Summer is a great time to learn new stitches, especially airy, lacy stitches to wear to the beach or the pool. Today’s stitch is really easy to do and makes a light, summery fabric. In this post we used our Pima cotton and a size 8 crochet hook. You will need to know how to […]
Learning new techniques is very important for creating impeccable projects. The more techniques you master, the better your work will look. In this post, we’ll learn a nearly invisible way to carry our yarn along the sides when we crochet stripes. To make the sample, we’ve used three colors of Pima Cotton and a 5 […]
Today we are going to learn how to make a traditional stitch made up of lacy triangles. It never goes out of style and you can use if for any of your projects. It’s the perfect stitch for good weather, an airy design to make light-weight garments. Even if you are a beginner you can […]
If there’s something that all crocheters feel like doing when the good weather arrives, it’s to pull out their cotton yarn, start to crochet, to play with colors and tones to create projects that give good vibes. Today we want to teach you how to work the C2C technique (Corner to corner) with which you […]
Sometimes, we come across a stitch that is especially difficult to master. To keep your spirits high when you encounter one, we’re here to help. This time, we’ll show how to make a right-leaning double decrease in two different ways, so you can choose which one is more comfortable or simple for you to do. […]
Checkerboard stitch is a very common knitting pattern, so today we are going to show you how to do it with a crochet hook. The techniques we need to know how to do are very basic: chains and double crochet. You alternate these two techniques, which makes it very easy to do. You’ll be done […]
Now that good weather is here, we want to dust off those wicker baskets that accompany us throughout the spring and summer and that are perfect for taking our knitting projects wherever we go, no matter how big or small they may be. Do you want an easy way to personalize yours while using up […]
The edges of the fabric, when we’re talking about crochet, are always for many a matter of frustration and improvement. Sometimes the transition from one row to the other is too noticeable if made with chains and we aren’t able to make it completely disguised. Especially if, for example, they are the front pieces of […]
You always see other people’s projects made of beautiful, complicated stitches, and you wonder how they do it, while you’re stuck using the same old simple stitch you learned a long time ago…. well, what are you waiting for?! You just need a little patience and time to learn. We are going to show you […]
Any self-respecting crocheter, after finishing each project, is sure to have a healthy stash of left over yarn. Today we suggest you gather up all of your left over cotton yarn hidden in drawers, boxes and bags: we are going to recycle it and show you how to make a practical basket that you can […]
