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tunisian crochet resources

15 September 2023 | by penny | No Comments

mannequin with a black long sleeve tshirt wearing the multimesh cowl looped three times

Over the past few years, I've fallen in love with Tunisian crochet. It was a long time coming. Honestly I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner. When I was a child, I wanted to learn to knit and couldn't figure it out. My mother couldn't and said it was "too hard" so she hated it. We both knew …

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technique tuesday: granny squares (& other motifs)

15 August 2023 | by penny | No Comments

stack of multicolorful motifs in progress on a black background. in front are 6 centers, the stack includes the first 3 rounds for the "literary fragments blanket"

Happy Granny Square Day! Don’t worry if you didn’t know that was today (15 August); I hadn’t heard about it until earlier this week. May your counting be correct and your ends weave themselves. Granny squares were the next thing I learned to crochet after perfecting miles of chains. When I was 7, …

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Book Review: The Step-by-Step Guide to 200 Crochet Stitches

05 November 2021 | by penny | No Comments

books stacked, the covers are colorful and the top (or bottom) edge is all that's visible.

We know that I have a thing for stitch dictionaries. I'm especially fascinated by crochet pattern libraries because I didn't know they existed for the first decade or so I crocheted. The Step-by-Step Guide to 200 Crochet Stitches is the book I wish I had when I first started to figure out how to do …

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Crochet Collection Review – Pineapple Passion by Karen Whooley

19 June 2019 | by penny | No Comments

The pineapple crochet stitch is the focus of Karen Whooley's newest pattern collection, Pineapple Passion. It includes five designs including a top, two shawls, a skirt, and a cardigan. What is the pineapple stitch? It is one that looks complex yet is a clever combination of double, single, and …

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self-care, cashmere edition

06 November 2018 | by penny | No Comments

Artyarns Crochet Triangle Scarf, shown in Blues

Meet the Cashmere Triangle Scarf. This crochet scarf is worked from the center back out to the tip and uses half-double crochet. It uses 5 skeins of Artyarns Cashmere 1 ply (100% Italian Cashmere). The resulting fabric is soft and very beautiful, the cashmere is delightful and the lace-weight yarn …

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the story of the swatches

06 March 2018 | by penny | No Comments

I mentioned a large project a few weeks ago. Now I can share more about it--I'm crocheting swatches to investigate all of Anzula's yarns. My first post explores For Better or Worsted. I'll provide a crochet contrast to Jill's knitting focused posts. It's a good thing I love fun swatches! There are …

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