How to crochet extended double crochet for fashion garments

Pretty much the first thing you are taught in crochet lessons is how to make the starting slip loop on your hook. The idea is that the short end of the yarn...

This blog post describes a Handy Clutch Purse pattern I wrote as a charity project in conjunction with the newly established Crochet Guild Australia for Shar...

Okay, ….I KNOW - nobody likes doing swatches to check gauge before starting their project, and for those that actually do make swatches, I have discovered a...

Finally, I have squeezed in the time to make the promised blog about another crochet technique: foundation double crochet! Yay!! Keep reading for the nitty...

Granny Square Day (August 15th) is fast approaching! I hope the video in last post helped navigate the mysteries of the slip stitch technique for the centre...

To celebrate #grannysquareday2019 AND support my #sashikohappycoat pattern, I designed a little granny square with textured edging rounds framing a central s...

I have been so busy with other crochet projects and deadlines I have struggled to find the time to get this together, but yay - finally, I can share my littl...

It’s been such a busy time since Christmas I have not had a chance to keep up with my blog! I have been working very hard on a few publishing deadlines for ...

Here is my little gift to you for Christmas. You can whip up these small ear rings in no time! Maybe you will be inspired to make them as a gift for someone...

(UK Terminology is used for this blog). What hook size did I use? There are plenty of ways to forget - or should I say, remember, which hook size you used to...

A few weeks ago I sent a little gift to Simy Somer. I had just received all 87 colours of Sweet Treat from Scheepjes for future design work, and had to make...

I hate sewing crochet panels together. Hate is probably too strong a term - "actively dislike and avoid" is more accurate. It's not that I never assemble b...

I am a big fan of crocheting a panel of fabric, edging it with a dc round, closing it with a secret sew finish, and joining it to another panel of dc edged c...

There are so many little things that make your crochet easier, or have a better finish, and I thought I would share some of mine here! (UK terms). This is ...