Crochet chain stitches are HARD to work with. It’s easier to lose them, or lose track while counting them. Plus, the way they can twist the wrong way when you’re not paying attention; they’re so sneaky!! When possible, I love substituting a beginning chain with the crochet foundation row. This technique uses a base that […]
Crochet Tutorials
Double Crochet Stitch Tutorial
For whatever reason, the double crochet is one of my favorite basic stitches. I find it so relaxing and therapeutic to repeat over and over again. You can think I’m crazy, I’m okay with that! Either way, learn with this double crochet stitch tutorial. I’ve provided it written out with step-by-step photos, as well as […]
How to Read a Crochet Pattern
I truly believe that I write my patterns from a place of simplicity. I want to write them to make them easy to read. However, I know that it’s not always easy to understand what the pattern designer is trying to say. I’ve struggled reading patterns as well. I wanted to take this chance to […]
How to Corner to Corner (C2C) Crochet
In case you have yet to try the C2C, or Corner-to-Corner crochet technique, this will open up an entire new world for you. C2C works up so quickly once you get the hang of it, and I find it to be super relaxing as I don’t feel it requires as much counting and concentration necessarily. […]
How to Crochet the Cupcake Stitch
I promise I didn’t write this stitch tutorial to make you hungry. However, the more I edit this and look at it, I’M getting hungry, so I apologize in advance. I fell in love with this stitch when someone showed it to me, so I just had to figure out how to crochet the cupcake […]
Turn Your Crochet Tomato into an Apple
I’m telling you, once you get started making this crochet food, it’s so hard to stop. I thought I’d offer you a quick modification to the free crochet tomato pattern so that you can turn your crochet tomato into an apple. The changes are really only in the top of the fruit. You can see […]
