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The Stash Busting Blanket crochet along.

The Stash Busting Blanket crochet along.

It's Blogtober day 3 and the stash blanket crochet along has officially started! I am so excited to see what you come up with. This crochet along is completely free...

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The Stash Busting Blanket crochet along.

It's Blogtober day 3 and the stash blanket crochet along has officially started! I am so excited to see what you come up with. This crochet along is completely free...

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Crochet and knitting pumpkin patterns for you to try this autumn

5 awesome crochet and knit pumpkin patterns for...

National pumpkin day may be a US thing but knitting and crochet enthusiasts around the world love a pumpkin, especially when it's a yarny pumpkin. For all of these pumpkins...

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5 awesome crochet and knit pumpkin patterns for...

National pumpkin day may be a US thing but knitting and crochet enthusiasts around the world love a pumpkin, especially when it's a yarny pumpkin. For all of these pumpkins...

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Two granny squares. A complete solid granny square. Granny square tutorials

Why you should try the granny square

Granny squares haven't really gone anywhere since their boom in the 1970s. As Debbie Stoller, author of Stitch and Bitch: The Happy Hooker recalls:  If you grew up in the seventies, as...

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Why you should try the granny square

Granny squares haven't really gone anywhere since their boom in the 1970s. As Debbie Stoller, author of Stitch and Bitch: The Happy Hooker recalls:  If you grew up in the seventies, as...

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There's a first time for everything. Taking risks

There's a first time for everything and it may ...

A huge and scary first was taking an already released pattern off the shelf this week and revisiting it. I had never been truly happy with it. Deep down, if...

There's a first time for everything and it may ...

A huge and scary first was taking an already released pattern off the shelf this week and revisiting it. I had never been truly happy with it. Deep down, if...

A beginner's guide to crochet

How to get started with crochet: A beginner's g...

Here's some beginner patterns and guides to help you get started with crochet.  Where do you start when you want to learn to crochet but you're a beginner? Here! Something...

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How to get started with crochet: A beginner's g...

Here's some beginner patterns and guides to help you get started with crochet.  Where do you start when you want to learn to crochet but you're a beginner? Here! Something...

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Stash Blanket Crochet along

Stash Blanket Crochet along

We start stash diving in September. Choose your fibres and colours and fill in any gaps you may have.  From October to January, work on your blanket. 1 or 2...

Stash Blanket Crochet along

We start stash diving in September. Choose your fibres and colours and fill in any gaps you may have.  From October to January, work on your blanket. 1 or 2...