Accent your outfit with this simple Checkered Loop Scarf. You can drape it around your neck as a long loop, loop it twice for a good length or three times to keep extra warm. The loop scarf can conveniently be warn in many different styles. To download this pattern, visit the Crochet Spot Store. Skill Level: Finished Size: 68” (172.5 cm) circumference, 5 1/2” (14 cm) wide Main Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (approximately 350 yards) Crochet Hook H (5.00 mm)

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The wishing well is a fun yet beautiful home decorative piece! Use it to show off your crochet skills or to store small items. The well is also large enough to fit a small potted plant inside! To download this pattern, visit the Crochet Spot Store. Skill Level: Finished Size: 13 1/2″ (34 cm) tall, 12 1/2″ (32 cm) wide, 7″ (18 cm) deep

Main Materials: Medium Weight Yarn 500 yards of main color 100 yards of contrasting color Small amount of bucket, vine and flower colors Crochet hook E (3.25 mm) Polyester fiberfill Small amount of 17 gauge wire (or higher)

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Crochet these quick and easy Christmas ball ornaments! You don’t have to worry about these ornaments breaking if you drop them. You can even make them in fun colors and crochet stripes onto them, by changing the color of your yarn after each round in the pattern. You can learn more about: How to Change Colors in Crochet. By the way, these ornaments can also make great pet toys!

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Crocheting in the round is a very useful technique when you want to make bags, hats and other round objects. In this tutorial I will show you how you can crochet around a foundation chain. This method is used a lot in my crochet patterns to prevent having to sew your project together.

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.

Start by crocheting a foundation chain. If you are working with a pattern, it will tell you how long to make this chain.

I love the holidays, the time of the year for family, food, and giving! No matter what you celebrate you are bound to be crocheting something for the holidays. Maybe you are making gifts for the family and friends, new table cloths for the special dinner, or extra hats and scarfs to donate. If you are having trouble think up great gifts for your family and friends, check out the list of Fast Crochet Gift Ideas for the Holidays. Or if you are still on the fence about giving crocheted gifts, see what others have answered to the infamous questions “Do You Give Crocheted Gifts?”

So what are you crocheting for the holidays?

Celebrate the holidays by crocheting a Santa Claus Hat for everyone in the family! This easy to follow pattern contains 5 different sizes: baby, toddler, child, woman and man. To download this pattern, visit the Crochet Spot Store. Skill Level: Finished Sizes: baby, toddler, child, woman and man. (exact measurements and instructions for measuring are included within pattern)

Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (approximately 150 yards of main color, amount varies based on hat size) Crochet Hook I (5.50 mm)

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It is really annoying when you crochet and your yarn splits! You end up with only part of the strand of yarn on your hook instead of the entire strand. Here are some tips to help you prevent your yarn from splitting while you crochet:

1. Use a bigger hook – The bigger your hook, the less chance that your hook will split your yarn. Smaller hooks are more pointy and tend to “stab” your yarn in half. While bigger hooks obviously have a larger hook to grab you strand of yarn without splitting it.
2. Take your time – If you take your time, and move extra slow when you crochet, there is no way you can split your yarn. Try working in slow motion for a few stitches and be sure that your yarn is properly under your hook before you pull it. You can speed up, once you get the hang of it.
3. Work with the opposite end of the yarn – Yarn is made with a bunch of plies of yarn twisted together. Sometimes your yarn splits because you are working against the direction that the yarn is twisted in, so you are basically untwisting it. By working with the opposite end of the yarn you can work into the same direction that the yarn is twisted in, so that it doesn’t split.
4. Use a different brand – Different hooks made by different companies are shaped differently. There isn’t one hook that is great for everyone, so try out different types of hooks to see which one works best for you. Be sure to try out different brands of yarn as well.
5. Practice – Practice makes perfect, as the old saying goes, and it is so true. I remember when I first started crocheting, my yarn would split all the time. But now, using the exact same hook and brand of yarn, it doesn’t split anymore because I have practice crocheting. So just be patience and practice, you can do it!

Do you have a tip to prevent yarn from splitting that you would like to share?

If you are looking to spread awareness about breast cancer, here is a very fast and easy ribbon that you can crochet. You can use it as a pin or sew it to clothing or blankets as you desire. Skill Level: Finished Size: 4″ (10 cm) tall Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (small amount) Crochet Hook I (5.50 mm) Gauge: not very important

Crochet Pattern: Ribbon
Row 1: ch 37, dc in the back ridge only in third ch from hook and in each ch across, finish off.
Using the photo as a guide, sew or pin the ribbon together.

If you need help crocheting the breast cancer awareness ribbon, let me know and I’ll be sure to help!