School is now in session! Look for my Crochet and Knitting School videos on YouTube! I post under the user name Mommaflick09.
I am using YouTube as a teaching medium for those who want to learn how to crochet/knit and how to read patterns that relate to the stitches used. This "school" material will cover basic techniques as well as more advanced ones as well.
The first video is up on YouTube now and goes over the crocheted chain stitch and how to read the stitch in written patterns and charted patterns as well. Please check it out here.
If you would like to see something specific taped and reviewed, please leave me a comment and let me know! I would love your input and feedback! Thank you!
Until next time, keep those needles and hooks busy!
Sara
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Its that time of year again...
How I love the Fall. Things get so busy! Between orders coming in like wildfire, patterns selling like hot cakes, family visits and parties to go to there is just not enough time in the day!
I love the colder weather, even though I am a cold person by nature, I HATE being hot! Summer in Virginia tends to be long and relentless so every Fall it is the sweet relief I need to recharge my batteries. We had a ton of rain this year during the Spring and Summer so there really aren't the traditional fall colors springing up everywhere like usual. It was just too wet. Everything is going from green to brown fast! But despite the lack of colorful awesomeness that is usual I have been enjoying the cooler weather. And with that cooler weather comes the yarn crafting bug. I have been crocheting and knitting up a storm! Working on a baby blanket for my new little one due in February, I've made several hats for her and hope to make a few more too :).
One thing that has been a big part of my Fall has been Pinterest. I'mslightly addicted obsessed with Pinterest. There are so many good ideas out there, from decorations to crochet and knitting patterns to recipes. There is never a lack for new things coming up and I often find myself eating lunch or breakfast and browsing Pins. If you'd like to follow my boards click the button on the side bar. If you don't/haven't visited Pinterest, I highly suggest it. Much fun and inspiration can be found there.
I hope you all are doing well and hope you are finding all the inspiration you need for your crafts in one place or another. Until next time...
Sara
I love the colder weather, even though I am a cold person by nature, I HATE being hot! Summer in Virginia tends to be long and relentless so every Fall it is the sweet relief I need to recharge my batteries. We had a ton of rain this year during the Spring and Summer so there really aren't the traditional fall colors springing up everywhere like usual. It was just too wet. Everything is going from green to brown fast! But despite the lack of colorful awesomeness that is usual I have been enjoying the cooler weather. And with that cooler weather comes the yarn crafting bug. I have been crocheting and knitting up a storm! Working on a baby blanket for my new little one due in February, I've made several hats for her and hope to make a few more too :).
One thing that has been a big part of my Fall has been Pinterest. I'm
I hope you all are doing well and hope you are finding all the inspiration you need for your crafts in one place or another. Until next time...
Sara
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Business as usual...
Hello everyone! Hope this little message finds you happy, healthy, and in good spirits!
I have had a few orders recently and been working to get them done, but in that time I have also been knitting! I am suddenly quite taken with it. I guess it is because back in the spring I taught myself how to knit Continental style and since then things have just seemed to click! Knitting is so much easier and faster when you have good tension and less movement! I started knitting my soon to be baby daughter a checkerboard blanket in pink and purple, and also made my first hat. Its a little big for a newborn but will probably fit her perfectly next fall :). I started another hat and this one seems like it will fit a newborns noggin much better. Once I have the blanket and second hat finished I will post pictures of them.
I found an awesome recipe today. Fall is sorta synonymous with apples and pumpkins in this house and the author of "Smashed Peas and Carrots" Blog was kind enough to share a recipe for apple strudel today! I love apple anything and this looks so yummy! Take a look here.
If you have any super yummy pumpkin or apple recipes, please share in the comments below. I am always looking for a good treat for fall!
Sara
I have had a few orders recently and been working to get them done, but in that time I have also been knitting! I am suddenly quite taken with it. I guess it is because back in the spring I taught myself how to knit Continental style and since then things have just seemed to click! Knitting is so much easier and faster when you have good tension and less movement! I started knitting my soon to be baby daughter a checkerboard blanket in pink and purple, and also made my first hat. Its a little big for a newborn but will probably fit her perfectly next fall :). I started another hat and this one seems like it will fit a newborns noggin much better. Once I have the blanket and second hat finished I will post pictures of them.
