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How to Wash a Skein of Yarn Before Using

This tutorial shows you how to wash your yarn before you work with it. It’s the perfect solution if it’s been collecting dust for a while.

Guide to Crochet Hooks

A free and easy to follow guide to crochet hooks.

Safety Tips for Crocheting For Your Baby by Rhelena

Safety Tips for Crocheting For Your Baby

When crocheting for your baby you’ll need take a few safety precautions to mind in order to avoid injuries.

Which Comes First: the Turn or the Chain? by Kim Guzman of CrochetKim

Which Comes First: the Turn or the Chain?

ver wonder why some patterns tell you to turn and then make your chains, while others tell you to do the opposite?

Long Starting Chains Made Easy by Moogly

Long Starting Chains Made Easy

Here is a cool tip that make your life a whole lot easier when starting projects that require a long chain.

Conquering the Zipper by Pattern Paradise

Conquering the Zipper

A tutorial for Conquering the Zipper by Pattern Paradise.

Wraps Per Inch (WPI) by Stitches 'N' Scraps

Wraps Per Inch (WPI)

Crochet tutorial on Wraps Per Inch (WPI) by Stitches ‘N’ Scraps.

How to Plan a Year-long Crochet Temperature Project by Marie Segares of Underground Crafter

How to Plan a Year-long Crochet Temperature Project

How to Plan a Year-long Crochet Temperature Project by Underground Crafter.

Sizing Charts for Crochet and Knitting ~ Dorianna Rivelli - The Lavender Chair

Sizing Charts for Crochet and Knitting

A handy Sizing Charts for Crochet and Knitting by The Lavender Chair.

How to Determine Right Side of Crochet ~ Cre8tion Crochet

How to Determine Right Side of Crochet

Some helpful tips by Cre8tion Crochet on How to Determine Right Side of Crochet.

How to Felt Your Wool Crochet Project in the Washer and Dryer ~ Marie Segares/Underground Crafter

How to Felt Your Wool Crochet Project in the Washer and Dryer

Helpful tips by Underground Crafter on How to Felt Your Wool Crochet Project in the Washer and Dryer.

How To Add Color To Your Crochet ~ Beatrice Ryan Designs

How To Add Color To Your Crochet

A few tips by Beatrice Ryan Designs on How To Add Color To Your Crochet.

What Are Multiples, and Why Are They So Important? ~ The Stitchin' Mommy

What Are Multiples, and Why Are They So Important?

A tutorial by The Stitchin’ Mommy on how to use the stitch multiple given in patterns.

Graphgan Sc vs. TSS ~ Crochet Treasures

Graphgan Sc vs. TSS

A crochet comparison between the Graphgan Sc vs. TSS by Crochet Treasures.

How to Make T-shirt Yarn ~ Repeat Crafter Me

How to Make T-shirt Yarn

A Tutorial by Repeat Crafter Me on How to Make T-shirt Yarn.

Sustainable Living: How to Recycle Your Yarn ~ Crochet Spot

Sustainable Living: How to Recycle Your Yarn

Helpful tips by Crochet Spot for Sustainable Living: How to Recycle Your Yarn.

How to Transform Your Crochet Mistakes - Part 1

How to Transform Your Crochet Mistakes – Part 1

A crochet tip from Crochet Spot on How to Transform Your Crochet Mistakes.

Who Says You Can't Take It With You ~ Pattern Paradise

Who Says You Can’t Take It With You

Who Says You Can’t Take It With You – A helpful travel tip by Pattern Paradise.

How to Pick "Random" colours for Granny Motifs ~ The Anarchist Knitter

How to Pick “Random” colours for Granny Motifs

A tutorial by The Anarchist Knitter on How to Pick “Random” colours for Granny Motifs.

Whoops! I Dropped My Crochet Hook - Crochet Tip ~ Oombawka Design

Whoops! I Dropped My Crochet Hook

Whoops! I Dropped My Crochet Hook – Crochet Tip by Oombawka Design.

DIY T-Shirt Yarn ~ Gleeful Things

DIY T-Shirt Yarn

Video tutorial by Gleeful Things on how to make your own DIY T-Shirt Yarn.

