The capacity to learn is a gift…the willingness to learn is a choice. – Brian Herbert
Tr5tog-special
This is a special stitch that I’m using for the bottom of a chevron. It’s basically a regular tr5tog stitch, but you’re skipping a stitch between every “leg” of each tr. Check it out below to see what I mean! Starting point will be any stitch of treble height. This doesn’t necessarily have to be…
Long Loop Stitch
This is a favorite stitch of mine. It’s called the “Long Loop Stitch” and it’s basically like doing broomstick lace, but without the need for a dowl! This stitch is worked over four stitches, and it creates the most beautiful lace. Once you see what incredible texture you can create with this stitch, you won’t…
Standing Treble Crochet Stitch
The standing treble crochet is my favorite way to do the first treble of a row/round. Doing chains only makes the stitch too thin, doing chains and a tr in the first stitch is too bulky. This method is perfect! Starting point: Insert hook into stitch, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull thru 2. …
Tunisian CAL – Weeks 15 and 16
We have come to the end of the Tunisian crochet along, but certainly not the end of this Tunisian crochet adventure! We ended the CAL by learning extended stitches and the Tunisian Moss stitch. I had a lot of fun creating a sample of three of the five extended stitches which were presented in the…
Tunisian CAL: Weeks 11 – 14
As we near the end of this crochet along, we have really seen some interesting stitches!! Week 11: Tunisian Double Crochet. This stitch was so easy and fun to make. In addition, it is one of stitches that can easily be manipulated to form interesting patterns and stitch work. To prove this point, Kaila designed…
Tunisian CAL – Weeks 9 and 10
The two samples we made this week include the ‘X’ stitch and Mori Lace. The ‘x’ stitch is two simple stitches, one crossing over the other. While it is a cool fabric, it pulls sideways and works up tight. Both Kaila and I had issues with the width. She measured her sample as ¾” difference…
Tunisian CAL – Weeks 7 and 8
Took a short hiatus from the Tunisian updates, but we are back with a vengeance and ready to show off the next two new stitches in the CAL: the rib stitch and the top stitch! It is always remarkable to me how different each stitch looks with just a simple change in hook placement. These…
Tunisian CAL – Weeks 5 and 6
I MADE A SQUARE!! Now that the not-so-humble brag is out of the way, let’s talk about the real star of the show this week, the honeycomb stitch. Oh my, is it beautiful. As Kaila was working on this stitch, I received no less than 15 (yes, I counted) text message extolling the honeycomb. From…
Tunisian CAL – Weeks 3 and 4
This week we learned the knit stitch and the purl stitch. Additionally, Kaila learned that she has no interest in repeating either stitch! 😊 As you may have gathered, this was not Kaila’s favorite week. In fact, when we were discussing it, she admitted that she had been dreading these stitches. Having never knitted before,…
Tunisian CAL – Weeks 1 and 2
Kaila and I have been collectively crocheting for about half a decade, and while both of us had tried the Tunisian simple stitch before, neither of us have spent a great deal of time working in this style. Then about 9 months ago, I picked up a booklet by Kim Guzman containing 61 Tunisian stitch…
Felting!
Hi there! For our first post, we decided to go a bit out of the box and discuss our experiences with felting. I know, most first blog posts are about how to physically crochet, how to perform different stitches, or something similar. But we’re going to write about whatever we’re doing at the time. And…
Spring into Fall Designs 