Crochet Tips & Tricks that hopefully answer some of the many questions I’m often asked.
An easy to read resource to make your crocheting life just that little bit easier & more enjoyable.
~ A Beginners Crochet Notebook ~
A fabulous resource for all your crochet questions in one place
~ Getting Started Right handed ~ Getting Started Left Handed ~
Pictorial tutorials about how to make a slip knot, how to hold your hook/yarn
Tid-bits of handy hints to help with counting stitches, keeping your work straight & more….
A collection of basic stitches, their international chart symbols & how to work them – their common names in UK, US, French, Spanish, German & Italian.
A collection of less common known stitches that may require some patient practice but are well worth the effort.
Crochet cord ~ Crab Stitch ~ Offset Puff Stitch ~ Bullion Stitch ~ Tubular Crochet
An important component of freeform & a great way of bringing your personality, your style & your skills to your work & putting your own stamp on your project.
~ Joining New Yarn ~ Joining Crochet Fabric, squares & Motifs ~
To knot or not to knot ~ bringing in new yarn with the Russian join, with a ss or a dc (US sc) & more
~ joining with a Whip Stitch ~ Mattress Stitch ~ with chains ~ ss, dc (US sc) & more
~ Decreasing ~ Increasing ~ Shaping ~
A few of the many techniques for decreasing, increasing & shaping in crochet
Easy to understand instructions for making a One Colour Granny Square, adding colour to your Granny Square & edging your Granny Square.
~ Hook & Yarn Conversion Charts ~
Hook comparison chart (mm, UK & US) – Yarn comparison chart (US, UK/Can & Aust)
You’re most welcome, Aishah… I’m happy too, that it’s been helpful… 🙂
Hi, am so happy cuz i found this website , thank u so much for this huge work ..
Hi Amanda, yes, after completing the bullion when you have 2 loops left on the hook, drop the the tread you’re using & just bring in the new colour through the 2 loops, drop & pick up each colour as you go, taking the old colour with you & working your bullion over it – try to crochet over tail ends where ever possible – unfortunately with so many colour changes tail ends are a freeform reality but I like to weave them in often to save myself the big job at the end – hope that makes sense & helps
I trust you’re able to view the ‘join new yarn’ page now… if not, let me know…. I might have a glitch – cheers Renate
bought your book on freeform crochet and i saw that u have a link for joining new yarn on your blog but i had problems with viewing it, i am interested in the color change bullions and how u did it, is the color just picked up? and if so do i really have to tuck in all those tails? your work is amazing and i cant wait to get your response!!!!!!
thank you
peace
amanda
you’re welcome, Carol, I hope to have more soon
This information is very useful to a beginner like me, thanks for sharing.
Carol x