Red Heart is running the Make a Shawl campaign this year to offer you options for making shawls and ponchos in both knit and crochet. Each month there will be a new pattern and video tutorial from me. This month we will be working on the Beginner Lace Panel Knit Poncho. Today's video tutorial will show you how to make the knit version, there is also be a crochet version.
My Crochet Closet is the featured title in our Weekly Wednesday review this week. Dive into the 22 beautiful patterns with me in this review.
Our Weekly Wednesday Review continues this week with “Garter Stitch Revival” from Interweave. Including 20 stunning patterns that incorporate the garter stitch you might be amazed at how you can use garter stitch in your next project.
A knit collar shawl, which is a versatile accessory that can be worn in different ways to complement your outfits. And if you're looking for a reliable and easy-to-follow tutorial, Marly Bird's step-by-step video tutorial is a great place to start.
This week in our Weekly Wednesday review we take a look at a brand new crochet book, “Round and Round the Crochet Hook” by Emily Littlefair. Keep reading to learn about the book, the author, and to play a little game with Emily!
This post is not just for beginners but we break it down to give all the information that a beginner would need to purchase their first crochet hooks. As with any new craft there is a host of materials that you need to get to work. Luckily for us, crochet only requires a hook, yarn and a pattern. With so many choices for each of these on the market I wanted to make sure that beginners new what they could choose from and understand the differences. In this post I will walk through crochet hook materials.
