Crochet Tutorials
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Extended Half Double Crochet (ehdc) Tutorial
With one simple change, elongate a half double crochet stitch (hdc) and turn it into an extended half double crochet stitch (ehdc). Learn how in this quick tutorial.
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Terms in this Tutorial
dc = double crochet
ehdc = extended half double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
What is an extended half double crochet?
An ehdc is an hdc with an extra chain in the middle of it. This makes it halfway between an hdc and a dc in size and shape. It’s a little taller and skinnier than an hdc, but not quite as tall or skinny as a dc.
Turning chain
For ehdc rows, I like to start with a chain 2 that does not count as a stitch. Different patterns and designers will do it differently. Some may start with a chain 1 or a chain 3, and some may count the turning chain as the first stitch. Do what your pattern suggests, or whichever you like the look of best.
How to work an extended half double crochet
The ehdc starts exactly like an hdc. Yarn over, insert your hook in the indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop. You should now have 3 loops on your hook.
Now here is where it gets different. We’re going to add a chain before we finish the hdc. Yarn over, and pull through just one loop on your hook. This is the added chain. You should still have 3 loops on your hook.
Finally, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on your hook to finish the stitch.
Third loop of an ehdc
Like with an hdc, the yarn over still creates a prominent third loop at the top of the stitch. For a closer look at this third loop, see this Working into the 3rd Loop of Half Double Crochet tutorial.
Try it out!
Now that you know the ehdc stitch, use it in the Snuggle Square Pet Blanket! It’s a soft, cozy, and sturdy project for your furry friends. It makes a great blanket for human friends too.
Extended half double crochet (ehdc) video tutorial
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Crochet Flower Circle Tutorial for the Cherry Blossom Beret
Learn how to make the crochet flower circle at the top of the Cherry Blossom Beret. Follow along with the free written pattern here! Use this pretty flower as the start of the beret, or as a stand-alone circle pattern.
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Get the written pattern
This video tutorial is designed to be used along with the Cherry Blossom Beret written pattern and chart. You will find stitch counts for each round, as well as notes and other pattern details in the written version.
Featured in this video – Cherry Blossom Sock Yarn from Global Backyard Industries
Global Backyard Industries provided the pretty Cherry Blossom Sock Yarn for this pattern. It’s a squishy and strong blend of extrafine superwash merino wool and nylon. The hand-dyed colorway has varying shades of pink for a lovely tonal effect.
Blocking is essential!
As with any lace design, blocking is an essential step. It relaxes the yarn, allowing the chain spaces to open up and spread out.
Without blocking, the circle may look smaller and ruffled, but once it is blocked it will grow a bit and will lay flat.
Where will you use it?
This lacy crochet flower circle doesn’t have to be the start of a beret. It’s a perfectly beautiful circle to use all on its own. Use it as a doily, a decorative wall hanging, or anywhere else you might want a crochet circle.
Corrected Chart
The video follows along with a stitch chart. You can get the chart in the Cherry Blossom Beret Pattern.
When I got close to the end of the video, I realized that the chart I used had a minor mistake in the last round. It still would have worked, but wouldn’t have matched the written instructions exactly. You’ll see a section in the video where I explain this mistake and swap out the corrected chart.
The mistake did not affect any instructions in the video, and the pattern has the correct chart. The only reason I even included the explanation at all is that a keen eye might notice the mistake in the background on parts of the video.
Crochet flower circle video tutorial
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Mesh Tube Scarf Tutorial
Layers of crochet mesh combine to make a warm, cozy, and super squishy scarf. This mesh tube scarf tutorial will show you how to create this unique scarf, from start to finish. Follow along with the free written pattern!
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Get the written pattern
This video tutorial is designed to be used along with the Mesh Tube Scarf written pattern. You will find stitch counts for each round, as well as notes and other pattern details in the written version.
Featured in this video – Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice Yarn
Lion brand provided the Vanna’s Choice yarn for the updated version of this easy crochet scarf pattern. It’s a fantastic all-purpose acrylic yarn that comes in a wide range of vibrant colors. I chose the deep red Cranberry color.
Mesh Tube Scarf video tutorial
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How to Attach a Purse Frame to a Crochet Bag
A kiss lock purse frame is a great way to add structure and elegance to a crochet bag! In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to attach a purse frame to a crochet bag to finish the Snowflake Crochet Coin Purse. You can use the same technique with other sizes of bags and frames.
