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Inset Mosaic Crochet Video & Free Charts

There are several styles/methods for doing Mosaic Crochet. In my previous Mosaic Crochet video, I taught you how to do Overlay Mosaic Crochet. In my new video, I’ll teach you everything you need to know to successfully do the Inset Mosaic Crochet method.

Inset Mosaic Crochet video
Inset Mosaic Crochet video

Inset Mosaic Crochet differs from Overlay Mosaic Crochet because Inset is worked with 2 rows of each color instead of 1. Because of that, you won’t need to finish off each row, creating tails/ends to deal with by weaving them in, turning them into fringe or crocheting a double border.

Both Overlay and Inset Mosaic Crochet are worked with 2 contrasting colors of yarn. You can use a DK weight, worsted weight or whatever weight yarn you desire.

This is a fabulous method of Mosaic Crochet! So if you’d like to learn it, check out my YouTube video. I also have a FREE download for the swatch charts that I used in the video, along with written directions for the swatch. You can find that download on my free patterns page.


Happy Mosaic Crocheting to all of you!

Susan

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Free Baby Booties and Beginner Scarves Pattern

If you’ve always wanted to learn to crochet baby booties, then now is the time! I have a new YouTube video that goes along with my FREE Baby Booties pattern where I teach how to make these baby booties from start to finish! They are great projects to make quickly for a baby shower. Or make some for a local charity, or for your own baby!

Crochet Baby Booties Tutorial

The other new YouTube video I’ve made is for crocheting a beginner-friendly scarf. This scarf is made with rows of dc throughout. I’ll teach you where to begin and end your rows of dc and share a tip to help you keep the edges even. I’ve got a FREE crochet pattern that goes along with this video, as well. This project is great for practicing your double crochet stitches.

I hope you enjoy both of these videos and learn something new to further your crochet skills and knowledge!

Happy crocheting,

Susan

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3 New Crochet Videos

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

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FREE Easy Beginner Crochet Project & Videos

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

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Big Announcement!

I’ve been keeping very busy with various projects during the first 3 months of COVID-19. If you’re anything like me, you’ve completed lots of crochet projects, too! But that’s not all I’ve been doing.

Since my husband retired last year and has more time on his hands in retirement, we figured it was time that I got started on one of my business goals/dreams! So without further ado, here’s my big announcement!

I’ve started a YouTube crochet channel!!!

I’ve wanted to do this for many years, but I’m not very “tech savvy”! However, my husband is! He’s got so much more knowledge and patience than me with anything electronic! I have plenty of patience with other things, like crochet and teaching, but NOT with electronics and tech things!

Starting my YouTube channel has not been without it’s challenges! We’ve had all kinds of issues with the audio and have put in countless hours to try to correct it. It’s sometimes still an issue, but we’re improving all the time. The lighting hasn’t been as much of a challenge because we already had the lighting for photographing my crochet patterns.

Three months ago, we took apart our guest bedroom and converted it into our video studio. Here’s a look at our new studio:

I’ve got a handful of videos published on my YouTube channel right now and dozens/hundreds of ideas for lots more videos to help YOU be successful with your crochet projects! Right now, I have videos for absolute beginners, from how to hold the hook and yarn to how to make the basic stitches and your first crochet project. I’ll be doing videos on lots of crochet techniques and stitches, as well as videos to support my self-published crochet patterns. I love lots of fabulous crochet techniques, but trying to explain how to do them in a written pattern can be challenging. Having videos to accompany my written patterns will be very helpful to explain and demonstrate the more complex parts of the patterns.

I’ve been teaching crochet for 15 years now and I learn a lot from my students, which helps me be a better teacher. I learn how things can be interpreted differently by others and how I can explain things better to my students.

Here’s the link to my YouTube channel.

If you’d like to check out my YouTube crochet videos and subscribe to my channel, that would be wonderful! Please let me know what type of crochet videos you’d like to watch to help you learn the stitches and techniques that interest you. My goal is to help you in your crochet journey so that you enjoy crochet more every day!

Every good venture needs a mascot, right? Well, here’s our mascot, Maggie, who usually lays down either under the side table covering or behind my chair while we’re working on videos. She just loves being with us and is so quiet in the video room! She’s come a long way since we brought her home almost 5 years ago! She used to chew a lot of things and very rarely does she chew anything of ours now.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this look at my new YouTube channel and will take a look at my videos to help you be successful and increase your crochet knowledge and skills.

Happy crocheting,

Susan

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