"building crochet designs one stitch at a time"
I hope you enjoy this video and it helps you be successful with making the foundation dc. Thank you to Tammie on Facebook for suggesting this video!
Happy crocheting,
Susan
This new Tapestry Crochet technique video teaches you how to begin and end rows of Tapestry Crochet, carry the yarn, change colors and make the fringe. All while having fun making the snowflake coaster project that’s included in the video. The Snowflake Coaster chart is available for free on my Free Patterns page.
I love designing small projects for learning a new technique. There’s nothing like being able to finish a crochet project quickly, all while successfully learning a new technique! And small projects are great for practicing a new technique. If you make a mistake, your huge project isn’t ruined!
If you enjoy the this technique, you may want to make something larger than a coaster in this technique. That’s where my “Stained Glass Snowflake Scarf” and “It Takes All Colors Snowflakes Afghan” patterns come into play! Both of these designs use the exact same Tapestry Crochet technique that I’m teaching in this new video.
If you haven’t tried the technique before, what are you waiting for? It’s a wonderful technique with many fabulous projects that can be made from it! Check out my new Tapestry Crochet video here.
And speaking of Tapestry Crochet, I bought a new Tapestry Crochet book last week called “Colourful Wayuu Bags to Crochet” by Rianne de Graaf. You can see this book on Amazon here. Rianne has designed some really pretty bags in the Tapestry Crochet technique. These bags are so cool! Rianne even teaches how to make the straps and cords for the bags in this book.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this look at Tapestry Crochet and will give it a try. You’ll be glad you did!
Happy crocheting,
Susan
I’ve just finished and released my first video to support one of my self-published crochet patterns. This video is for my Family Slippers pattern. The cuff is made with the mosaic crochet technique, which is one of my favorite crochet techniques! In this video, I demonstrate how to crochet the 4 rows of the mosaic pattern on the cuff. Mosaic crochet is a lot of fun and it’s exciting to see the mosaic pattern take shape in front of your eyes!!!
I have lots of other crochet videos planned to help you be successful with your crochet projects from my patterns. If you have any questions about my patterns (or certain parts of my patterns) that you’d like to see covered in a video, please let me know. I’m open to more video suggestions and look forward to bringing you more quality videos to help you advance your crochet skills and knowledge!
If you’d like to watch this new video, you can find it on my YouTube channel here.
Happy crocheting (and video watching/learning) to all of you!
Susan
I just released 3 new crochet videos on YouTube for your viewing pleasure! Here they are, in no particular order:
How to Make a Double Crochet Stitch for Beginners
This video demonstrates how to make a double crochet (dc) stitch, along with how to work rows of dc stitches and how to make straighter edges on your dc rows. Check out this video here.
The Golden Loop in Crochet (shh…it’s a secret!)
This video demonstrates how to make your crochet stitches taller using the Golden Loop. The late Jean Leinhauser told me about the Golden Loop and I thought I’d pass along that knowledge to other crocheters to help you adjust the height of your stitches in order to get the “row” gauge. Check out this video here.
What is Yarn Over (YO) in Crochet?
This video shows the difference between a yarn over and a yarn under. When I was part of the CGOA Masters program, I ran into the fact that some crocheters didn’t learn the yarn over correctly. In this video, I show the difference between yarn over and yarn under, and how it affects the overall look of your crochet stitches. Check out this video here.
I hope you enjoy these videos.
Happy crocheting,
Susan
If you’re a beginner crocheter (or just like to crochet quick, easy projects), I have a FREE beginner coaster pattern, along with 2 YouTube videos for you. This coaster is an easy, beginner pattern that anyone can successfully make. In the 2 videos, I teach you how to do the center of the coaster in rows of single crochet. I also teach you to add any of the 4 edging options to your coasters: 1 round of sc, 3 rounds of sc, corner beads and tassels or side fringe. Here’s a look at the coasters in the video:
As you can see, you can make your coasters in any colors you like. I’ve chosen different colors for the coasters in this FREE pattern to make each of these 4 different coaster finishes distinct! However, I made a set of coasters for our home in colors that coordinate with our living room.
These coasters make great gifts and are very economical to make. One skein of yarn, that costs around $2 – $3, is all you need to make a set of 4 coasters.
You can find the 2 new FREE YouTube videos on my YouTube crochet channel. And you can find the link for the FREE pdf pattern download on my Free Patterns page.
I hope you’ll give these easy, beginner coasters a try. Please let me know if you like this coaster pattern and if you have any questions about the pattern, please don’t hesitate to ask. I’d love to see photos of your finished projects!
Happy crocheting,
Susan
