Tutorial: How to join fabric – The Crochet Dude From time to time companies will send me a product that they would like me to test out and since I’m always looking for stuff to blog about, I like to write up quick reviews too. This time around I got the new Rotary Cutting Machine from Simplicity – and it is amazing. This is how the rotary cutter comes out of the box! That’s pretty much all you have to do, then plug it in and start stripping, er, I mean rotary cutting. It did take me about 10 minutes to get the feel of the machine and it helped to guide the fabric from both the front and the back. If you like to do craft projects that require you to cut strips of fabric this machine is a gem. Now What? When we were young our dad would crochet big area “rag rugs” for the farmhouse where we lived. Fold the end of each of the strips over about an inch and cut a small slit over the fold creating a hole: Now take end of Strip B and pass it through the slot at the other end of Strip B: And that’s all there is to it.
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Squaring the Circle Crochet Pattern Tutorial - spincushions Hi folks I love squaring the circle – turning crochet circles into squares. It’s always so much fun. I’ve written up a few slightly different patterns over the past few years – in my More Than a Granny ebook , my Dotty Spotty Baby Blanket, my Block Bag & for my Beyond the Granny CAL. Different sizes circles squared for my Dotty Spotty Baby Blanket I find myself going back to it over and over so I thought a stand alone tutorial post was in order. If you want to download a PDF of the pattern, you’can download it in your preferred terms by clicking the one you want below : US Terms UK Terms You’ll find the UK terms above the pictures and US terms under the pictures. You will need 7 metres (7.7 yards) for the circle and 10 metres (11 yards) for the squaring off. Abbreviations If any stitches are new to you, check our my YouTube videos showing how they’re done. UK Terms US Terms Using circle colour, begin with a magic circle. Round 1 UK : ch 3 (st ch), 11 tr, join with ss to 3rd ch of st ch. {12 sts}
How to make a lining to crocheted bag - Magic with hook and needles Hi my dears, it is lovely Tuesday, we are going with our girls on the trip to the mountains - oh, I am terribly looking forward to make a little break and spend the day at the mountain with my beloved ones. I hope you will have a nice time too :-). Today I am here with my new free tutorial - How to sew the lining to crocheted bag. I make the lining to every of my bigger bags. So, what do you need? Some crocheted bag will be fine :-) and fabric (100% cotton fabric), sewing threads, some pins, scissors, sewing machine and iron. Tip: most of all, I am using 100% cotton fabric. Instruction: Please measure your bag :-) My measurement: For this tutorial I used one of my most favorite bags – Crazy rainbow bag. Upper inner circumference of my bag is 74 cm Don't forget to the addition fabric for the side seams – I have 1 cm for each side Height of the my bag: backside 26 cm, bottom of the bag 6 cm, front-side 26 cm – totally 58 cm Cut the rectangle of: width 76 cm (74 + 1 + 1) and height 68 cm ( 58 + 10)
Super stylish crochet bag handles - Crafternoon Treats If you want to crochet bag handles, its tricky. Most crochet stitches are by their very nature stretchy, which is the last think you need. Ideal crochet bag handles are firm, nice to hold, look good and, most importantly of all, don’t get longer every time you pick up the bag! Make some super stylish cotton crochet bag handles These are the handles for the rainbow tote bag I made with the Stylecraft limited edition colour pack and as part of their blog tour in September/October 2015.You can also now buy the Limited Edition pack of Stylecraft Special DK from Deramores at £9.99 per pack If you buy after going to their site through my link I get a few pennies commission to help support my blog I’ve written the handbag handles up as a separate tutorial as they can be used on other bags and the technique is a very useful one to know in its own right. What you’ll need A length of 6mm cotton piping cord. Stitches used This tutorial uses UK terms. Super stylish crochet bag handles – the tutorial
Adding Chains to a Too-Short Foundation We’ve all been there. You’ve made your chain – 50, 100, 300 chains long. Maybe you even added a couple extra, just in case (after all, you can always take them out later). Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links. How to Add More Chains to a Too-Short Foundation – Right Handed How to Add More Chains to a Too-Short Foundation – Left Handed As Seen in this Video (Click for more info!) Basically, when you come up short on your foundation chain, and you don’t want to pull out your work, you have 2 options! Add more stitches using foundation stitches. I hope that this tutorial helps you out the next time you find yourself a few stitches short of the first row!
Long Starting Chains Made Easy! Or at least easier! There are many gorgeous patterns out there that start off with a long, long… long chain. We’re talking 100, 200, 300 chains or more! There are strategies to keep track (stitch markers are #1!), but mistakes in counting happen. Long Starting Chains Made Easy – Right Handed Long Starting Chains Made Easy – Left Handed As Seen in This Video (click for more info) In words… When you start a long chain for a project, make the slip knot loosely – pinch it with your fingers if needed to keep it in place as you begin chaining. Finally, work that first row. The most important thing here is to make that initial slip knot loose, so you can pull it apart later with your yarn needle. It’s also a great trick for when I’m designing something new, and I know the general width of the project I want, but I’m not sure how many chains I’ll need to get started. Thanks for watching!
