I hope you've had a nice Christmas and I wish you a happy New Year with lots of great crochet projects. Hubby has been working on something for me these holidays with a lathe he set up. So yesterday, I had the pleasure to test a big handmade hook of mahogany. What a joy!...
In my last blog post, I showed you how to link stitches. I also have a suggestion of how to do a back-linked stitch, which is much less visible. Furthermore it gives you a fantastic texture and drape. This is truly useful for scarves and other things you wear. Back-Linked Stitches When doing...
I'll show you how to link crochet stitches and eliminate the slit between them. It is very useful, if you want to use a tall stitch for an amigurumi figure or just want another stitch in your stitch collection. ...
Christmas gets closer every day. All full of love and (Xmas) hearts. Here is a free heart pattern...
The Picky Pillow Pattern now includes TWO pillows in the exquisite Twisted Stitch pattern. If you bought the pattern already, remember to get the updated version. If you haven't bought it yet, go get the pattern for the two beautiful pillows. ...
I have a video to show you. Please notice, it is NOT a full tutorial :) See, what...
The Picky Pillow pattern is now available. The pillow is designed to support you when you crochet or knit - or just want to relax. The Tunisian twisted stitch pattern is used and a full photo tutorial for this is included in the pattern, so all you have to know in advance, is...
Have you been told to hold your hook as a pencil or maybe as a knife? This might be wrong for you. Then, how to hold the hook? And how to avoid pain, if you want to crochet a lot? ...
Some Tunisian patterns are easy to do, when you work in rounds, while doing rows are considered impossible, or something that requires sewing in a lot of ends. It's just not at all impossible. Nor do you need to cut the yarn and sew in ends all the time. ...
Wow! The rarely used twisted stitch pattern looks fantastic using more colors! I didn't even realize that until Chanette asked for more colors... I'll show you, how you add more color to this stitch pattern row by row. ...
Here is a nice and easy-to-do Tunisian stitch pattern for you. It is one of my favorites and I rarely see other using it, which is a shame. Try it, you might love it too. I also have a little workaround for you, that helps you close gaps in the left side of...
I was asked about the washcloth / dishcloth I made for the slip stitch tutorial. I used Color Stacking which is a member of the Planned Pooling family. A great way to have fun with colors. The tutorial here helps you with your first color stacking project. ...
Learn how to make a nice Tunisian knit stitch increase at the left side (or right side, if you are left-handed). I'm experimenting with mitered corners and have developed a way to do the left side increase without it being too tight and knotted. ...
Make a nice decoration for your bottle of water. Use it as nice touch or for more practical reasons. Everybody brings a bottle of water at the fitness center or at a field trip. Some of the bottles look very much alike, and occasionally it can be difficult to find the right one....
We have people digging in our garden. They hit the internet cable, so... I'm currently working with a cellphone as hotspot, but it is very, very slow. So this is all you get from me this week. I'll go do some crochet instead of sitting in front of the computer CU - and...
Say hello to another happy member of the baby toy family. The Smiley Cloud. As a gift to everyone on the newsletter list and following on Facebook, The crochet pattern is FREE for a few days - but on Ravelry only! Use the coupon code FREECLOUD. ...
Need boot cuffs - or just want to practice slip stitches? Use the boot cuffs as decoration, to stay warm or to give the boots a nice soft top. ...
A new pattern is out. A cute little Smiley Moon. The Smiley Moon has actually existed for quite some time. Now it exists as a written pattern too. Find it at Ravelry or as a package with 3 amigurumi patterns at LoveCrafts. ...
Wow. One year. A whole year with crocheting! To celebrate the 1st anniversary of StoneGnome, the next pattern will be FREE for a couple of days. It should be released later this week. (Jfyi, it is not the heart shown here). ...
