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6 Steps for Quick A Crochet Teacher Gift

Any time is a good time to start thinking about teacher gifts. It’s always great to be open to giving even a small gift to teachers who work hard to help your children learn and grow. There’s no shame in not making a handmade gift for your kid’s teachers. Gift…

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Every Day Knit Hat Pattern to Wear Every Day!

Welcome, fellow knitting enthusiasts, to the exciting addition of the Every Day Knit Hat to your knitting repertoire! I’m Marly Bird, the knitwear designer behind this fabulous simple hat pattern, and I’m absolutely thrilled to introduce you to a project that’s both beginner-friendly and stylish.

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Every Day Knit Hat Pattern on Marly Bird - Free Knit Hat Pattern on the Marly Bird Website

Shaping Knits – German Short Rows Or W&T? 

What does this even mean? Short rows? You may wonder what I’m talking about if you haven’t come across having to knit short rows yet on your knitting journey. Short rows are a useful tool for your knitter’s arsenal to help shape knit fabric. They come in handy in many…

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Image showing German short rows or W&T knitting techniques - Marly Bird

Moogly CAL 2023 || Crochet Mosaic Tile Block

Hello, fellow yarn enthusiasts! Welcome back to another exciting crochet journey with us. Today, we’re unveiling the vibrant and intricate Crochet Mosaic Tile Block—a pattern that promises to be a delightful addition to your crochet repertoire! Crafted with love and expertise by Robyn Chachula, Marly Bird’s creative partner, this block…

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3 colored mosaic tile inspired crochet block

What Is Knit Colorwork? Plus 65 Patterns!

When it comes to knit colorwork, you have a ton of choices. If you’re a color lover, you’ll have noticed a huge trend over the past few years of yarns with short, long, ombre, multicolor, stripe, or even knotted yarn color changes. These yarns can produce beautiful textiles, but your…

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5 knit colorwork designs: knit stripes, Intarsia, Stranded, Mosaic, and Brioche. Marly Bird

Seaming And Joining Knit And Crochet

If you craft with yarn long enough, you’re bound to have to get into seaming and joining knit and crochet. However, you can construct many accessories and garments in such a way that you don’t need to seam at all. But certain fibers absolutely beg for seams. They don’t lend…

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3 images of seaming and joining knitting and crochet - Marly Bird

Join-As-You-Go Blanket Patterns: Crochet, Knit, And Tunisian

You’ll love what you’re about to hear if you haven’t heard of join-as-you-go blanket patterns (also known as JAYGO). Do you have a love/hate relationship with making blankets using motifs? You love to make knit or crochet motifs because they’re small, quick, and easy. Yes? But you hate sewing them…

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Join as you go Blanket patterns - Knit Crochet and Tunisian - Marly Bird

Stoney Creek Sleeveless Tee: Beginner Crochet Sweater Pattern

Hey there! Welcome to the fascinating crochet world, where the endless possibilities and rewards are abundant. I’m so excited to share with you this free beginner crochet sweater pattern for the Stoney Creek Sleeveless Crochet Tee! It’s a simple design that beginners and seasoned crochet enthusiasts will LOVE! As you…

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Marly Bird is wearing the Stoney Creek Sleeveless Crochet Tee over a white button down shirt and a pair of blue jean cropped jeans and birkenstock sandals. She has her hands out to her sides in jubilation and her right leg kicked up behind her like she is jumping for joy and excitement of this simple crochet pattern - Marly Bird

Crochet FLO BLO And 3rd Loop FAQs

This might seem like a new crochet language, but truly, it’s not. Acronyms or abbreviations make patterns so much quicker and easier to write. If you don’t know what they mean, it takes a little learning, but it’s really not that hard. Basically, crochet FLO BLO and 3rd loop are…

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Crochet FLO BLO and 3rd Loop. Images marking which is which loop in crochet. Marly Bird

5 Must-Have Fall Crochet Wardrobe Staples

When it comes to fall, the nighttime temperatures drop, and you begin to see your breath in the air. When you step out the door in the morning, there’s a chill, and you zipper up that jacket just a little higher. You wish you’d grabbed that scarf you love so…

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Fall Crochet Wardrobe Staples. Roundup of cardigans, cowls, sweaters, jackets, and shawls. Marly Bird
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