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Bag Along CAL
The Snowflake Crochet Coin Purse Pattern features the split single crochet stitch in rounds.
This is the last of 6 bag patterns in the 2022 Bag Along CAL. See the full schedule and all the other patterns in the main Bag Along CAL post.
Match the Purse Frame Size
Before you can attach a purse frame to a bag, the opening needs to be roughly the same size as the frame. When you open up the purse frame so that it’s flat, it should fit neatly over the opening.
Ideally, the bag opening and frame will each have the same shape as well, matching in length and width. If it’s a little bit off it will still work fine, but if it’s very different it may look awkward.
In this case, my frame is square and so is the bag. Some frames are much longer than they are wide. If you’re using a different size or shape of frame, make sure the measurements of the bag opening match.
Mark the Corners
Line the purse frame up with your bag and find the corners. In this case, the corners are clearly marked with surface crochet already. Learn how in this Embroidered Snowflakes and Surface Crochet tutorial.
If yours are not already marked in some way, use a stitch marker to mark each corner at the top edge of the bag.
Choose your Thread
Use a strong sewing thread to attach the purse frame. Decide if you want to match the bag or the frame, or if you want to use a contrasting color. You can also choose a clear nylon thread or fishing line. I chose to match the color of the bag.
Your needle doesn’t have to be super small. It just needs to be able to fit through the holes on the purse frame. A yarn needle will likely be too big. I chose a fairly large embroidery needle with a big eye.
Attach the Purse Frame to the Bag
Slide the frame over the top of the bag so that the bag is inside, and line up the corners. Starting at a corner, sew the bag to the frame using a backstitch. I like to go over each stitch twice for added strength.
On the side edges, you’ll need to skip a few stitches underneath the hinge. Find and mark the center stitch, and make sure it lines up under the hinge as you sew.
When you’re finished, weave in and cut your sewing thread. Then go all around the inside edge of the frame, tucking any stray yarn under the lip so that it’s smooth.
Attach a Purse Frame to a Crochet Bag – Video Tutorial
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Embroidered Snowflakes and Surface Crochet
Follow along, step by step, through decorating the Snowflake Crochet Coin Purse! Learn how to add columns of surface crochet in the corners, and embroidered snowflakes on the front and back panels.
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Bag Along CAL
The Snowflake Crochet Coin Purse Pattern features the split single crochet stitch in rounds.
This is the last of 6 bag patterns in the 2022 Bag Along CAL. See the full schedule and all the other patterns in the main Bag Along CAL post.
Surface Crochet Slip Stitches
Surface crochet slip stitches form the chained columns at the corners of the bag. These stitches float over the surface of the existing crochet stitches.
Hold the working yarn underneath the fabric, inside the bag. To start, insert your hook through the fabric and pull up a loop. For each slip stitch, insert your hook into the fabric in the desired location, pull up a loop, and pull that loop through the loop on your hook.
You can use this technique on just about any type of crochet fabric. In this case, each corner of the bag has a column of unused loops from stitches that were worked into the back loop only. By placing one slip stitch over each of these loops, we can make an evenly-spaced chain.
Embroidered Snowflakes
Aside from the corners, the rest of the bag uses split single crochet stitches. These form a grid-like fabric that’s a perfect background for embroidery.
For each snowflake, start with a horizontal or vertical stitch. Then make 2 diagonal lines. Choose the starting point of the first diagonal line, and count how many stitches over and how many rows up/down it is from the end of the starting horizontal/vertical line.
Mirror this same distance on the opposite corner to center your diagonal line perfectly over the starting line. Repeat this going in the opposite direction to make the 2nd diagonal line. For larger snowflakes, add small “V” shapes at the end of each spoke.
Keep the Inside Neat
Remember that you will be putting items into this coin purse. Long “floats” of loose yarn between snowflakes can get in the way and snag. To keep things neat, either cut your yarn between snowflakes, or weave it carefully through the stitches from one point to another so there are no long floats.
Alternatively, you could make a lining for your bag! Use this Box Bottom Bag Tutorial as a guide. If you do make a lining, sew the lining to your bag before attaching the purse frame.
