, the CYC hosts events for I Love Yarn Day to inspire regulars and attract
Read More As a coach for hedge fund managers, a teacher, publisher, outdoorsman, yarn bomber, and recreational unicycler, Stephen Duneier can now add “world record holder” to his long list of achievements. He has just completed the World’s Largest Crocheted Square: a massive, rainbow granny square that took two years, seven months, and seventeen days to finish.
The
Read MoreBy Chris Hammond,,,, from the August 2016 issue
Don’t worry Marlene, you aren’t alone! Stitches that are too tight is a common problem and one that can easily be remedied. When I am teaching, adjusting the tightness of stitches is often one who class and I hope we can help you get stitches that you’re happy with.
For many, the reason for tight stitches
View Project Are you one of the many crocheters that plans to make elaborate holiday gift projects for friends and family, but continues to find yourself shopping at the last minute, straining your hands or wrists, or handing out “I.O.U.s” instead of gifts? With these five tips, you’ll be able to get a head start on your
Read More I am a big lover of tunisian crochet. I have utilized this style of crochet in many of my designs. To underscore this point, in last August’s edition of ILikeCrochet.com I discussed tunisian crochet as a vehicle for injecting color into a crochet design.
In this second tunisian crochet article, I’d like to introduce a different
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