Category: Beginner
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How to crochet a hat without a pattern
Why learn how to crochet with no pattern? Many people find crocheting with patterns to be extremely limiting. I am not one of those. I thrive on sheet music in my classical musician life, and pattern-following in my crafting life. However, there comes a time where it is useful to have techniques handy in order…
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Technique: Increasing in the Round- and Free Pattern
You can make a hat, you can make a coaster, you can make a round tablecloth, or a rug, or a placemat, or a bag. The sole technique you need (other than the “how to crochet stitches”) is increasing in the round. If you decide on using Single Crochet, you don’t even need a pattern…
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5 Basic Crochet Stitches
needed to learn any stitch patterns, and how to use them. In order to learn any skill you need the basic building blocks. For crochet, it is these 5 stitches. All patterns, techniques, and combinations are made with combinations of these. In my research I found that just because a stitch is being used in…
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