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Long Wave Crochet Stitch

Let’s make the Long Wave Crochet Stitch Square! You are more than half way through the squares, way to go! Now we are getting into some fun stitches. This is the seventh block in the Crochet Stitch Sampler Baby Blanket CAL Sponsored by Red Heart Yarns and hosted by Marly Bird….

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Pink and green striped crochet blanket shown up close, highlighting the long wave stitch pattern and soft textured yarn.

Fan Trellis Crochet Stitch

Let’s make the Fan Trellis Crochet Stitch Square! You are more than half way through the squares, way to go! Now we are getting into some fun stitches. This is the sixth block in the Crochet Stitch Sampler Baby Blanket CAL Sponsored by Red Heart Yarns and hosted by Marly Bird….

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Close-up of green fan trellis crochet stitches in a sampler baby blanket; Red Heart and Marly Bird logos shown.

Jennifer Raymond of Tinking Turtle

Jennifer Raymond of Tinking Turtle was the guest on Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. Jennifer says she learned to crochet when very young, taught by a helpful occasional caregiver. She says she immediately began to challenge the granny squares she started with ‘What if’s’. She did learn to knit,…

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Cross Hatch Crochet Stitch

Let’s make the Cross Hatch Crochet Stitch Square! You are more than half way through the squares, way to go! Now we are getting into some fun stitches. This is the fifth block in the Crochet Stitch Sampler Baby Blanket CAL Sponsored by Red Heart Yarns and hosted by Marly Bird….

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Purple cross hatch crochet stitch sample on the right, with project title text and Red Heart logo on the left.

Yarn Thing Sponsor, Erin.Lane Bags’ Lindsey Martin NEEDS YOU

Yarn Thing sponsor, Erin.Lane Bags’ Lindsey Martin NEEDS YOU and share with us why on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. It’s been a crazy year for Erin.Lane Bags! They have been creating special bags for our favorite people and events and being that they are all handmade, are…

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Bobble Crochet Stitch

Time to add some REAL texture to the blanket with the Bobble Crochet Stitch. This is the fourth block in the Crochet Stitch Sampler Baby Blanket CAL Sponsored by Red Heart Yarns and hosted by Marly Bird. You can click here for the first square, here for the second square, here for the…

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Fabulous Knitwear Designer Faina Goberstein

Fabulous Knitwear Designer Faina Goberstein was the guest on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird, not for the first time but we are so tickled when she makes time for us to let us know what’s going on new with her. Faina was born in Russia (lives in California…

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Fan Tail Crochet Stitch

Time to jump in and learn the Fan Tail Crochet Stitch. This is the third block in the Crochet Stitch Sampler Baby Blanket CAL Sponsored by Red Heart Yarns and hosted by Marly Bird. You can click here for the first square and here for the second square Where is the…

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Turquoise Fan Tail crochet stitch sample with scalloped texture, labeled "Crochet Stitch Sampler Baby Blanket Video #4.

New Custom Socks Book by Kate Atherley

NEW Custom Socks, book by Kate Atherley was our HOT TOPIC on today’s Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. Did I just hear you say ‘Sock it to me!’? OK, let’s go! This was Kate’s first visit to the Yarn Thing podcast, which seems incredible until you think about how…

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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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Purple basket weave crochet sample with Crochet Stitch Sampler Baby Blanket text and Red Heart yarn logo on the left.
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