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 […]
Stitch Spotlight: 15 Afghans with Tunisian Crochet Stitches
Today is the day to shine a light on one of my favorite designs: the oh-so-versatile Tunisian crochet stitch. Yes, it is a design grandkids and grannies can agree on. One of the best things about this pattern is the way it combines modern and vintage design by bringing back what used to be known as the afghan […]
Tips and Techniques: How To Weave in Yarn Tails
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 […]
Stitch Spotlight: 15 Afghans with Tunisian Crochet Stitches
Today is the day to shine a light on one of my favorite designs: the oh-so-versatile Tunisian crochet stitch. Yes, it is a design grandkids and grannies can agree on. One of the best things about this pattern is the way it combines modern and vintage design by bringing back what used to be known as the afghan […]
Stitch Spotlight: 15 Afghans with Tunisian Crochet Stitches
Today is the day to shine a light on one of my favorite designs: the oh-so-versatile Tunisian crochet stitch. Yes, it is a design grandkids and grannies can agree on. One of the best things about this pattern is the way it combines modern and vintage design by bringing back what used to be known as the afghan […]
Crochet 101: Crochet Terms You Need to Know
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 […]
Video Tutorial: Learn to Tunisian Crochet
Tunisian crochet can look intimidating the first time you see it, but I can promise you that it really is easy. The basic Tunisian stitch (sometimes referred to as the afghan stitch) is really nothing more than a simple single crochet, just worked in a unique way. Don’t believe me? Well, I’ve filmed a tutorial […]
How to Change Color at the End of a Row
I’ve quickly fallen for the craft of crochet and I’m so glad that I did. Not only is it addicting, but it’s the most satisfying when you see the end result of all your hard work. What I find holding me back from trying new patterns is that I’m not confident enough to change colors […]
Chainless Foundation: 10 No Beginning Chain Crochet Patterns
Take the stress out of starting your next crochet project with these 10 No Beginning Chain Crochet Patterns. These particular crochet afghan patterns are a bit different than your typical crochet blankets because the stitches in the first row are made inside of the chain spaces. A chainless foundation is useful for crochet projects that require […]
Printable Patterns: How to Crochet the Best Patterns of 2013
It’s been an amazing year for AllFreeCrochet and we couldn’t be more thankful to have such a great following of people who are just as passionate about crochet as we are. To show our appreciation we have put together a new collection full of the best free crochet patterns of the year. These printable patterns […]
