All About Crocheting

My name is Fay. I'm passionate (and obsesses with) crocheting.

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Hey everyone.

This is Julie, the co-mod of this blog. I have some real bad news for all of you. I mean, it’s old news to me, but I couldn’t bear to post it, or even log in on this blog for that matter.

Main admin Fay passed away some time ago in mid 2016. 

I’m so sorry I didn’t tell you guys earlier. I didn’t even log on or check this blog anymore. I was mostly just trying to forget everything, until Skype told me it was her birthday last Wednesday and I figured maybe I should just... tell everyone here.

For this blog, I guess I’ll keep it the way it is now. Her face will remain the profile picture, and I might actually pick up posting crocheting stuff again, if that’s not too weird with you all.

If anyone has ideas or suggestions, please let me know.

Forever co-mod, Julie

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I made a spring bunny! I followed this free pattern, although I made some minor changes.

<3 Julie

Credit to “Allaboutami”

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Heh, sorry for the worthless picture. Anyways, I made a rug out of leftover textile yarn. All recycled material, the rug is about a meter by a meter :)

- Julie

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Hi there! I’m Julie, a long-distance friend of Fay! I’ll be doing some thingies here on the blog too!

I’m 18 years old, live in The Netherlands and started crocheting properly roughly a year and a half ago but now I do it every day. I gotta warn you before you start - it’s addictive. 

Well that’s about it I guess! Bahai ~

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Survival Socks pattern by Elin Stoodley

Survival Socks - You can’t live without them!

Free crochet pattern! :)

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/survival-socks

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free crochet pattern 

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Halloween Crochet for Furbabies: 10 Free Pet Costume Patterns!

10 free crochet pet costume patterns that are sure to win your fur-baby a prize at the pet parade - and hopefully won't have the cat plotting against you.

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Free pretty pillow pattern!

Click on photo for pattern

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Free Nubbie Scrubbie pattern!

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Free Crocodile Stitch Afghan Block pattern! 

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Free crochet Granny Mandala afghan pattern! 

Click on photo for pattern

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Finished size : 30 cm

Free amigurumi girl doll pattern! 

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Free Death Star Pillow Pattern!

Pattern designed and created by Patricia Castillo. 

Approximately 24-27″ in circumference. 

Size 4.50 and 3.50mm hooks. 

Worsted weight yarn

Fiberfill to stuff. 

Sphere

Using 4.50mm hook and grey yarn, make a magic ring. 

