| Be nice to your face by washing it with a nice, soft cloth made from your favorite cotton yarn. Crochet gives the cloth a nice texture, and bright colors are a feast for tired eyes in the morning. Just add your favorite cleanser and you’ll be ready to start your day off or head to bed with a fresh, clean face. |
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Flip flops are pretty much the unofficial footwear of summer. If I’m not at work, you can probably find me wearing one of the many pairs from my colorful collection. Unfortunately, the straps and toe pieces of flip flops can be irritating.
Replacing the original straps work both as a remedy for this problem and as a way to make your flip flops unique. With crochet straps, you have a wide range of possibilities. Maybe you’re fine with a simple single crochet strap or maybe you’ll use a lace edging pattern with your favorite color base. The choice is yours!
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| Crochet keychains are great to have around because they are so lightweight. While this keychain isn’t very big (about the size of an alarm fob), it can be made in bright, eye-catching colors to make it easy to find. This keychain is quick and easy to make if you have the hang of Tunisian entrelac. |
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Now that you have completed your first row in How to Crochet: Tunisian Entrelac (Part 1), you have a choice for your subsequent rows. You can turn your work (results in wrong sides being visible in the final project, but leaves fewer ends to leave in if working in one color). Or you can finish off then start at the beginning of the previous row without turning (leaves you with all right side rows but leaves more ends to weave in. This tutorial uses the latter method, but they both follow the same basic idea.
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Entrelac is a knit and crochet technique that involves working with interconnected blocks that are worked on the diagonal. One method for executing this involves using tunisian crochet. To be able to do this technique, you need to be familiar with Tunisian crochet, including the starting row and Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS) as well as decreasing on the forward pass and finishing off.
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Are you ready to try out lace? How about lace in the round? Never fear. Once you get the hang of this simple floral pattern, you’ll be ready to tackle bigger projects. As for this one: use it to decorate, link a bunch together to make a cool belt or bag, or adorn another project with it. |
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| Floral patterns are fun whether they’re created with colors, lace, or relief stitches. This coaster pattern uses stitches worked around posts to create a textured six-petal flower. The coaster is quick to make once you have a handle on posts stitches and increasing stitches. Crochet a bunch of these flower coasters in a variety of colors for a fun looking collection. | 
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| Are you ready to try something a little different with Tunisian Crochet? Try this bookmark to get used to working tall stitches in a different way. You will need to be familiar with Tunisian crochet from the setup/Tunisian simple stitch to the Tunisian knit stitch and the Tunisian treble crochet. |
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| When it starts warming up, it’s a great time to grab a book and head outside to enjoy the sunshine. If you have to run in for a drink, keep your page with a pretty floral bookmark. The petals make a fun, cute way to work on bobbles, and the whole bookmark is easy to make, so you’ll be out there with your new find or old favorite in no time. |
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| This bracelet is a quick accessory that is easy to adjust for smaller or larger wrists and is perfect for wearing with sundresses. Shells always seem to make any pattern look more delicate, and the pearl bead closure is an even daintier touch. Feel free to make a bunch in different colors! |
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