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Free Valentine Blankets to Crochet and Knit

Valentine’s Day is in about a month, so there’s still time to get started on an afghan or throw! These 30 free Valentine blankets from Yarnspirations are full of hearts, cables, and other little details. Make one for yourself and your spouse, or make one to give as a gift to someone you care about. […]

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Yarn Pooling Made Easy – Crochet Patterns, Tips, Tricks, Videos, and Book Reviews

I’ve had the opportunity to work on a lot of knitting and crochet books with Leisure Arts, and here’s one of the most popular: Yarn Pooling Made Easy. Crochet color pooling is a fun technique that lets you make argyle prints and other similar graphic color designs using basic crochet stitches. It looks harder than it […]

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Free Argyle Patterns to Crochet and Knit

Today is Argyle Day! Argyle is a traditional pattern made of diamonds with lines through them. Argyle projects can be knit or crochet, and argyle designs can be put on any kind of project. Argyle comes from a traditional tartan, or plaid, of one of the Scottish clans. It was popular in the 1920s and […]

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Total Beginner’s Guide to Crochet Planned Pooling

Want to learn how to do crochet planned pooling? Start right here and follow the links to tutorials, tips, and patterns.

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Star Wars Knitting the Galaxy Book Review

Whether you're a Padawan or a Jedi when it comes to knitting, these Star Wars knitting patterns are a match for you.

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A Good Stitch-For-Yourself Project: Knit Argyle Cardigan Pattern

Make something really special for yourself with this knit argyle cardigan pattern. It's free and it comes with lots of tutorials for the advanced beginner.

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Happy You Year! Take Some Time to Stitch For Yourself

Happy You Year! Knitting and crochet are terrific forms of self care so take some time to stitch for yourself this year.

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Start The New Year with FREE Daily Craft Classes Through Creativebug

Take free knitting and crochet and craft classes and get other big discounts at Creativebug, a learning platform for creative people.

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33 Free Temperature Blanket (and More) Patterns

Temperature blankets are a classic way to track the weather a specific place for a set period of time, for example tracking the weather in your town for a year. You choose specific colors for each temperature range and then make a blanket using those colors to represent the temperatures. Temperature blankets can be made […]

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7 Crafty Ways to Kick The New Year Off Right

Kick the new year off right with these crafty ideas that will inspire you, get you going on a big project, or simply enjoy craft more.

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