Round 1: start 5 sc in magic ring or ch 2 and make 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook (5 sts) Round 2: inc, inc, inc, inc, inc3 (11 sts) Round 3: inc, 1sc, inc, 1sc, inc, 1sc, inc, 1sc, inc, 1sc, inc (17 sts) Round 4: 2sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 2sc, inc (22 sts) Round 5: inc, 2sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 3sc (28 sts) Round 6: 1sc, inc, 4sc, inc, 5sc, inc, 5sc, inc, 4sc, inc, 4sc (33 sts) Round 7: 4, inc, 5sc, inc, 6sc, inc, 6sc, inc, 5sc, inc, 2sc (38 sts) Round 8: 1sc, inc, 5sc, inc, 5sc, inc, 6sc, inc, 5sc, inc, 5sc, inc, 5sc (44 sts) Round 9: inc, 8sc, inc, 7sc, inc, 8sc, inc, 8sc, inc, 8sc (49 sts) Round 10: 11sc, inc, 11sc, inc, 12sc, inc, 11sc, inc (53 sts) Round 11: 8sc, inc, 10sc, inc, 9sc, inc, 10sc, inc, 10sc, inc, 1sc (58 sts) Round 12: 7sc, inc, 14sc, inc, 13sc, inc, 14sc, inc, 6sc (62 sts) Round 13: 5sc, inc, 12sc, inc, 11sc, inc, 11sc, inc, 12sc, inc, 6sc (67 sts) Round 14: inc, 16sc, inc, 16sc, inc, 15sc, inc, 16sc (71 sts) Round 15: 15sc, inc, 23sc, inc, 22sc, inc, 8sc (74 sts) Round 16: 16sc, inc, 17sc, inc, 18sc, inc, 17sc, inc, 2sc (78 sts) Round 17: 6sc, inc, 25sc, inc, 25sc, inc, 19sc (81 sts) Round 18: 20sc, inc, 26sc, inc, 26sc, inc, 6sc (84 sts) Round 19: 6sc, inc, 27sc, inc, 27sc, inc, 21sc (87 sts) Round 20: 13, inc, 42sc, inc, 30sc (89 sts) Round 21: 34, inc, 43sc, inc, 10sc (91 sts) Round 22: 10, inc, 45sc, inc, 34sc (93 sts) Round 23: 56, inc, 36sc (94 sts) Round 24: 9sc, inc, 84sc (95 sts) Round 25: 57sc, inc, 37sc (96 sts) Round 26: BLO sc around (96 sts) Working in both loops again Round 27: sc in each st (96 sts) Round 28: BLO sc around (96 sts) Working in both loops again Round 29: 9sc, dec, 85sc (95 sts) Round 30: 56sc, dec, 37sc (94 sts) Round 31: 10sc, dec, 82sc (93 sts) Round 32: 32sc, dec, 45sc, dec, 12sc (91 sts) Round 33: 11sc, dec, 43sc, dec, 33sc (89 sts) Round 34: 33sc, dec, 42sc, dec, 10sc (87 sts) Round 35: 6sc, dec, 27sc, dec, 27sc, dec, 21sc (84 sts) Round 36: 20sc, dec, 26sc, dec, 26sc, dec, 6sc (81 sts) Round 37: 7sc, dec, 25sc, dec, 25sc, dec, 18sc (78 sts) Round 38: 5sc, dec, 18sc, dec, 17sc, dec, 18sc, dec, 12sc (74 sts) Round 39: 7sc, dec, 23sc, dec, 22sc, dec, 16sc (71 sts) Round 40: 12sc, dec, 16sc, dec, 16sc, dec, 15sc, dec, 4sc (67 sts) Round 41: 7sc, dec, 12sc, dec, 11sc, dec, 12sc, dec, 11sc, dec, 4sc (62 sts) Round 42: dec, 13sc, dec, 14sc, dec, 13sc, dec, 14sc (58 sts) Round 43: 9sc, dec, 9sc, dec, 10sc, dec, 10sc, dec, 9sc, dec, 1sc (53 sts) Round 44: 1sc, dec, 11sc, dec, 11sc, dec, 12sc, dec, 10sc (49 sts) Start stuffing and continue to stuff with remaining decreases until closed. Round 45: 4sc, dec, 8sc, dec, 8sc, dec, 7sc, dec, 8sc, dec, 4sc (44 sts) Round 46: 2sc, dec, 5sc, dec, 5sc, dec, 6sc, dec, 5sc, dec, 5sc, dec, 4sc (38 sts) Round 47: 3sc, dec, 6sc, dec, 6sc, dec, 5sc, dec, 6sc, dec, 2sc (33 sts) Round 48: 1sc, dec, 4sc, dec, 5sc, dec, 5sc, dec, 4sc, dec, 4sc (28 sts) Round 49: 1sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 2sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 2sc, dec, 2sc (22 sts) Round 50: 3sc, dec, 2sc, dec, 2sc, dec, 3sc, dec, 2sc, dec (17 sts) Round 51: 1sc, dec, 1sc, dec, 1sc, dec, 1sc, dec, 1sc, dec, dec (11 sts) Round 52: dec3, dec, dec, dec, dec (5 sts) Fasten off and stitch closed, weave in ends.

Superlaser Using 3.50mm hook and grey yarn Round 1: ch 3, 12 dc in 3rd ch from hook, sl st to 2nd starting ch (12 sts) Round 2: ch 2, dc in same st as ch, inc in each st around, sl st to first dc (24 sts) Round 3: ch 2, dc in same st as ch, dc in next st *inc in next, dc in next* repeat around, sl st to first dc (36 sts) Round 4: ch 2, dc in same st as ch, dc in next 2 sts *inc , dc in next 2 sts* repeat around, sl st to first dc (48 sts) Fasten off and leave long tail for sewing. With yarn needle and light grey/white yarn stitch vertical and horizontal lines around sphere and on superlaser.

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Snowflake Cookie Pattern

Hook size: G (4mm) 

Worsted weight yarn in blue, white, and beige. 

