It's all in a Nutshell Crochet
crafting crochet magic, one stitch at a time
Yarn pooling is an interesting phenomenon which can be both a wonderful blessing and a massive bother, depending on what you are doing. With this post I am aiming to lift the fog around color pooling a bit. Op verzoek heb ik deze uitleg ook in het Nederlands beschikbaar. Huh? Color pooling? What's color pooling?… Continue reading Planned Color Pooling with long color changing variegated yarn
Planned Color Pooling is een opmerkelijk fenomeen dat zich kan voordoen als je met kleurverloop garen werkt. Het kan iets heel leuks zijn maar het kan ook super irritant zijn, ligt er aan hoe je ernaar kijkt en waar je mee bezig bent. If you don't speak Dutch, I also have this post available in English.… Continue reading Planned Color Pooling met Lang Kleurverloop Garen
"I had a WIP that I was considering frogging before it turned into a UFO, but I picked it up again and now it is HOTH." Are you looking at that and thinking "Huh?? What is she talking about?" You see, there is more than just stitch terms and definitions when it comes to crochet.… Continue reading Speak Crochet Slang
Corner-to-Corner crochet, or C2C for short, is a fun and relaxing technique to work everything from very simple to very intricate designs and blankets. In this post I would like to help you master C2C. The basic idea.... The basic idea of C2C is that you start in one corner and work along the diagonal to… Continue reading How to C2C – Corner-to-Corner Crochet
I have had many discussions with people about turning centers in their granny squares when crocheting in the round and what they can do about it. A friend of mine asked me if I could write up my explanation and advice because she kept forgetting. So here goes! What is a turning center granny square? Before we… Continue reading Why does my granny square center turn?
There is a very interesting phenomenon in the English language crochet community; there are two sets of terminology going around, and you will not be the first one to get them mixed up. The two sets are either US crochet terms or UK crochet terms. Difference between UK and US Terms The main difference between… Continue reading Crochet abbreviations & difference between US and UK crochet terms