The lattice stitch is worked in a multiple of 2 + 1 chain. This means that you’ll need 2 chains for each stitch pattern plus one turning chain. For this example you’ll make an even amount of chains i.e. 30 plus 1 turning chain. Abbreviations:hdc – half double crochet ch – chain * – repeat within […]

I went over crocheting in the round in a previous post but I wanted to touch on it again. First I found a fabulous site that has a sphere calculator which gives you a perfectly mathematical sphere. This would be useful for toys and amigurumi or other patterns calling for balls. Second, I’ve gathered some useful links for those […]

  This stitch is made in multiple of 13 + 1ch. This means that for each stitch pattern you’ll need to chain 13 plus 1 turning chain. If you want to make the sample just chain 26 plus 1 for a total of 27. This makes 2 rows of bow ties. Row 1: sc in […]

I just finished up week 5 of the 52 week Squidoo challenge where I’m making 1 lens a week on crochet product reviews. The latest being ‘Crocodile Stitch Fashions‘ by Lianka Azulay. I reviewed the book which offers a great step by step tutorial on how to make the crocodile stitch with a picture tutorial […]

Today’s lesson with ‘Momwithahook’ is how to make a Puff stitch. Puff stitch:  Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop,(3loops on hook) [yarn over insert in same stitch, yarn over pull up a stitch]5-loops, [yarn over insert in same stitch, yarn over pull up a stitch]7-loops, yarn over, pull […]