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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Avoid Common Crochet Mistakes
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Here are some of the most common crochet mistakes to avoid. I go over
Tension:
One of the most common mistakes beginners make is obtaining an even
Here are some of the most common crochet mistakes to avoid. I go over
these in detail in my guide, Secrets of a Crochet Master Revealed.
Tension:
One of the most common mistakes beginners make is obtaining an even
tension on their work. This stems from the fact that the beginner is doing
something new and different. That is stressful! And when we are stressed,
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Treble Crochet
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In english books, you can read it like this... tr or trc .
In an international book that uses symbols, read it like this or you may see it to be this way ....
A treble crochet or tr is the next basic stitch after the double crochet. It is used when a long stitch is needed within a crochet design.
Step 1: Place the yarn twice over the hook and then insert the hook through the two upper strands of the stitch to be worked, draw the yarn through the stitch.
In english books, you can read it like this... tr or trc .
In an international book that uses symbols, read it like this or you may see it to be this way ....
A treble crochet or tr is the next basic stitch after the double crochet. It is used when a long stitch is needed within a crochet design.
Step 1: Place the yarn twice over the hook and then insert the hook through the two upper strands of the stitch to be worked, draw the yarn through the stitch.
Double Crochet
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In english books, you can read it like this... dc.
In an international book that uses symbols, read it like this or you may see it to be this way ....
A double crochet or dc is about twice the height of a single crochet stitch. This is a popular stitch producing looser fabric than single crochet.
Step 1: Place the yarn over the hook and then insert hook through the upper two strands of the stitch to be worked.
In english books, you can read it like this... dc.
In an international book that uses symbols, read it like this or you may see it to be this way ....
A double crochet or dc is about twice the height of a single crochet stitch. This is a popular stitch producing looser fabric than single crochet.
Step 1: Place the yarn over the hook and then insert hook through the upper two strands of the stitch to be worked.
Half Double Crochet
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In english books, you can read it like this... hdc .
In an international book that uses symbols, read it like this or you may see it to be this way ....
A half double crochet or hdc is slightly taller than a single crochet. This stitch is the first of the basic stitches that requires a yarn over before you insert the hook.
Step 1: Place the yarn over the hook and then insert the hook through the two upper strands of the stitch to be worked.
In english books, you can read it like this... hdc .
In an international book that uses symbols, read it like this or you may see it to be this way ....
A half double crochet or hdc is slightly taller than a single crochet. This stitch is the first of the basic stitches that requires a yarn over before you insert the hook.
Step 1: Place the yarn over the hook and then insert the hook through the two upper strands of the stitch to be worked.
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