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2:02Making An Invisible Join at The End of The Round
Working single crochet in the round without joins makes a lovely seamless fabric. But when you fasten off after working in the round, there is a small jog, or bump where the last stitch was made. This isn’t really a problem, but it does catch your eye, and it would be nice to finish off…
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12:43Bean Stitch Tutorial
In this video, Brenda K. B. Anderson demonstrates how to work the bean stitch pattern. Download the bean-stitch chart here for a visual reference. Brenda points out that bean stitches can be wider than the usual stitch, so you may want to use a larger hook for the foundation chain, and then switch back to…
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29:56Making Kitty Ears: Add Them to Any Hat
Kitty ears make any hat look cuter! In this video, Brenda shows us how to make a pair of kitty ears to add to a crocheted hat. The hat she is using is a free download on this website. It is called the Elemental Beanie and it is part of the 14 Day Learn to…
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6:30Special Tools for Your Crochet Projects
What do a pen cap, a balloon and a shower cap have to do with crochet? Brenda K. B. Anderson shares some of the more unusual tools that she uses for her crochet projects. Do you have trouble keeping pet hair out of your working yarn? You can use a shower cap and a large…
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6:09Basic Crochet Stitches Used to Make Simple Hats
Single Crochet is one of the most basic crochet stitches, and is often used to create simple hats. If you would like to create your own hat pattern, you can find out how many stitches you will need around your hat by first making a gauge swatch. In this video Nathalie O’Shea shows us how…
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44:38Crochet Lavender Sachet
In this video lesson Nathalie O’Shea demonstrates how to make a lovely crochet sachet. This can be filled with lavender or it can be used as a small gift bag. This project uses a CYCA #2 yarn (a fine gauge yarn) and a 2.5 mm hook, however this bag can be made larger by using…
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21:17Making a Top-Down Hat Without a Pattern
Have you ever wanted to make a hat without using a pattern? Maybe you want to use some yarn from your stash and you are having trouble finding a pattern to go along with it. Or perhaps you just want to be able to stitch away without following someone else’s directions. Whatever the reason, this…
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Special Tools for Your Crochet Projects
What do a pen cap, a balloon and a shower cap have to do with crochet? Brenda K. B. Anderson shares some of the more unusual tools that she uses for her crochet projects. Do you have trouble keeping pet hair out of your working yarn? You can use a shower cap and a large…
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6:09
Basic Crochet Stitches Used to Make Simple Hats
Single Crochet is one of the most basic crochet stitches, and is often used to create simple hats. If you would like to create your own hat pattern, you can find out how many stitches you will need around your hat by first making a gauge swatch. In this video Nathalie O’Shea shows us how…
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12:43
Bean Stitch Tutorial
In this video, Brenda K. B. Anderson demonstrates how to work the bean stitch pattern. Download the bean-stitch chart here for a visual reference. Brenda points out that bean stitches can be wider than the usual stitch, so you may want to use a larger hook for the foundation chain, and then switch back to…
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29:56
Making Kitty Ears: Add Them to Any Hat
Kitty ears make any hat look cuter! In this video, Brenda shows us how to make a pair of kitty ears to add to a crocheted hat. The hat she is using is a free download on this website. It is called the Elemental Beanie and it is part of the 14 Day Learn to…
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25:39Crochet a Puff Stitch Cowl
In this video, Brenda K. B. Anderson walks us through how to crochet the Puff Love Cowl project. This pattern is a free download! This cowl uses a bulky weight yarn (CYCA #5). Brenda notes that this pattern needs to be worked over an odd number of stitches in order for the Puff Stitch pattern…
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Finishing TouchesShow More >
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Making An Invisible Join at The End of The Round
Working single crochet in the round without joins makes a lovely seamless fabric. But when you fasten off after working in the round, there is a small jog, or bump where the last stitch was made. This isn’t really a problem, but it does catch your eye, and it would be nice to finish off…
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8:56Working Evenly Into Your Row Ends
One of the great features of crochet, is the ability to easily switch directions, and start working across the row ends. Sometimes our pattern directions will tell us to “work evenly into the row-ends” or sometimes we just want to create a border around a piece that we crocheted, in order to make the edges…
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29:53Sewing A Zipper into Your Crochet Project
Zippers are a scary topic for many crocheters! In this video, Brenda shares many techniques for working with zippers, from shortening them, to pinning them, to stitching them in place. First, Brenda demonstrates how to make a separating zipper into a non-separating zipper. She begins by showing us how to fit the zipper into a…
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