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Crochet Pattern: Christmas Appliques – Set #2

Rachel — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:10:16 +0000

This set includes 5 crochet patterns: elf, gingerbread man, reindeer, Santa, and snowman. Use these appliques to embellish your holiday items or use them as pins. You can even attach them to hooks and hang them on your tree as ornaments. Some embroidery skill required.

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Skill Level:

Finished Sizes: range from 3″ (8 cm) – 4″ (10 cm) tall

Main Materials:
Medium Weight Yarn (small amount of each color)
Crochet Hook H (5.00 mm)
Yarn Needle

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If you ever need help with crocheting your Christmas appliques, let me know and I’ll be sure to help!

How to Crochet: Extended Single Crochet Stitches (exsc)

Rachel — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:03:33 +0000

Extended single crochet stitches (exsc) are very similar to single crochet stitches, but as the name suggests, they are extended to be slightly taller.

Here is the abbreviated instructions for exsc – (pull up a loop in next stitch, yarn over, pull through 1 loop on hook, yarn over, pull though final 2 loops on hook)

Below is the step by step, picture tutorial that will walk you through how to make an extended single crochet stitch. This tutorial is for both right and left handed people. For left handed pictures, roll your mouse over the image and it will change for you.

Starting with a swatch to practice on, pull up a loop in the next stitch. To do so, insert your hook into the next stitch, yarning over (wrap the yarn around your hook) and pulling through the stitch on your hook. You should now have 2 loops on your hook.

Yarn over (wrap the yarn around your hook).

Pull the strand of yarn though 1 loop on your hook. You should now have 2 loops on your hook.

Yarn over (wrap the yarn around your hook).

Pull the strand of yarn through 2 loops on your hook. You should now have only 1 loop on your hook.

Congrats! You competed one extended single crochet! You may create a swatch of extended single crochets or use this stitch in combination with other crochet stitches. To create a swatch, chain 1 for your turning chain.

Need more help? Let me know and I’ll be sure to answer!

Crochet Pattern: Striped Skinny Scarf

Rachel — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:25:22 +0000

Super easy and super fast, this scarf is only 3 rows wide! Use a large hook and super bulky yarn to crochet this scarf in a jiffy. Knowledge of How to Change Colors in Crochet is required to create the stripe. You can adjust the length of the scarf by following the instructions with in the pattern.

Skill Level:

Finished Size: 2 1/2″ (6.5 cm) wide, 78″ (198 cm) long

Materials:
Super Bulky Weight Yarn
50 yards of main color
25 yards of contrasting color
Crochet Hook N (10.00 mm)

Gauge:
6 dc = 3’’
3 rows = 2 1/2’’
Gauge Swatch: 3’’w x 2 1/2’’h (7.5 cm x 6.5 cm) ch 9.
Row 1: dc in forth ch from hook and in each ch across: 6 dc
Row 2 – 3: ch 3, turn, dc in each dc across: 6 dc
Finish off.

Crochet Pattern: Scarf
Row 1: with main color, ch 153 or a chain as long as your want your scarf, dc in back ridge only of the forth ch from hook and in the back ridge only of each ch across: 150 dc
Row 2: changing to contrasting color, ch 3, dc in each dc across: 150 dc
Row 3: changing to main color, ch 3, dc in each dc across, finish off: 150 dc

Need help? Let me know!

Caron Country Yarn Giveaway – Update

Rachel — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:35:05 +0000

Recently I told you about the Caron Country Yarn Giveaway, where they are giving a free skein if Caron Country Yarn to any one who mails them 3 Caron Simply Soft yarn labels, their receipt, and a 3 x 5 card with their mailing information.

However, it looks as if they are not requiring you to mail your receipt anymore. This is great if you’re like me and lose your receipt or just never keep it! Also, notice that it is limited one skein per request, and not per person. That’s interesting…I wonder if you can get more than one skein? Either way, get your old yarn labels in the mail for a free skein of yarn!

You can click here for more information regarding the giveaway.

What’s Your Crochet Personality?

Rachel — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:14:13 +0000

Everyone has a crochet personality. Let’s find out which one you are! Below are 3 fun personalities that I thought of. If you don’t fit any, feel free to make up your own and tell me about it!

Classic Crocheter

Is traditional!
Loves crocheting blankets, doilies, hats or scarves.
Never gets tired of a good old granny square.

Modern Madam / Man

Is always learning new techniques.
Crochets a variety of items: bags, clothing, home decor, etc.
May get bored crocheting the same thing all the time.

