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Circle Centred Crochet Granny Square :: A Pattern ::
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As I've been working on my crochet granny square blanket, as part of my series on how to design your own granny square blanket, I've got this particular granny square well committed to memory now! My heart centred granny square pattern is one of my most popular blog posts, so I thought you may like the pattern for this square too.
The main square has 4 rounds and I've been finishing all of mine off...
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Design a Crochet Granny Blanket :: Part Two ::
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This is part 2 of a series of blog posts I'm writing to explain how I design my crochet granny square blankets, you can see part 1 here.
When you've chosen your yarn and once you've done a little swatching and decided what motif you're going to go with for your blanket, it's time to do some maths. Don't worry, it's nothing too scary.
When you've chosen your yarn and once you've done a little swatching and decided what motif you're going to go with for your blanket, it's time to do some maths. Don't worry, it's nothing too scary.
The first thing you need to think about is how big your blanket is...
How To :: Making Pom Poms ::
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I am a big fan of pom poms, really what's not to love? Yes if you use the whole 'wrap yarn round cardboard circle' method they can be fiddly to make, but I've been making them using my hand as a template for some time now to much success. However last week I found myself needing to make a whole load of pom poms and reasonably quickly. My nephew had requested a magic yarn ballfor his birthday after...
Crochet Lego Head :: A Pattern ::
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I originally made this Lego head about 18 months ago now, after taking Stacey Trock's fabulous Monster Making class on Craftsy. I only ever really intended to make one for Milo and leave it at that, but I've had so many requests for the pattern for this I thought I'd write it up for you.
It's really very simple and if you've tried your hand at amigurumi before I'm sure you'll have no problems with...
It's really very simple and if you've tried your hand at amigurumi before I'm sure you'll have no problems with...
Polymer Clay, Crochet Hook Handles :: A Tutorial ::
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Last Christmas, I decided to make up some polymer clay covered crochet hooks as gifts for my nieces, to accompany the Magic Yarn Balls I also made up for them. It's a fairly simple and fun project I'd thought I'd share with you today.
For a long time I only ever used the small metal handled crochet hooks you see in these pictures here. I never had any problems with using these and though I would...