Category: Crochet
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Freeform Crochet Basics, Part 5, The Nautilus Shell
The nautilus shell is a popular motif in freeform crochet. It’s made in the same way as the spiral, or two-colored spiral, except the height of the stitches progressively gets higher, creating a widening of the spiral towards the end. The pattern is based on the actual living sea creature commonly called nautilus shell,…
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A Perfect Yarn Storm
This past week has gone by way too quickly! I can’t believe it’s Friday already! Last Saturday my newly founded knitting circle made a yarn bomb in our village. The concept of yarn graffiti is pretty unknown in this rural part of the world, but everybody I heard comment on it, loved it. “At least…
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Freeform Crochet Basics Part 4
In my previous tutorials about Freeform Crochet I showed you how to make a spiral and how to make a spiral with two colors. Here’s a few more ideas for making spirals.
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Freeform Crochet World
I’ve been searching for freeform crochet on the internet. There’s a lot out there! Try searching for images, or search on Pinterest and Etsy, and you’ll find lots of beautiful amazing works of art. But I wanted to interact with others. Not finding anything on Facebook, I decided to start a new page there …
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Freeform Crochet Basics: The Two Color Spiral
In this series on freeform crochet basics I’m showing you different techniques to get you started. Don’t miss out on my introduction to freeform crochet or the basic freeform crochet spiral tutorial before you continue. Today we’re making a two-color spiral in double crochet. You can use this technique to add more colors, too!