Rohn Strong has created the perfect addition to your beach wardrobe with the Shore Thing Crochet Beach Dress. You work this crochet beach cover-up with It's A Wrap from Red Heart, and it's a FREE pattern. It might be a weight #1 yarn, but that's nothing to be afraid of. Work through the two-part video tutorial, and you'll have each section mastered to make your own crochet beach cover-up.
Red Heart is has come out with a collection of yarn titled It's A Wrap. It started with a superfine weight cotton yarn and has added two more variations since the start. The latest addition is It's a Wrap Sprinkles. Once you see the beautiful projects you can make with this yarn you will be running out to you get your own in all of the colors.
Crochet is an amazing art. There are an infinite number of stich patterns to use and create when working on a design. Depending on the combination of stitches you use you will end up with a very different fabric. Choosing to be a designer means that you will always be learning new things to make your designs better. One of the ways to continue learning is through stitch dictionaries, and this one is like no other that I have seen.
Balls, Skeins and Cakes…OH MY! Being a new knitter or crocheter learning the lingo can be hard. One of the big questions is what do I call my yarn. Depending on who you ask they will throw around different words for their yarn. Let's break it down and tell you the difference so you can be the one with the answers.
How do knit and crochet designers make money with free patterns? Do I have to buy a pattern to show my support for a designer? Why do some designers have ads on their website? Let me clear the air and talk about a touchy subject, the topic of free knitting and crochet patterns on blogs and websites and how they help a designer make money.
I will attempt to answer the top questions I get all the time. Let me break down how it works from the designer's side so that you understand why we do what we do.
Need a gift for your next baby shower? Looking to make something in knit or crochet? I have collected 13 FREE knit and crochet baby projects that you can make from some of my favorite designer friends. Which will be your favorite?
