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Crochet Cables and Lace Shell Stitch Pattern

You’ll find this stitch in the Free Crochet One Skein Soft Essentials Cowl. The Crochet Cables and Lace Shell Stitch Pattern is both beautiful and easy to memorize.  The cowl pattern is written in the round, but some have requested that I share instructions for working flat too. I know…

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Crochet One Skein Soft Essentials Cowl

This week’s Free Pattern Friday is the Free Crochet One Skein Soft Essentials Cowl. This pattern uses the post stitches to create its texture and next to the delicate lace shell stitch. This is a great project to learn a new stitch and use a new yarn on the market…

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Marly Bird wearing Soft Essentials Cowl - crochet cables and lace shell stitch pattern.

The Knitter’s Journal by Jane Klein

The Knitter’s Journal by Jane Klein The Knitter’s Journal by Jane Klein is a handy resource that we learned about on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. Jane Klein was an elementary school teacher for many years and then a psychotherapist.  After retirement, she got an idea for an on…

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Red Heart Soft Essentials

Over the weekend I was at my local Michael’s store to help introduce the brand new exclusive Red Heart yarn at their store. This new yarn is Red Heart Soft Essentials. Red Heart Soft Essentials has everything that you already love about Red Heart soft but is now a bulky…

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James Cox JUNIOR

James Cox JUNIOR James Cox JUNIOR design line as promised when it was released brings James Cox back to the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. James is very excited about his new line of kid-sized clothing. After seeing the interest among women to knit for their sons, nephews and…

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How to Create Crochet Planned Pooling Charts

If you have been following my blog or YouTube channel you will know that I have been loving the crochet planned pooling argyle. I have put together a few videos and post about the topic and recently I release this new video. In this video I will show you how…

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Cat Babbie of Red Heart Yarns talks about Soft Essentials

Cat Babbie of Red Heart Yarns talks about Red Heart Soft Essentials *this post contains affiliate links* Cat Babbie of Red Heart Yarns talks about Soft Essentials on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird.  Cat Babbie is the Inspiration Design Specialist and blogs about crafting on the Red Heart…

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The Return of Deborah Newton

The Return of Deborah Newton on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. This episode took place because Deborah’s newest book came out right after she visited with us last time and she ASKED if she could come back to share it and another fun thing she’s planning. We LOVE…

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Let’s meet Salena Baca

Let’s meet Salena Baca on the Yarn Thing Podcast with Marly Bird. Salena Baca learned to crochet before grade school and has been wildly obsessed ever since! After crocheting “in the closet” most of her life, Salena burst out after finding Ravelry in 2009. Learning that an entire world of crocheters…

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Crochet by Jennifer, Jennifer Dougherty

Crochet by Jennifer, Jennifer Dougherty, guest of Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. Website: https://www.crochetbyjennifer.com/ Email:  info@crochetbyjennifer.com  Blog: https://crochetpatternsbyjennifer.blogspot.com/ Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/crochetbyjennifer Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/crochet-by-jennifer Craftsy: https://www.craftsy.com/profile/crochet-by-jennifer Loveknitting: https://www.loveknitting.com/us/independent-designers/?designer_name=36269 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crochetbyjennifer Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/jendougherty/crochet-by-jennifer/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/crochetbyjennifer Google+: https://plus.google.com/+Crochetbyjenniferpatterns/posts Twitter: https://twitter.com/crochetbyjen PURCHASE THIS BOOK WITH MARLY’S AFFILIATE CODE IN AMAZON: https://amzn.to/2jVpQ6O Click to listen here: https://tobtr.com/9736493 or view video originally seen in Marly’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MarlyBird/

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