What Do You Want to Make Today?
I’ve been sort of working on an ebook on how to use your yarn stash for a few years now, but in the meantime I wanted to share some stash-busting basics that I’m using to help pare down my stash. I decided that this year (as I have several times before, with varying degrees of […]
This Tunisian Crochet Earwarmer is an easy way to learn the basic Tunisian crochet stitch and make a quick winter accessory for yourself or for gifting. I bought some of the Red Heart Heat Wave yarn, which is sunlight activated to be even warmer than regular yarn. I wasn’t sure what to do with it […]
My daughter and I both love to make pom-poms out of yarn. It’s a really easy and soothing craft and you can use them in lots of different ways. She’s very slowly working on a pompom rug (sort of like this one from Simplify Create Inspire, but in rainbow colors), but if you don’t have […]
Whether you’re learning to knit or learning to crochet, knowing how to make a slip knot is the very first, most basic thing that you need to know how to do. The slip knot is the beginning of a crochet chain, and it’s also how you start most knitting cast ons. It’s the way you […]
T-shirt yarn is fun to work with and great for sturdy home projects. Learn how to crochet a basket with T-shirt yarn. I’ve had this ball of T-shirt yarn for a long time. (It’s Lion Brand Fettuccine, which has been discontinued, but there are other T-shirt yarns out there, and you can make your own […]
Upcycling old fabric is fun and easy, and making a crocheted rug from an old sheet gives new life to otherwise unusable fabrics. Why I Needed a Crocheted Rug Last summer we performed what I took to calling the Great Room Swap of 2018. In order to move my daughter’s bedroom upstairs, we got rid […]
Loop yarn is a relatively new product to the yarn aisle. It’s a super bulky yarn stitched into loops so you can make a knitlike fabric without needles or hooks. Here’s all you need to know about working with loop yarn. What is Loop Yarn? Loop yarn is typically a super bulky yarn of a […]