I found an awesome recipe today. Fall is sorta synonymous with apples and pumpkins in this house and the author of "Smashed Peas and Carrots" Blog was kind enough to share a recipe for apple strudel today! I love apple anything and this looks so yummy! Take a look here.
If you have any super yummy pumpkin or apple recipes, please share in the comments below. I am always looking for a good treat for fall!
Sara
Friday, November 19, 2010
A Tunisian Discovery
Tunisian Crochet. What can I say about you? Fun, different, and very interesting! I stumbled upon Tunisian Crochet via an email from Lion Brand Yarn. They send me patterns and ideas for new projects every few days and this one pattern really caught my eye. I quickly realized the pattern I was looking at was something new! Something new?! Alright! I started researching right away. I will be making a bag for myself after some practice.
Considered a mix of knitting and crochet, Tunisian crochet leaves loops on the hook and takes two passes to complete one row. Despite taking two rows to complete one, it does work up rather quickly, and probably best of all...it doesn't seem hard at all. I played around with the simple stitch and a regular crochet hook before purchasing a real Tunisian hook. Using Ravelry.com, I found a simple pattern for a hot pad and started working.
If you have never seen a Tunisian simple stitch I will give a brief description. You chain stitches like you normally would in regular crochet. This is where it changes. Instead of working in the top of the chain, you work in the spine of the chain. Now, working in the spine, you yarn over(YO) and pull up a loop, but instead of YO again to form a single crochet you insert your hook into the next chain spine and YO to pull up another loop. This is repeated across the chain, leaving all the loops on the hook. Once you have reached the end of the chain you do not turn. You YO and pull the loop through one loop on the hook. Then you YO again and pull that loop through two loops, the loop that you just pulled up and the loop from the previous row; repeat across. Now you are ready to begin the next row. Do not turn, with one loop on your hook, insert your hook into the next vertical loop in the row below. YO and pull up a loop, leaving 2 loops on your hook. Insert your hook into the next vertical loop, YO and pull up another loop, leaving three loops on your hook. Repeat for all the vertical hoops in your work. Then repeat "Once you have reached the end of the work you do not turn. You YO and pull the loop through one loop on the hook. Then you YO again and pull that loop through two loops, the loop that you just pulled up and the loop from the previous row; repeat across." Pretty easy huh?
There are a ton of videos on YouTube and plenty of designs on Ravelry.com and other websites. Try it, you'll like it :) If you do try, leave me a comment, or ask for help. I am brand new too, but we can stumble through Tunisian Crochet together.
Until next time... Happy Crafting!
Considered a mix of knitting and crochet, Tunisian crochet leaves loops on the hook and takes two passes to complete one row. Despite taking two rows to complete one, it does work up rather quickly, and probably best of all...it doesn't seem hard at all. I played around with the simple stitch and a regular crochet hook before purchasing a real Tunisian hook. Using Ravelry.com, I found a simple pattern for a hot pad and started working.
If you have never seen a Tunisian simple stitch I will give a brief description. You chain stitches like you normally would in regular crochet. This is where it changes. Instead of working in the top of the chain, you work in the spine of the chain. Now, working in the spine, you yarn over(YO) and pull up a loop, but instead of YO again to form a single crochet you insert your hook into the next chain spine and YO to pull up another loop. This is repeated across the chain, leaving all the loops on the hook. Once you have reached the end of the chain you do not turn. You YO and pull the loop through one loop on the hook. Then you YO again and pull that loop through two loops, the loop that you just pulled up and the loop from the previous row; repeat across. Now you are ready to begin the next row. Do not turn, with one loop on your hook, insert your hook into the next vertical loop in the row below. YO and pull up a loop, leaving 2 loops on your hook. Insert your hook into the next vertical loop, YO and pull up another loop, leaving three loops on your hook. Repeat for all the vertical hoops in your work. Then repeat "Once you have reached the end of the work you do not turn. You YO and pull the loop through one loop on the hook. Then you YO again and pull that loop through two loops, the loop that you just pulled up and the loop from the previous row; repeat across." Pretty easy huh?
There are a ton of videos on YouTube and plenty of designs on Ravelry.com and other websites. Try it, you'll like it :) If you do try, leave me a comment, or ask for help. I am brand new too, but we can stumble through Tunisian Crochet together.
Until next time... Happy Crafting!
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