Crochet Stitches
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A Crochet Mesh Stitch Called The Y Stitch
Back in March when I was doing some research to get inspiration for crocheting an afikomen bag, I had the thought that a crochet stitch with triangles might be a nice way to reference the pyramids in Egypt, and I discovered a simple stitch called the Y stitch, that produces essentially rows of tiny triangular…
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Diamonds And Stripes: 4 Filet Crochet Patterns To Try Now
As a somewhat avid crocheter over the years, I have certainly been aware of filet crochet, and the idea of making wonderful patterns with the placement of double crochet stitches together with blank spaces, such that one can create any kind of pattern that can be worked out on a grid. That said, traditionally filet…
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Filet Crochet Large Diamond Trellis Pattern
I have been creating a small library of filet crochet swatches recently, including filet crochet small diamonds pattern, filet crochet diamond trellis pattern, filet crochet diagonal stripes pattern, and now presenting the filet crochet diamonds pattern, and I only wish I hadn’t run out of yarn so that I could have crocheted a larger swatch!…
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Filet Crochet Diagonal Stripes Pattern
I have been creating a small library of filet crochet swatches recently, and last week I shared filet crochet small diamonds pattern and filet crochet diamond trellis pattern which are both lovely, though this filet crochet diagonal stripes pattern is wonderful too! Each pattern has a slightly different “fall” to it depending the density of…
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Filet Crochet Diamond Trellis Pattern
Summer is a great time to delve into crochet, as it is so very relaxing, and great as a take along project! Our summer here in Northern Israel is turning out to be yet another stressful one, so I think I might just need to go down into the basement and look for some yarn…
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Filet Crochet Small Diamonds Pattern For Blankets And More!
If you already know how to crochet, or even if you are somewhat of a beginner, filet crochet is a great way to create a crocheted pattern with very little effort! No squares to sew together, no millions of ends to weave in at the end (not my favorite) and results that are very classic…
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Crochet Arcade Stitch Pattern With T-Shirt Yarn
I have pulled this out of the archives because it suddenly just appealed to me, and guess what, I did this at the exact same time, namely right after Succot, three years ago! So no wonder it appealed to me, though still quite surprised! Friends, I have not had the time to crochet lately as…
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Crocheted Mini-Mandala With Star Center Pattern
With Hanukkah in just a week, I have been a bit busy whipping up some quick crocheted mini mandalas with a 6-pointed star center. Using pastel-colored t-shirt yarn, this mini mandalas work up quickly, and in just three rows you have something you could use as a coaster, or possibly as part of a decorative…
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Quick Crocheted Stars Using T-Shirt Yarn
Hanukkah is coming in just a week or so, and now is the time for some quick crocheting to use as gifts or decorations! Lucky for you I have given this two-row star a run for its’ money using t-shirt yarn, and the results are great, so now I’m sharing them with you! T-shirt yarn…
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Crochet Arcade Stitch Pattern
The Jewish holiday season is over and the first thing I just had to do (after 8 days of holidays and no crafting) was pick up some colorful t-shirt yarn and make something! Truthfully I needed to crochet a swatch to photograph for application on a product, and this arcade stitch just seemed so very…
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Crocheted Sunburst Granny Square Pattern
At long last I was able to purchase some chunky acrylic yarn at my local fabric shop that seemed like something worth trying out, (There is one other brand of chunky that starts to pill while you are just looking at it…..well you know what i mean) and at only 10 shekels a skein of…
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Crocheted Wagon Wheel Granny Square Pattern
For a moment there I thought I might not do any crocheting this winter, but ha ha, that certainly would be a very strange thing around here! And rather than take down boxes from the attic, I figured I’d whip up a few simple crocheted accessories for myself with some yarn I had on hand,…