This crochet wall hanging was inspired by a vintage doily pattern that is in the public domain that was listed on FreeVintageCrochet.com. The original pattern, Straw Doily, is from Lily Mills Company Modern Crochet Book 75. I know people hate using stitch markers, but they really help with this pattern for keeping track of the …
The Double Triple Crochet Sitch is also commonly called the Double Treble Crochet Stitch, both terms being US crochet terms. I like to think of the Double Triple Crochet stitch as a quadruple crochet or an extended triple crochet. Basically, it’s a triple crochet with another yarn over in the initial start of the stitch. …
The leaves are in full fall colors on the Blue Ridge Mountains where I am and I picked up some Red Heart Unforgettable yarn in the color polo which reminded me so much of how the mountains look right now and I decided to stitch up a cowl with it. I absolutely love the feel …
Using the single crochet back loop only can give you a ribbed texture to your crochet stitches. It is also called the Back Loop Single Crochet by some crocheters. This stitch is easy to make all that you have to do is locate the back loops of the stitches you are working in. They are …
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This is a great option for a crochet cowl pattern if you need something that can be stitched up in no time. I love having options for when I need to get some gifts made quickly and there isn’t much time. So if you need a quick holiday gift that you can put together in …
There are some cool looking crochet stitches and the half double crochet back loop only is one of those. In this crochet stitch tutorial, we go over step by step how to make a half double crochet back loop only stitch. The half double crochet back loop stitch is also commonly referred to in crochet …
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Instead of a smaller dishcloth, I ended up making a bigger washcloth this time. This ended up being 9×8.5 inches. This crochet washcloth pattern uses the extended single crochet stitch. I found this stitch while browsing through some more crochet stitch books. It’s a very simple stitch to do, with only an extra loop draw-through …
The extended single crochet is an easy crochet stitch to do. It’s just a single crochet stitch with one extra step of pulling an extra loop up. This stitch is commonly abbreviated as “esc” in crochet patterns. Here is a step-by-step tutorial with pictures showing you how to do an extended single crochet stitch. One …
The weather is still on the “I don’t know what season it really is” but those chilly mornings have me still on the infinity scarf kick for patterns. This newest pattern uses the even moss stitch. I also used this stitch on my most popular dishcloth pattern: Even Moss Stitch Dishcloth. I found that when …
I came across the mini bean stitch and knew right away I needed to use it in a dishcloth pattern. I’m loving the look of this dishcloth once it’s finished. I used Lily’s Sugar and Cream cotton yarn but any cotton yarn would work for this pattern. The mini bean stitch is very easy to …
