Brighten up a child’s day with this fun and flowery shoulder bag! It’s great for toting around some toys or playing dress up with. The shoulder bag is easy to crochet. You can even use scrap yarn for the flower appliqués. Just follow the crochet pattern below to make a great gift for a little girl. Skill Level: Finished Size: 8” (20 cm) wide, 7” (18 cm) tall, not including strap

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Keep your cell phone safe with this cute cozy pattern. This pattern can easily be adjusted for different sized cell phones! Just have your cell phone handy or the dimensions, and follow the instructions provided within the pattern to make a simple cozy for your cell phone. This is a great scrap yarn project and can also be used as a change purse, small wallet or cardholder! Skill Level: Finished Size: 4 ½” (11.5 cm) tall, 2 ¾” (7 cm) wide, ¾” (2 cm) button diameter Note: you can make any sized cell phone cozy you desire by following the instructions in the pattern.

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Here is something eye catching and interesting that I came across the other day. There is a group of women in Denver that are crocheting things and hanging them in public places. Here is the video for more details!

At first I thought that crochet everywhere would be the most pretty thing ever just thinking about walking around town and seeing crochet. But them I realized, it probably isn’t legal, and not fair for people who aren’t big crochet fans. Right now I don’t know what to think.

What do you think?

This crochet hook case is made with a series of shell stitches. It uses the same shell stitch pattern as the shell stitch blanket pattern. To make this case, we start by creating a simple rectangle shape that is as wide and tall as you want your case to be. Then we create another layer for the pockets inside. The pocket layer is then sewn to the hook case to form as many smaller pockets as you desire. Last but not least, a tie strap is attached so that you can roll your hook case up and secure it! Skill Level:

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Slip stitches are the smallest stitches in crocheting. They are great for joining ends. In this example of how to crochet a slip stitch, we will assume that you already created a foundation and we will be using a slip stitch to join two ends to create a circle.

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.

Let’s start with a foundation chain like this. (How to Crochet a Chain)

Insert your hook into the first chain on the chain. You should now have 2 loops on your hook.

Yarn over (wrap the yarn over your hook).

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

Congrats! You just made a slip stitch! Slip stitches are used for more purposes than just to make circles. You can also slip stitch across rows if desired. The idea is to insert your hook into the stitch that you want to make your slip stitch in, then yarn over and pull your strand of yarn through all the loops on your hook.

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There are many categories for yarn and types of yarn that fall into each category. Yarn weights are labeled from 0 to 6 with 0 being the thinnest of yarns and 6 being the most bulky. There are many different types of yarn in each category. The table below shows a general gauge for each of the yarn weights along with some recommended crochet hooks to use with that type of yarn. The information in the chart is the most commonly used gauges and crochet hook sizes for each yarn category. You can always use a crochet hook or create a gauge that is not listed on the chart.

Yarn Weight Symbol
Types of Yarn In Category	Fingering, 10-count crochet thread	Sock, Fingering, Baby	Sport, Baby	DK, Light Worsted	Worsted, Afghan, Aran	Chunky, Craft, Rug	Bulky, Roving
Gauge in Single Crochet 4″ (10 cm)	32-42 double crochets	21-32 sts	16-20 sts	12-17 sts	11-14 sts	8-11 sts	5-9 sts
Recommended Hook Sizes (metric)	Steel 1.6-1.4 mm	2.25-3.5 mm	3.5-4.5 mm	4.5-5.5 mm	5.5-6.5 mm	6.5-9 mm	9 mm and up
Recommended Hook Sizes (U.S.)	Steel 6, 7, 8 or B-1	B-1 to E-4	E-4 to 7	7 to I-9	I-9 to K-10 1/2	K-10 1/2 to M-13	M-13 and up

When you buy yarn a recommended crochet hook size and gauge may be listed on the packaging. If you are following a crochet pattern, it may also have the recommended crochet hook size and gauge in it.

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This weekend I went to Longwood Gardens! If anyone is ever in the PA area I would definitely take a trip out there to see all the beautiful flowers in bloom. I was disappointed that I didn’t get to see everything and that the pretty fountains weren’t turned on. But then again I guess it leaves something to look forward to next time. There were so many flowers there that I have never seen before and now I’m inspired to crochet them! Look out here comes my crochet hook! The picture to the right is pretty goofy. It’s of me and a bush trimmed into a dog, lol. There was a whole section of silly bushes like this!

Here are pictures of some of the flowers that I saw!!!

Most of the flowers were in the conservatory (a.k.a. the giant green house). It was laid out very elegantly. I could sit in there all day long and listen to the waterfall! It was so relaxing. Here are pictures of inside the conservatory.

There was even a cool bell tower!!!

I was so excited when I looked in a tree and saw this giant piece of fruit! I’m not exactly sure what it is, maybe a grape fruit? There was also the very photogenic bird that I encountered on one of the trails. It was posing so I thought I have to take a picture of it!

I definitely had a great time! Now I’m ready to start crocheting those flowers! Look out Spring, here comes my crochet hook! Does anyone have a favorite flower?

Lots of crocheters get confused about crochet hook sizes since hooks are labeled with variations of letters or numbers. Here is a table that I hope will help everyone convert millimeter hook sizes to popular letter and number sizes.

As you can see in the chart, U.S. hook sizes use letters and numbers that are not very consistent. Millimeters are more reliable in labeling the size of a hooks since it is an actual measurement of how big or small a hook is. All patterns that I publish on CrochetSpot will have crochet hook sizes in millimeters.

Crochet Hook Sizes

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Let’s talk about yarn! The other day I was staring at my yarn stash wondering where it all went. I have about 10 skeins of assorted colors and 3 small balls of thread. What is a “normal” size for a yarn stash? Every time I’m on the Crochetville forums I read about people with rooms if not tubs and bags filled with yarn in their stash. It feels like I’m behind, where is my room full of yarn? I need to go on a yarn spree.

By the way, what kind of yarn do you like to buy? I normally go for whatever is on sale or is just cheap. I have some Red Heart, Caron 1 pounder, and some Simply Soft stuff. I’ve never bought anything fancy yet, but I do touch and feel when I walk passed them.

Okay! I’m done rambling. Now, it’s your turn! How big is your stash and what’s in it?