How to Crochet With More Than One Strand of Yarn ~ Sara Sach - Posh Pooch Designs

How to Crochet With More Than One Strand of Yarn

How to Crochet With More Than One Strand of Yarn by Posh Pooch Designs.

Making Sock Yarn ~ Crochet is the Way

Making Sock Yarn

A tutorial by Crochet is the Way on Making Sock Yarn.

What Is A "Turning Chain" And How Do I Use It? ~ Sara Sach - Posh Pooch Designs

What Is A “Turning Chain” And How Do I Use It?

What Is A “Turning Chain” And How Do I Use It? A tutorial by Posh Pooch Designs.

How to Read and Make a Gauge Tutorial ~ Cream Of The Crop Crochet

How to Read and Make a Gauge Tutorial

How to Read and Make a Gauge Tutorial by Cream of the Crop Crochet.

Making Plarn from a Plastic Tablecloth ~ My Recycled Bags

Making Plarn from a Plastic Tablecloth

Making Plarn from a Plastic Tablecloth: A tutorial by My Recycled Bags.

Tip: Button on the Backside ~ Snappy Tots

Tip: Button on the Backside

You’ll never be bored again with your embellishments because with this technique you can deck your crocheted work out with a different embellishment everyday!

Crochet Hook Conversion Chart (Printable) ~ Oui Crochet

Crochet Hook Conversion Chart (Printable)

This is a handy crochet hook conversion chart, especially if you find yourself crocheting a variety of patterns by designers who use different hooks.

5 Tips for Choosing a Yarn Substitution ~ Ambassador Crochet

5 Tips for Choosing a Yarn Substitution

This article covers the things you need to consider before substituting yarn for your crochet projects.

How to Use a Yarn Swift and Winder ~ Moogly

How to Use a Yarn Swift and Winder

This is a handy tool if you find yourself winding a lot of yarn.

Yarn Substitutions ~ Oombawka Design

Yarn Substitutions

Don’t have the particular yarn that a pattern calls for? Don’t worry! Here’s some tips to help you choose an alternative.

How to: Make delicate Thread-Weight Plarn ~ Crochet is the Way

How to: Make delicate Thread-Weight Plarn

This tutorial not only shows you how to make plastic yarn, also known as plarn; but it also shows you how to make it into a more delicate thread-weight yarn.

Changing a Crochet Pattern to Suit Your Personal Preferences ~ Yarn Over, Pull Through

Changing a Crochet Pattern to Suit Your Personal Preferences

This article goes into the details on how to make changes to a granny poncho.

Expanding Geometric Motif Crochet Tutorial ~ Amy Lynn Yarbrough - Crochet Spot

Expanding Geometric Motif Crochet Tutorial

Learn how to crochet your own geometric motifs in any shape that you like.

Frogging Fuzzy Yarn ~ Mr. Micawber's Recipe for Happiness

Frogging Fuzzy Yarn

Here is a helpful tip on how to frog fuzzy yarn.

Tips on Selecting the Perfect Photo for Your Crochet Photo Pattern ~ Patrice Walker - Yarn Over, Pull Through

Tips on Selecting the Perfect Photo for Your Crochet Photo Pattern

This article offers up some tips on how to choose your photos for crocheting.

A Guide to Crocheting Dog Toys ~ FreshStitches

A Guide to Crocheting Dog Toys

If you are planning on crocheting for your pets, then this is a must-see blog posts.

How to Work With 8 (or more) Colors at a Time ~ Patrice Walker - Yarn Over, Pull Through

How to Work With 8 (or more) Colors at a Time

This article is loaded with tips on how to work with multiple colors at a time.

Figure Out the Dimensions of Your Crochet Photo Pattern in 4 Easy Steps ~ Patrice Walker - Yarn Over Pull Through

Figure Out the Dimensions of Your Crochet Photo Pattern in 4 Easy Steps

This article goes into the steps of deciding how to calculate your dimensions of photo patterns.

How Much Yarn Do I Need ~ FreshStitches

How Much Yarn Do I Need

The charts on this page will help you do the math in regards to how much yarn you need for any given project.

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