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Secrets to Being a Better Crocheter: 17 Crochet Tips and Tricks

February 23, 2021 by AllFreeCrochetAfghanPatterns Leave a Comment

Want to be a better crocheter? Check out some of these neat crochet tips and tricks to improve your skills! Secrets to Being a Better Crocheter: 17 Crochet Tips and Tricks is the ultimate guide for lovers of crochet. All of these techniques are super easy and fast to do. I’m always surprised to find […]

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Tips and Techniques: How To Block Your Crochet Projects

May 30, 2020 by Marie Segares 1 Comment

I use children's playmats to block my projects, like the Pineapples for Everyone Shawl, a free crochet pattern available at http://undergroundcrafter.com/blog/2014/08/20/free-pattern-pineapples-for-everyone-shawl/

I’m Marie from Underground Crafter and this is the third post in a series about improving your crocheting. If you’re new to crochet or just want to take your skills to the next level, these tips will help you. In this post, I’m going to tackle a process that is commonplace in the knitting world but seems to intimidate […]

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Tips and Techniques: How To Weave in Yarn Tails

May 16, 2020 by Marie Segares Leave a Comment

How To Weave in Yarn Tails in Crochet Tutorial by Underground Crafter for Stitch and Unwind

I’m Marie from Underground Crafter and I’m continuing a series about taking your crochet skills up a notch! We can always learn something new to improve our crochet skills, whether we’ve been crocheting for a week or years. You can read the first post in the series, Learning to Read Crochet Patterns, here. In today’s post, I’m […]

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How to Read Yarn Labels

April 20, 2020 by Stitch&Unwind Leave a Comment

When you pick up a new ball of yarn, there is a plethora of information on that little slip of paper.  Learn how to read a yarn label with ease, so that you can pick the perfect yarn for that knit baby sweater or crochet afghan pattern.  This tutorial will decipher the yarn label so […]

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Secrets to Being a Better Crocheter: 17 Crochet Tips and Tricks

February 29, 2020 by AllFreeCrochetAfghanPatterns Leave a Comment

Want to be a better crocheter? Check out some of these neat crochet tips and tricks to improve your skills! Secrets to Being a Better Crocheter: 17 Crochet Tips and Tricks is the ultimate guide for lovers of crochet. All of these techniques are super easy and fast to do. I’m always surprised to find […]

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How to Read Yarn Labels

April 24, 2019 by Stitch&Unwind Leave a Comment

When you pick up a new ball of yarn, there is a plethora of information on that little slip of paper.  Learn how to read a yarn label with ease, so that you can pick the perfect yarn for that knit baby sweater or crochet afghan pattern.  This tutorial will decipher the yarn label so […]

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15 Crochet Organization Hacks for a New Year

January 1, 2019 by AllFreeCrochet Leave a Comment

Happy New Year! If you’re anything like me, you made a New Year resolution to start being more organized. It’s something I have always meant to do, but no matter how many times I have tried, I always lose myself to the clutter. This year, I’m taking a new approach to decluttering my room and […]

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15 Crochet Organization Hacks for a New Year

January 16, 2017 by AllFreeCrochet Leave a Comment

Happy New Year! If you’re anything like me, you made a New Year resolution to start being more organized. It’s something I have always meant to do, but no matter how many times I have tried, I always lose myself to the clutter. This year, I’m taking a new approach to decluttering my room and […]

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Crochet 101: Crochet Terms You Need to Know

February 3, 2016 by Stitch&Unwind 6 Comments

Learning how to crochet can be intimidating in a lot of ways. For one thing, it seems like some kind of magic is required to transform yarn into a sweater using only a hook (is it a wand in disguise?) For another thing, even once you’ve picked up the hook and learned how to get […]

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Tips and Techniques: Avoiding Hand Fatigue

July 9, 2015 by Mary Vaughn 17 Comments

I used to teach how to crochet and beginning knitting lessons at 2 different yarn stores, which equaled 20 to 30 hours a week of crochet and knitting on the clock and another 20 or so for my own fun per week. After the first week of that you can imagine that my wrists, arms […]

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