There’s a new baby in our family (not mine) that I’m already very excited to shower with love and handmade things! Since it’s winter here, I have been looking up patterns for crochet baby boots to make over on Etsy and figured I’d share some of my findings with you! I am an Etsy affiliate,…
How you hold your yarn is an important aspect while learning how to crochet. If you are holding on too tightly, you may need to start with a larger hook to adjust your tension, and same goes for holding it too loosely. I wanted to show you today how I hold my yarn and allow…
I love the simplicity of being able to hang my crochet shower pouf on the shower faucet handle to dry, and have it waiting for me the next time I hop in the shower. Originally, I only made my shower poufs with only cotton yarn, which is a good yarn for being able to wash…
I decided that I wanted to put a crochet cord on my new shower pouf that was more than just a simple chain–something that had a little bit of thickness to it and would add to the overall design. I decided to make the crochet cord using the lobster stitch. If you’ve snagged the pattern,…
In this tutorial I will show you how to crochet a chain stitch, or foundation chain. The crochet chain is often how you begin your projects, especially those where you are making something flat instead of round (like a dish cloth, or a blanket). The crochet chain stitch is performed by first creating a slip…
