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How to Double Crochet
Double crochet is a very common crochet stitch. It is taller than single crochet. This short stitch …
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How to Treble Crochet
A treble crochet (sometimes called triple crochet) is taller than a double crochet stitch …
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How to Measure Crochet Gauge
Gauge is the number of stitches and rows per inch (or centimeter) in a pattern. If the gauge does not match the gauge give …
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How to Read a Crochet Pattern
Before picking up the hook and yarn, sit down and read through the pattern you will be using. Patterns are written in a la …
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How to Crochet in the Round
Most motifs are not worked in rows but are worked in rounds from the center out. Unless otherwise stated in the pattern in …
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How to Assemble Crochet Projects
There are multiple ways to attach crocheted pieces together. You may need to attach pieces of a sweater, for example, or a …
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How to Slip Stitch Crochet
Slip stitch is the shortest of all crochet stitches. Unlike other stitches, slip stitches are not often used on their own …
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How to Weave in Ends in Crochet
Weave in ends securely before blocking pieces or sewing seams. Securely woven ends will not come loose with wear or washin …
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How to Finish a Crochet Project
After you fasten off, a method of finishing off a crochet project in which the yarn is secured so that the piece will not …
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How to Decrease in Crochet
To decrease the width of a basic crocheted fabric, 2 or more stitches are worked together, by leaving the last loop of eac …
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How to Crochet a Single Crochet Decrease
Single crochet is the most common basic crochet stitch that will result in a meth …
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How to Crochet a Double Crochet Decrease
Double crochet is a very common crochet stitch. It is taller than single crochet. This short stitch …
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How to Crochet Longer Basic Stitches
Double treble (dtr), triple treble (ttr) and quadruple treble (qte), etc., are made by wrapping the yarn over three, four …
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How to Crochet Stitch Variations
Once you have learned how to crochet the basic stitches, a crochet st …
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How to Crochet Shells
The shell stitch is a stitch pattern in crochet that can be worked in a variety of different ways. In general, it refers t …
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Guide to Crochet Shell Stitch Variations with Patterns
The shell stitch is a stitch pattern in crochet that can be worked in a variety of different ways. In general, it refers t …