Crochet Edge on Fleece Blanket Tutorial - The Friendly Red Fox It happens to all of us (at least I hope its not just me!). It's Friday and you have a baby shower Saturday. And you forgot until that moment. For now, on our husband-is-in-school-and-I-am-a-stay-at-home-mom budget, I need to combine our gift giving budget with my crafty stuffs budget. I love these blankets. It is a half yard, single layer of fleece, crocheted around with a pretty border. (There are affiliate links in this post, which means I get a small portion of anything you buy from the link. You will need: Half a yard of fleeceKay's Crochet Edge Fleece Blade H (5.0 mm) Crochet HookCutting matNeedle for sewing in ends Caron Simply Soft yarn. Once you trim your fleece down into as perfect of a square as you can get, trim those corners. Now take the Kay's Crochet edge blade and attach it to a rotary cutter. About half an inch from the edge go along the edge of the fleece. Put your hook through a corner hole. Attach the yarn. Repeat all around. Then begin your pattern for the border.
How to Keep a Magic Circle Closed I love starting projects in the round with the magic circle! No weird bumps from knots, and you can pull it as tight – or keep it as loose – as you like! But if you don’t finish them off correctly, they can start to come undone! Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links. How to Keep a Magic Circle Closed – Right Handed How to Keep a Magic Circle Closed – Left Handed As Seen in this Video (click for more info!) If you’re not familiar with the Magic Circle already, you can check out my tutorial video for it here: Magic Circle Video Tutorial. And if you’ve made the Magic Circle before, you know how great it feels to grab that first end and pull it all tight and closed – there’s a reason they call it “magic!” Many people make the mistake of cutting the yarn as soon as the magic circle is pulled closed. Going in several directions locks in that magic circle, and will keep it from coming undone. And that’s the secret to a long lasting magic circle!
Perfect Stripes for Amigurumi [video] Link easily to this tutorial in your patterns: www.planetjune.com/stripes I’ve developed two methods you can use to minimise the seam when you work in joined rounds to make stripes for amigurumi (or anything else that’s single crocheted in the round). As these joins don’t travel or require extra stitches, you can just add the join of your choice between rounds in any striped single crochet pattern (whether it was designed to be worked in continuous spirals or joined rounds). You don’t need to modify your stitch count; they just work. Where’s the seam, you ask? That’s exactly the point! Let’s jump straight to the video, and then I’ll give you a rundown of the strengths and weaknesses of each method. Perfect Stripes for Amigurumi (right-handed) Click to watch this video on YouTube. Perfect Stripes for Amigurumi (left-handed) Click to watch this video on YouTube. Method 1: Invisible Join Method 2: No-Cut Join My Recommendation: Hybrid Method Written Instructions Invisible Join Method:
Extending a Row with Foundation Single Crochet This week’s tutorial is a quick demonstration of a neat little trick to extend a row of crochet. Foundation stitches, in particular foundation single crochet, are a great way to to start a project. But what happens when you’ve made a few (or a bunch of) rows, and want the next row to continue on past the previous row, but don’t want to chain? Extending a Row with Foundation Single Crochet Video Tutorial Extending a Row with Foundation Single Crochet Photo Tutorial First of all, why are we doing this? The letter T is made by crocheting long rows for the vertical portion, or stem/base of the T. This is why being able to FSC at any point in the pattern is so great! And that’s really all there is to it! Working with Two Colors | American Crochet | Tutorial If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Working with Two Colors When I am working with two colors I prefer to not tie on and fasten off every single round. To me it is time consuming and there are several more ends to work in once I have completed my project. In this post I am going to show you how I work with two colors and without having to tie on and fasten off. Step 1: Here I have worked my pattern to the desired height using Color A Step 2: Now I am ready to start working with Color B. Step 3: Now that I have joined Color B, I join into the beginning of my first stitch using Color B (join according to your pattern instructions). Work your pattern accordingly using Color B. Step 4: When you are to start working with Color A again you simply bring up Color A when joining. You will repeat Step 4 by changing your color until your instructions tell you to fasten off that color. Be sure to share this tutorial with your friends and fellow Crafters.
Stitchopedia Wet Felt Join This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase something from one of these links I will be compensated. This helps keep the free content coming. Thank you. The wet felt join is a great join for a feltable yarn – such as most animal fibers. It’s best used when joining the same color, as when joining a new skein of the same color, or when there is a knot in your yarn that needs to be removed. Here’s a video showing how to do the wet felt join, followed by written instructions with photos. First, fray the ends of both pieces of yarn for 2 to 4 inches. Overlap the frayed ends and wrap them around each other. Wet the overlapped section of yarn. Rub the join quickly between your palms, or over taught fabric to create heat and friction. Ta-da!! ©Copyright 2016 Jessie Rayot / Jessie At Home All my videos, patterns and posts are my own work. This post may contain affiliate links/ads. Related Stitchopedia ~ Getting Started: Slip Stitch to Join June 11, 2014 In "Chart" Stitchopedia Magic Knot