Mother’s Day is coming up and there is still time to make your mother a very special gift this year: one you crochet yourself. Made with loveI don’t know your mother, but who wouldn’t love a gift that is made with love, by you! If you can crochet, the possibilities are endless. Here are some […]
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Dutch, UK English, US English and German patternsHere at Home of Yarns, every pattern is available in four languages: US English, UK English, Dutch and German. I write and translate all the patterns myself. And I translate for other designers too. In the beginning there was DutchSince I am Dutch, I start writing every knitting
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Have you ever noticed your crochet circle is actually more like a hexagon or polygon, depending on your pattern. Here is a trick to get rid of those unwanted corners and make an actual circle. Lets take a pattern for a basic crochet circle. It is the free crochet pattern for a simple face scrubbie
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Welcome back! With your current knowledge, you can already start a simple crochet project. Today, you will learn how to read a pattern and you will receive your very first crochet pattern. If you are new and want to take a look at the previous lessons first, you can find those here. Crochet abbreviations and
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When you crochet in the round, you typically start in the center. You need a center ring and then work your first round in that ring. The center ring can be made from a few chain stitches, joined together with a slip stitch, but it is also common to start with a magic ring, also
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When you want to knit or crochet a particular pattern and get a similar result, it is important to also use similar yarn. One of the things to check is the yarn weight or thickness.
Gauge vs. Yarn weight category
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Welcome back to your second crochet lesson at Home of Yarns. This time, you can learn how to make a slip stitch and single crochet (which is called a double crochet in UK terminology). Step 1: Starting ChainIn your first lesson, you learned how to make a chain stitch. You need a chain of chain
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Add some love to your home by making handmade decorations. It is so much fun to crochet your own Christmas ornaments. They are all quick projects and you can make them in any color you want! Crochet for your TreeI really like to mix and match handmade ornaments with traditional Christmas balls. By using matching
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Welcome to Home of Yarns and your first crochet lesson. Crochet is a wonderful craft and not very difficult to learn. Once you know the basics and a few stitches, you are able to make all sorts of wonderful things. If you follow the Home of Yarns crochet lessons, I will teach you how to
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Have you ever tried using cotton face scrubbies instead of scrub or disposable make-up remover pads? They are fabulous little things! Washable, reusable, pretty and last but not least: they are good for your skin as well as the planet. Plastic in scrub productsDo you sometimes wonder about the ingredients of your skin products? Perhaps
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