StoneGnome

Working with 3 strands at once is fast and gives you a different and softer look than a bulkier yarn does - and you might save yarn too.


See here how to do it without getting into a big mess and get some tips about yarn usage, hook size etc.

Most guides about crochet and tension talks about how tight you hold the yarn with your non-dominant hand. This is only half the story, though.


What you do with the right hand (dominant hand) and what you do with your hook, is also important.

We love new stitches. And being an experienced crocheter, you might sometimes think, you have seen it all.


Then a new stitch pops up and makes everyone excited.

Here is a beautiful open Valentine's Heart for you. It is a free pattern.


Use it for decoration or as a bookmark.

What if you want to cast on for your Tunisian project and only have one hook?


Here is a way to do that. And this technique might be even easier than the two-hooks casting on.

I have always admired, when knitters did a cast on and 1-2-3 got thousands of loops on their hooks... eh, needles.


You can also cast on, when doing Tunisian crochet - as in without a starting chain. And it is much faster than doing chains first.

Here is a free snowflake pattern for you, that can bring bright snow into your life.


Use it for Christmas or use it as decoration, when other Christmas decorations are put away and everything feels a bit empty and dark.

Fluffy yarn, fuzzy yarn, fur yarn or eyelash yarn. All of these long-fibered yarn types aren't always easy to crochet with. But, they look so fluffy and soft and kitten-like...


Here are a couple of tips for you, so you are prepared next time you find a fluffy or furry yarn.

I hope you've had a nice Christmas and I wish you a happy New Year with lots of great crochet projects.


Hubby has been working on something for me these holidays with a lathe he set up. So yesterday, I had the pleasure to test a big handmade hook of mahogany. What a joy!