Tunisian crochet, also called Afghan crochet, can be described as a cross between crocheting and knitting.
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King Cole Dish Cloth & Craft Cotton
I came home from the Wool Haven’s crochet class with two balls of King Cole Dish Cloth & Craft Cotton to try; one in cream (2311), the other in fuchsia (2313)
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Granny Squares
This page is where I store my favourite granny squares
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Introduction to Amigurumi
Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting stuffed toys. There are no restrictions in size or set style despite the usual expectation that they will be small. The term is an merging of the words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll.
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Amigurumi Baymax
My New Year blog post catch up continues. I’m now working through all the part written posts. I started this last August, it’s only been on hold because I hadn’t embroidered the eyes. That’s been rectified today so I can get it marked off. Sometimes I volunteer to do things without really knowing if I can. “Sure I can make a Baymax” being a case in point.
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Chainless Starting Treble Crochet
Tamara at the Moogly blog put out a revised version of her chainless starting double crochet (what I would call a treble crochet). I had tried her previous version and just couldn’t get it but the penny dropped with this one straight away.
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#MittenMission
Last year I contributed to Masato Beanies #Scarfathon. The appeal collected 500 hand-made scarfs for the homeless. The project continues this year and has a new addition #MittenMission.
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Solar System CAL – second attempt
The first attempt was big, very big. TOO big, so I need to start again.
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Solar System CAL – First attempt
I’m having to start this again from scratch as after 3 weeks the blanket is 40 inches diameter and the completed blanket should be only 48 inches in total. However I don’t feel like deleted the recording of about 20 hours work so the first 3 weeks works is combined here and I’ll start again in a fresh post.
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Twiddle muff
Twiddle muffs are some times used to help people with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, autism or learning difficulties. The textures & embellishments give them something to do with their hands, distracting from picking at their skin or pulling at medical equipment and bandages. They are constructed as a muff rather than a blanket as they can be slipped onto an arm with less chance of being dropped.