by Alison | Mar 30, 2023 | Crochet as Therapy
Crochet and Sustainability for Eco-Friendly Self-care Impact Crochet and sustainability have a natural intersection, as this craft involves creating beautiful and useful items from yarn, a renewable and versatile material. Eco-friendly self-care involves taking care...
by Alison | Jun 8, 2017 | Creativity, General crochet, Stories
The war between knitters and crocheters continues unabated. If you are not a knitter or a crocheter you may not be aware of the subtle war that rages on in parlours and coffee shops across the land. I was chatting with my friend Nicole at Canadian Frost Apparel the...
by Alison | Dec 15, 2015 | Crochet Patterns
Christmas Stockings Traditionally Christmas stockings are hung on the mantelpiece around a fireplace so Santa can come down the chimney and put gifts in the stockings for everyone. They are also know as Christmas socks. In days gone by every sock has an orange and a...
by Alison | Oct 24, 2015 | Crochet Patterns, General crochet, Stories
by Alison Stapleton Ponchos Ponchos are always on trend and make a good fashion staple. Ponchos were originally made from a blanket with a hole cut in for your head. This simple method will still work, but it creates too much fabric around your body. Your poncho...
by Alison | Aug 13, 2015 | Crochet Basics, Crochet Patterns
by Alison Stapleton Crochet Stitch Diagram – Basic Granny Square This is a basic Granny square A Granny square is the building block of crochet work. Every crocheter can learn to make a Granny square and it is lots of fun. Each row is made with a different color...
