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Multiple of 12 sts (add 3 for base chain) Row 1: Skip 3 ch (counts as 1dc), 1dc into next ch, *1dc in:to each of next 3ch, [over next 2ch work dc2tog] twice, 1dc into each of the next 3 ch, [2dc into next dc] twice; rep from * ending last rep with 2dc once … Continue reading Rigid Chevron Stitch
Multiples of 2 sts +1 (add 2 for base chain) Special Abbreviation: M3C = Marguerite cluster with 3 spike loops Row 1: M3C (Make a spike loop [i.e. yo and draw through] into 2nd, 3rd, and 5th chs from hook, yo and through all 4 loops), *ch1, make 1 M3C picking up 1 loop in … Continue reading Simple Marguerite Stitch
Multiples of 5 sts + 2 (add 2 for base chains) Row 1 (RS): Skip 3 ch (count as 1dc). 1dc into next ch, *ch3, skip 3 ch, 1dc into each of next 2 ch; rep from * to end, turn. Row 2: Ch3 (count as 1dc), skip 1st st, *5dc into 2nd ch of … Continue reading Boxed Shell Stitch
500 Crochet Stitches : The Ultimate Crochet Stitch Bible My copy is from August 2015 printed by the St Martin's Griffin Books. It has been my go to for when I want to try a new stitch or even remembering a stitch that I haven't used in a long time or that often. Anytime I … Continue reading 500 Crochet Stitches
I owe all of you an apology. In the last, almost, 4 years of this blog I have never actually explained how to do the most basic of crochet stitches. These stitches, of which there are 6, are in just about every crochet pattern in the world. To avoid confusion, I will be explaining these … Continue reading The Basics
For those of you not in the Fiber Arts Community, or those of you just delving into the Fiber Arts World, The Boyfriend Sweater Curse is, in simple terms, where you make something for you significant other, you give it to them, and they break up with you shortly after. This originally was a knitting … Continue reading The Sweater Curse
We spoke in a previous article about the past and the present changes in crochet. And if indeed it should still be called crochet since the art form…and indeed the needles used are very different today then the traditional needles and threads used. In Textile History in 2018 was a wonderful article call Defining Crochet … Continue reading Crochet Classifications
Originally published in Star Doily Book number 143: Ruffled Doilies, circa late 1950s Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY The Famous “PURITAN” STAR SPANGLED MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 401 ball each Silver Spangle and Pink Spangle Approximate size: 10¼ inches in diameteror The Famous “PURITAN” MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 401 ball each White and Pink or … Continue reading Tea Time Ruffle
From Star Doily Book 143: Ruffled Doilies. First published in the late 1950s Materials Required:AMERICAN THREAD COMPANYThe Famous “PURITAN” MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 404 balls White, Cream or EcruSteel crochet hook No. 7Approximate size: 17½ inches in diameter without ruffle Chain (ch) 5, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 8 single crochet … Continue reading Blossom Ruffle
Originally published in the Star Doily Book #143 : Ruffled Doilies circa later 1950s Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY The Famous “PURITAN” STAR SPANGLED MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 402 balls each Silver Spangle, Sunshine Spangle, Chartreuse Spangle and Green Spangle Approximate size: 16½ inches in diameter or The Famous “PURITAN” MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 401 … Continue reading Starburst Ruffle
