How to carry yarn! If you’ve ever started a buffalo plaid crochet pattern or any colorwork project and found yourself drowning in ends to weave in, this tutorial is going to change your life. Carrying yarn through colorwork is the secret to a clean, professional finish — and once you learn the technique, you’ll wonder how you ever avoided plaid […]
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Welcome to Episode 2 of the How-To Crochet a Cable Twist video series! In this tutorial, you’ll learn the all-important twist element used to crochet cables. We’re looking at Row 3 of the Rustic Crochet Cable Scarf as an example — arguably the most “difficult” part of the entire pattern, broken down step-by-step so it’s totally doable. I promise that […]
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If you’ve ever looked at a beautifully cabled crochet sweater or pumpkin and thought “I could never do that” — this post is for me to gently disagree with you. Learning how to crochet cables is so much easier than the finished look suggests. Once you’ve got the FPDC (Front Post Double Crochet) and BPDC (Back Post Double Crochet) down, […]
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The knit tilt decrease is one of those small techniques that completely transforms the look of your finished knitting. Once you learn how to lean your decreases the right way — left-slanting on one side, right-slanting on the other — your shaping looks intentional, polished, and professional. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through both the right tilt decrease and […]
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This crochet knit stitch tutorial walks you through the waistcoat stitch — also called the knit stitch in crochet — a clever single crochet variation that mimics the look of stockinette knitting. The waistcoat stitch is a single crochet worked between the left and right post of the stitch below, creating a smooth, uniform “V” pattern that gives crochet projects […]
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The puff spike stitch is one of my favorite “spotlight” stitches to drop into a project for a hit of texture and dimension. It works up as a dense, dimensional puff that “spikes” down through two rows of background stitches, creating a beautiful color-block accent that makes any crochet project look intentional and polished. This tutorial walks you through exactly […]
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If you’ve ever wondered how to make mini pom poms for crochet projects, Halloween wreaths, garlands, or hat embellishments — this bulk-pom hack is going to change your life. Instead of fussing with single pom pom makers one at a time, this method lets you crank out 10, 20, or even 30 mini poms in a single sitting. It’s the […]
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This crochet pumpkin trio proves that one pattern, three stitches, becomes three completely different pumpkins. Same row-by-row pattern worked in single crochet, half double crochet, and double crochet — each one grows progressively larger, giving you a perfect graduated trio for a fall mantel display, Thanksgiving centerpiece, or Halloween tablescape. They make the perfect hostess gift as we head into […]
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The seed stitch crochet technique is one of the most rewarding textured stitches you can add to your toolkit — a simple two-stitch repeat that creates a beautifully bumpy, dimensional fabric perfect for pillows, baby blankets, apparel, scarves, and home decor. If you can single crochet and double crochet, you can crochet seed stitch. The rhythm becomes meditative within a […]
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The bean stitch crochet technique is one of the most satisfying textured stitches you can learn. It creates dense, horizontal bean-shaped bumps across your fabric — perfect for adding a tactile, dimensional feel to baby blankets, scarves, pillows, dishcloths, and decorative borders. This bean stitch crochet tutorial walks you through the technique step by step with written instructions and a […]
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Wondering how to make bulky yarn from the lighter-weight yarn you already have? This is one of the most useful tricks in any crocheter or knitter’s toolkit — and it requires zero special equipment, no felting, no spinning, and no extra purchases. You can turn any light or medium weight yarn into bulky or super bulky weight in seconds using […]
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Today’s Spotlight Stitch is one of my absolute favorites: the alpine stitch crochet technique. The alpine stitch crochet pattern creates incredible texture by alternating double crochets with front-post treble crochets worked two rows below — the result is a dense, dimensional fabric with raised vertical “columns” that looks like ribbing on steroids. It’s one of the prettiest stitches for adding […]
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