Embroidered Snowflakes and Surface Crochet Video Tutorial
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Split Single Crochet Stitch in Rounds and Rows
Split single crochet stitch is also known as waistcoat stitch. It’s a slight modification in the placement of the single crochet, and can be worked in both rounds and rows. Try it out in the Snowflake Crochet Coin Purse pattern!
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Bag Along CAL
The Snowflake Crochet Coin Purse Pattern features the split single crochet stitch in rounds.
This is the last of 6 bag patterns in the 2022 Bag Along CAL. See the full schedule and all the other patterns in the main Bag Along CAL post.
Split single crochet placement
The top of most crochet stitches has a V-shape, formed by front and back loops. When working a normal single crochet, you insert your hook under those loops.
Single crochet (sc) stitches also have a post. The two legs of the post form a V shape in the front, and an upside-down V shape in the back. To make a split single crochet, insert your hook between these legs instead of in the normal placement.
Knit-look fabric in the round
By splitting the posts of the stitches in this way, the tops of the stitches are hidden. When working in rounds, this makes a smooth, knit-look fabric. All of the stitches are lined up in straight columns.
This fabric has a grid-like structure which makes a perfect backdrop for embroidery.
Split single crochet stitches in rows
When worked back and forth in rows, the look is slightly different. This is because you are always working into the back side of the previous row, with the V shapes upside down.
As you make each stitch, it will line up in the back, and look offset in the front. The end result is what looks like offset pairs of rows. Still a very pretty stitch, but not the same look as in rounds.
Split Single Crochet Stitch Video Tutorial
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Box Bottom Bag Lining Tutorial
Make a roomy, box-bottom bag lining, complete with a pocket! It’s easier than it sounds, and this tutorial will walk you through it, step-by-step. Try it out in the Classic Cables Tote Bag pattern!
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Bag Along CAL
The bag shown in this video is the Classic Cables Tote Bag pattern. You can find the full written instructions for the bag in that pattern.
This is the fifth of 6 bag patterns in the 2022 Bag Along CAL. See the full schedule and learn how to join in the fun, in the main Bag Along CAL post.
What is a Box Bottom Bag?
Sewing a front and back panel together gives you a flat bag with no depth. Cutting and folding the corners creates that depth, by stealing a bit of width from each panel to make the sides. The math seems a bit complicated at first, but is actually relatively straightforward
Adjusting the size
The video shows the 14 x 14 x 3 inch bag lining for the Classic Cables Tote, with 1/2 inch seam allowances. But you can use this same method to make a box bottom bag of any size. Here are the calculations you’ll need.
Panels
Using a 1/2 inch seam allowance as shown in the video, each panel has the following dimensions.
- Width = width of bag + depth of bag + (2 x seam allowance)
- Height = height of bag + 1/2 depth of bag + (2 x seam allowance)
So for the 14 x 14 x 3 inch bag with 1/2 inch seam allowances, each panel is 18 inches wide by 16.5 inches tall.
Box Bottom Corner
To make the boxed bottom, you need to cut out a square from each bottom corner. Each side of this square = 1/2 the depth of the bag – seam allowance. For this bag, that works out to 1-inch square.
The patch pocket can be any size you want it to be, as long as it fits in the bag. To make placement easy, I made mine 1/3 of the width of the panel, plus 2 times the seam allowance. In other words, 6 + 1 = 7 inches.
Whatever you want the finished length to be, double it and add the seam allowance. I kept it simple and cut my pocket piece out at 7 x 14 inches.
Featured in this Video – Knit Picks Mighty Stitch Worsted
WeCrochet provided the Knit Picks Mighty Stitch Worsted yarn for the Classic Cables Tote Bag design shown in the video. The blend of acrylic and superwash wool is strong and squishy, with a subtle sheen, and comes in a wide variety of colors.
Box Bottom Bag Lining Video Tutorial
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Seaming Perpendicular Crochet Edges
Seaming is a critical finishing step that can dramatically change the look of your crochet projects. Seaming perpendicular crochet edges, where you have the side edge of one piece against the top or bottom edge of another piece, can be tricky! Here’s one way to do it neatly.
This seaming technique uses the pretty tops or bottoms of your stitches to hide the rough side edge. I used it on the Classic Cables Tote Bag, when joining the front and back panels to the bottom strip.
