When I first learned to read patterns back in 2002, the Catherine Wheel was one of the stitches that inspired me to learn. This classic crochet stitch has many variations and it allows you to practice at least three techniques: changing colors, increasing, and decreasing. This post contains affiliate links. The yarn for the sample … Read more
Most of us have a memory of shrinking a wool garment accidentally while doing laundry. If you’ve done that, congratulations! You’ve already knitfelted, or “fulled,” your first project. This post contains affiliate links. What is knitfelting or fulling anyway? Wool fibers have small scales. When the project you knit with wool yarn is wet and … Read more
If you joined the You’ve Got Options Crochet Along with 12 granny square patterns by 12 designers, or if you’re just a granny square lover like me, you’ve probably spent lots of time thinking about how to piece together a blanket using squares by different designers. In this Tips Tuesday post, I’ll share my five … Read more
I’m continuing my series of tutorials on joining granny squares (and other crochet and knitting projects) today with a tutorial on using the slip stitch join. As I’ve mentioned before, I love granny squares but I don’t have a favorite way to join them. I like to switch it up! If you love granny squares, … Read more
I’ve really been enjoying watching all of the squares that everyone is making for the Mystery Lapghan Crochet-a-Long. Seeing lots and lots of grannies inspired me to continue my series on joining techniques. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve tried many of ways to join granny squares and have never settled on a favorite method. (Variety … Read more