Knitting, crocheting and general craftery
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Feb 2018
10:39am, 27 Feb 2018
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Mandymoo
Hi all - can anywhere point to somewhere that will give me instructions on all crochet stitches. Have broughrt a couple of patterns but dont know all the stitch names or how to do them 
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Feb 2018
10:44am, 27 Feb 2018
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HellsBells
Mandy, youtube is your friend but you need to be aware of whether the patterns are written in US or UK terminology as the stitches are different. It should say somewhere on the pattern. For UK crochet terms, Attic24 has some good tutorials
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Feb 2018
10:56am, 27 Feb 2018
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Mandymoo
Thanks Helen. Thought it would be good to make the grandkids some toys - patterns confusing me loads. I may just ask some one to make them for me lol
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Feb 2018
10:58am, 27 Feb 2018
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Wobbling
Another vote for Attic24 and Cherry Heart also has UK tutorials.
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Feb 2018
11:23am, 27 Feb 2018
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Meglet
And again for Attic 24. Making toys is a different concept from crocheting flat, the stitches are the same but more increases/decreases and variation in stitches for shaping. Might be worth looking at something like the African flower hippo that uses granny squares/shapes joined together? |
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Feb 2018
11:50am, 27 Feb 2018
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Mandymoo
I havent made it simple for myself - a giraffe and a reindeer!!!
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Feb 2018
12:44pm, 27 Feb 2018
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EvilPixie
Craftsy have a free guide I think LoveKnitting has stuff on their website too |
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Mar 2018
5:00pm, 7 Mar 2018
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EvilPixie
I’m currently making bread and slicing it then freezing it in a plastic bag that’s a little small! (normally but from supermarket bakery sliced then freeze in their bag) What I’m thinking of doing is making a bag - is just cotton ok or should I line with rip stop fabric? |
Mar 2018
6:40pm, 7 Mar 2018
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sallykate
For freezing you probably want something more airtight. Commercially sold ones are made of waxed cotton I think. Mandymoo, have a practice on something before you tackle the actual toys. Making a ball would give you the basic stuff around increasing / decreasing - esshaych.blogspot.co.uk for example (though when doing circles you also want to avoid increasing in the same place every time as that tends to give you a hexagon: ahookamigurumi.com ) tells you how to avoid that. |
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Mar 2018
9:51pm, 8 Mar 2018
13,534 posts
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EvilPixie
Trying my hand at quilt as you go - much easier using smaller bits Just playing really as I make my memory quilt. Definitely work in progress!! |
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