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Bag Along CAL
The bag shown in this video is the Classic Cables Tote Bag pattern. You can find the full written instructions for the bag in that pattern.
This is the fifth of 6 bag patterns in the 2022 Bag Along CAL. See the full schedule and learn how to join in the fun, in the main Bag Along CAL post.
To V or not to V
The tops of crochet stitches have pretty “V” shapes. With a little planning, the bottom of your crochet pieces can have those same V-shapes too! All you have to do is work into the back bump when you first work into your foundation chain.
This technique of seaming perpendicular crochet edges uses those V shapes on the top or bottom edge of one piece to cover the rough side edge of the other piece.
If you’re seaming a bottom edge and you didn’t work into back bumps, you will have single loops along the edge instead of Vs. You can use this same seaming technique, working through those individual loops instead. It won’t have quite the same effect, but will still look tidy.
Featured in this Video – Knit Picks Mighty Stitch Worsted
WeCrochet provided the Knit Picks Mighty Stitch Worsted yarn for the Classic Cables Tote Bag design shown in the video. The blend of acrylic and superwash wool is strong and squishy, with a subtle sheen, and comes in a wide variety of colors.
Seaming Perpendicular Crochet Edges Video Tutorial
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Convergence Crochet Square Tutorial
Layers of texture converge in the center of this lovely square. This crochet square tutorial will take you, step by step, through the shifting stitch patterns and unique construction of the Convergence 12-inch square. Follow along with the free written pattern!
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Convergence crochet blanket square pattern
This video tutorial is designed to be used along with the written pattern. You will find stitch counts for each round, as well as notes and other pattern details in the written version.
Featured in this video – Red Heart With Love yarn
Yarnspirations provided the Red Heart With Love yarn for this design. I’ve participated in this CAL for several years, and never use up all the yarn they send. So this year, rather than ask for more, I used some of the leftovers!
A note about hook size
You may notice that I’m using a different-sized hook than the one listed in the written pattern. I’ve found over the years that I tend to crochet more loosely than most people. So I always recommend a larger hook size in my patterns than the one I’ve actually used. If the size or yarn amount needed is important to you, be sure to check your gauge!
Convergence crochet square video tutorial
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- 00:39 Shell Stitch Section – Row 1
- 01:35 Row 2
- 02:51 Row 3
- 03:41 Row 4
- 05:06 Row 5
- 07:09 Row 6
- 10:04 Rice Stitch Section – Row 7
- 10:49 Row 8
- 12:28 Row 9
- 13:53 Row 10
- 15:02 Horizontal Puffs Section – Row 11
- 16:31 Row 12
- 19:52 Row 13
- 22:53 Joining the Triangles
- 24:53 Border – Rnd 1
- 26:54 Rnd 2
- 27:46 Rnd 3
- 31:44 Rnd 4
- 32:46 Rnd 5
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Classic Crochet Cables Tutorial
Cables can create all sorts of complex designs. But when I think of cables, it’s the simple, twisting columns of raised stitches that first come to mind. Learn how to create these classic crochet cables, bordered by single columns of post stitches. You’ll find this stitch pattern on the Classic Cables Tote Bag.
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Bag Along CAL
The bag shown in this video is the Classic Cables Tote Bag pattern. You can find the full written instructions for the bag in that pattern.
This is the fifth of 6 bag patterns in the 2022 Bag Along CAL. See the full schedule and learn how to join in the fun, in the main Bag Along CAL post.
Crochet Post Stitches
While there are other kinds of cables, the ones we’re talking about here are made up of front post and back post crochet stitches. These are worked around the post of other stitches, instead of being worked into the tops of the stitches.
Front post stitches sit in front of the fabric, while back post stitches sit behind it. This raises the stitches off the surface of the fabric, creating the 3-dimensional effect of cables.
Twisting Cables
Working stitches out of order makes them cross over one another. Repeating this cross periodically creates the twisted cable effect.
Which stitch lies on top of the other in the cross determines the direction of the twist.
Featured in this Video – Knit Picks Mighty Stitch Worsted
WeCrochet provided the Knit Picks Mighty Stitch Worsted yarn for the Classic Cables Tote Bag design shown in the video. The blend of acrylic and superwash wool is strong and squishy, with a subtle sheen, and comes in a wide variety of colors.
Classic Crochet Cables Video Tutorial
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