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Basket Weave Crochet Stitch

Time to jump in and learn the Basket Weave Square. This is the second block in the Crochet Stitch Sampler Baby Blanket CAL Sponsored by Red Heart Yarns and hosted by Marly Bird. This is one of those stitches that becomes easier after you get through the first 10 rows…

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Teacher, Designer Benjamin Krudwig

Teacher, Designer Benjamin Krudwig was our guest today on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. Benjamin says he is Multi-craftural. Marly met him at the Interweave Yarn Fest this year, when he was showing off his weaving talents. He began as a crocheter in High School, also learned to…

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1 x 1 Double Crochet Ribbing

Time to jump in and learn the 1 x 1 Double Crochet Ribbing square. This is the first block in the Crochet Stitch Sampler Baby Blanket CAL Sponsored by Red Heart Yarns and hosted by Marly Bird. Where is the Full Pattern? During the Crochet-along (CAL) you will be able to…

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Sherbet Crochet Cowl

SHERBET CROCHET COWL Add this pattern to your Ravelry Queue and Favorites The Sherbet Crochet Cowl is one of those designs that was dictated by the yarn. This yarn was screaming at me to make something with it..so the night before I was scheduled to shoot my Mitten and Gloves…

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Crochet Stitch Sampler Baby Blanket CAL Details

The Crochet Stitch Sampler Baby Blanket Crochet-along is sponsored by Red Heart and hosted by Marly Bird. This is the very first CAL I’ve hosted that is based on my own pattern and includes a full set of HD videos of me demonstrating how to do each step of the blanket! THE…

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Stellar Stripes Knit Shawl

This free knit shawl pattern is one that I designed for the Winter 2014 issue of Love of Knitting. For that issue, the editor asked me to design a striped shawl that was on trend and could also be made in crochet. Mission Accepted! This pattern has gotten a lot…

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Stellar Stripes Crochet Shawl

This free crochet shawl pattern is one that I designed for the Winter 2014 issue of Love of Crochet. For that issue, the editor asked me to design a striped shawl that was on trend and could also be made in knitting. Mission Accepted! This crochet shawl pattern has gotten…

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Crochetville’s Amy Shelton, National Crochet Month Designer Blog Tour

Crochetville’s Amy Shelton, National Crochet Month Designer Blog Tour creators visited the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird today. Crochetville began in 2004, grew and outgrew it’s original format! Starting as a free message board, folks could communicate, sharing and encouraging each other. It had to switch from that format…

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The Return of Designer, Teacher Andi Smith

The Return of Designer, Teacher Andi Smith was our theme today, it’s been a couple of years since she was on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. Right off the bat, Marly revealed a big secret of Andi’s: She’s a crocheter! Andi is known for her book, Big Foot…

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JC Briar of Stitch-Maps has NEW Craftsy Class

JC Briar of Stitch-Maps has a NEW Craftsy Class to share with us on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. JC Briar has a very technical mind, she used to write software for a living. That ended with the ‘Dot Com Bust’ in 2002. It sounded like she was…

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