One Square Granny
When my Mam taught me to crochet, she did so by handing me a Granny Square blanket she was working on, and teaching me to treble crochet clusters into her already beautifully crocheted fabric. I focussed on the stitches, on how they danced around my hook, and how the fabric grew under my fingers as…
Aoibhe’s (Almost) Invisible Tunisian Crochet Seam – for the Wrong Side
Tunisian Crochet seams can often look botched and ugly. Here’s how to make your Tunisian Crochet garments and accessories look seamless! Start With Some Tunisian Crochet In this case, I have made a lovely piece of Tunisian Simple Stitch which I’m going to seam along the first and last rows. Keep the last row you…
Aoibhe’s (Almost) Invisible Tunisian Crochet Seam – for the Right Side
Tunisian Crochet seams can often look botched and ugly. Here’s how to make your Tunisian Crochet garments and accessories look seamless! Start With Some Tunisian Crochet In this case, I have made a lovely piece of Tunisian Simple Stitch which I’m going to seam along the first and last rows. Right Side in, Wrong Side…
No-Gap Base Increase
How to increase the height of your Tunisian Crochet column, without leaving a hole in your fabric. This is so quick to do. You’ll love it. Start With Some Tunisian Crochet In this case, I have a layer of crochet done, and have started into a second layer.The layer I’m working on is three bars…
Second Double Crochet Row
You have your first row of stitches complete, but now it’s time to start into the second row, and suddenly, everything looks different. Here’s how you do it. The Lay Of The Land. Let’s look at what we’ve got. In this instance, we have made 8 chains and skipped the one closest to the hook.Then,…
“Be Kind. Rewind” – What you can do to improve the tension and elasticity in your yarn
Have you ever considered the tension your yarn is under once it’s been wound into a cake or ball?One of the main reasons yarn is sold in a skein is to preserve its elasticity. So, from the second you wind it, it’s being held at a stretch. Animal fibres in particular have a gorgeous spring…
The only Long Tail Cast On method you’ll ever need.
Knitters, don’t say I never give you guys anything! This long Tail Cast On method is flawless.You’ll never scrabble for yarn to make those last few stitches ever again. Long Tail anxiety will be a thing of the past! And it’s so gosh darn easy. Let me show you how. Before we begin our long…
Making an Invisible Crochet Decrease
If you’re a lover of the cute and cuddly world of amigurumi, and you want to improve the look of your finished crochet toys, this post is for you.Crochet fabric is highly textured, but your eye can be drawn to any disturbances in that texture, rather than to your hard work and crochet skill. Making…
Adding Relief Stitches to Tunisian Crochet fabric.
Tunisian Crochet has texture for daaays.It’s one of the things I love the most about it. From that gorgeous stripe on Simple Stitch, to the squishy bounce of Knit Stitch, you can’t go wrong with a little TC. But sometimes, you wanna turn the volume up on that texture. That’s where Tunisian Crochet Relief stitches…
Get a good fit on your sweater yoke with this calculator
Like many crafters, I can struggle to get a good fit on my home-made sweaters. Sweater yokes I have designed from scratch are a particular challenge, so I have put together a sweater yoke calculator to help. Sweaters Are Tricky When you have a sweater yoke (the circle of knit or crochet fabric which will…
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Hi, I’m Aoibhe Ni
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