Novelty Nut

Loves making thing that are “out of the ordinary” like a Crochet Hamburger Coaster Set.
Doesn’t always follow patterns, just because you like to be different.
Enjoys freeform crochet.

Personally, I think I’m a “Novelty Nut”. Although I do enjoy the classics, I have the most fun creating weird, novelty items. What’s your crochet personality?

30 Feet Tall Lions at 2012 Olympics

Rachel — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:14:22 +0000

I’ve been meaning to tell you this a couple weeks ago, but YES it is official! There will be three (not one, but three) 30 feet tall crocheted lions at the 2012 Olympics. A while ago I wrote about the possibility of Crochet Art at the 2012 Olympics, and now the committee chose a crochet piece. Shauna Richardson is the crocheter and will be crocheting for 2 years to get those lions done.

If you’re not a fan of the Olympics, maybe you’d at least be a fan of seeing giant crocheted lions?

You can take a look at the other decorations that have been chosen for the 2012 Olympics in London here. They seem very odd yet still fun!

Crochet Pattern: Christmas Appliques – Set #1

Rachel — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:10:20 +0000

This set includes 5 crochet patterns: candy cane, Christmas tree, gift box, Santa Claus hat, and stocking. Use these appliques to embellish your holiday items or use them as pins. You can even attach them to hooks and hang them on your tree as ornaments. No sewing required!!

Download this pattern at the Crochet Spot Store.

Skill Level:

Finished Sizes: range from 2″ (5 cm) – 5″ (13 cm) tall

Materials:
Medium Weight Yarn (small amount of each color)
Crochet Hook H (5.00 mm)

If you ever need help with crocheting your Christmas appliques, let me know and I’ll be sure to help!

How to Minimize Weaving in Ends in Crochet

Rachel — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:47:49 +0000

If you are like me, you hate to weave in a bunch of ends of yarn when you are done your crochet project. Normally there is at least a beginning and ending piece of yarn that you have to weave in. But there can also be other strands of yarn from when you change colors or have to cut and attach your yarn at a new position in your work. The number of ends you have to weave in can add up.

Here is a simple tip that can help you reduce the number of ends you have to weave in at the end of your project. In the example in the photos, I am changing colors, and have an end that I need to tuck into the work. This method can also be used for other situations as well!

The idea is to hold your end up to your work as shown below. (Mouse over the image for a left handed view)

Then crochet as you normally would, but over the strand of yarn. This way, you are hiding the yarn that you would normally have to tuck in later. See, you can’t even see the end that was crocheted over!

This is the same idea as carrying your yarn when you change colors in crochet. You can use this method anytime you are crochet over an area that is close to where your strand of yarn is sticking out of. Such as if you are crocheting a border, you can hold the ends of the yarn along the sides while crocheting the border over them.

Crochet Pattern: Easiest Coaster Ever

Rachel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:27:14 +0000

Coasters don’t have to be complicated to look good! After all they’re just circles you put your drinks on so that you don’t mess up your table. In this crochet pattern, there isn’t anything complicated or fancy, just the easiest coaster pattern you will ever come across.

Skill Level:

Finished Size: 3 1/2″ (9 cm) in diameter

Materials:
Medium Weight Yarn (small amount)
Crochet Hook I (5.50 mm)

Gauge: rounds 1 – 3 in pattern measure 3 1/2″ in diameter.

Need help understanding the abbreviations? Check out the crochet abbreviation chart.

Crochet Pattern: Coaster
Round 1: ch 4, 12 dc in forth ch from hook, sl st in top of beginning ch-3 joining to beginning of round: 12 dc
Round 2: ch 3, 2 dc in each dc around: 24 dc
Round 3: ch 3, (2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc) around, finish off: 36 dc

You may also like to check out the Crochet Pattern: Amigurumi Animal Coasters for the cutest coasters ever!

If you need help crocheting your coaster, no worries! Just leave a comment and I’ll be sure to help!

Thanks for Your Patience

Rachel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:39:52 +0000

You may have noticed that Crochet Spot was temporarily unavailable today and you may have gotten a page with some funny error message. But no worries, because if you’re reading this on the site right now everything is working again!!!

So thanks for being so patient, I know it was hard for me to do! The people that hosts Crochet Spot on their server had to work out a few kinks. Whatever they were doing is beyond me. I’m just glad that it’s all fixed.

Now that everything is back to normal how about enjoying some…