Fiberfill 

Bottom

Ch 2 

Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. Sl st in 1st sc to join (12)

Rnd 3: Ch 1 , *sc, inc, rep from * 5 more times. Sl st in 1st sc to join (18) 

Rnd 4: Ch 1, *2sc, inc, rep from * 5 more times. Sl st in 1st sc to join (24)

Rnd 5: Ch 1 *3sc, inc, rep from * 5 more times. Sl st in 1st sc to join (30)

Rnd 6: Ch 1 *4sc, inc, rep from * 5 more times. St st in 1st sc to join. (36) 

FO and weave in ends. 

Top

Ch 2

Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: 2 scin each sc around (12)

Rnd 3: *sc, inc, rep from * 5 more times (18)

Rnd 4: *2 sc, inc, rep from * 5 more times. (24)

Rnd 5: *3sc, inc, rep from * 5 more times (30)

Rnd 6: *4sc, inc, rep from * 5 more times. (36) 

FO, leave long tail for sewing 

Stack top and bottom together with RS facing out. Sew together along the edges using long tail from top. When you’re a little more than half way around, stuff before sewing the rest together. 

Icing 

Ch 2 

Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook 

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12) 

Rnd 3: *sc, inc, rep from * 5 more times (18)

Rnd 4: *2 sc, inc, rep from * 5 more times (24) 

Rnd 5: *3 sc, inc, rep from * 5 more times (30)

FO, leave long tail for sewing 

Embroider snowflake on top of icing before attaching icing. 

Sew icing on top of the cookie. 

Source for photo and pattern: www.squirrelpicnic.com 

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Easy Double Crochet Infinity Scarf 

Hook size: N (9mm) You want a loose weave, a large hook helps keep the tension loose. 

Gauge: 6 rows and 12 stitches per 4 inch square. 

Ch 32

Row 1: Dc in the 3rd ch from hook. Dc 30 across the ch and turn. (31 dc) 

Row 2: Ch 2, dc 30, turn. 

Rows 3-72: Repeat row 2. 

When you get to the end of the 72 rows you need to seam the ends together to make it an infinity scarf. You can do this any way you’d like to, but I think the easiest way to do it is to slip stitch the ends together. 

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We’re going to do something a bit different. I bought this book and since it is crochet related, I figured I would do a little book review for it. 

Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti by Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain 

Reviewer:Kerry Clare 

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

Price: $21.95

Page Count: 232

ISBN: 978-1-55152-255-5

In Yarn Bombing Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain outline the knit/crochet graffiti phenomenon and provide the readers with the tools and knowledge to get involved and get started doing yarn bombing of their own. 

To “yarn bomb” is to commit knit/crochet graffiti. “Tags” include car antenna cozies, doorknob covers, and tree sweaters. Employing interviews with international bombers and chapter headings like “Why Yarn Graffiti Is The Bomb” and “How to Build Your Arsenal,” Moore and Prain present the trend as a way to “take back the knit,” rendering the domestic craft as public art. 

Moore is a technical editor of the website knitty.com, and Debbie Stoller (author of the seminal guide Stitch ‘n Bitch) offers a blurb. Yarn Bombing extends Stitch ‘n Bitch’s approach to knitting and crocheting, appealing to younger people with attractive photography and irreverent patterns, reclaiming knitting and crocheting as an act that is both feminist and anarchic.

Yarn Bombing succeeds with unorthodox patterns including a knitted mushroom and tulip, knit shoes slung over telephone lines, and poster frames. The book’s infectious spirit culminates in the final chapter, which details imaginative projects such as a crocheted army tank cozy meant as an anti-war protest and the world’s longest scarf. 

But the yarn bombing trend seems to emergent to necessitate an entire book. Yarn Bombing’s history of graffiti is more rudimentary than informative (”Painted graffiti appeared on railroad boxcars in North America in the 1920s. During World War II, American troops left graffiti throughout Europe...”), and very basic introductions to knitting and crochet aren’t very useful. A section devoted to gauge is out of place in a guide dent on anarchy, and proffering resources such as Flickr or Facebook is redundant. 

In general, however, the book’s spirit manages to inspire. While not an essential addition to any crafting library, Yarn Bombing stands out as a fun one.