To crochet all you need is a hook and some yarn. But if you were to walk into a craft store and look at the crochet supplies, you may become overwhelmed at what you see.
There are hooks, but what...
I went a little crazy during the holiday season and bought several hanks of yarn. Now it is time to wind the yarn into cakes so I can use it for upcoming projects. And I was thinking about how there...
Many store bought skeins of yarn leave me frustrated because of the tangled mess of yarn in the middle, even though there is a thread to pull from the center. I searched for a solution and found that...
When I first began to crochet, I could not tell the difference between the right side and the wrong side of crochet fabric. I generally made the outside the side I thought looked best. Since then, I...
There are many stories about how experienced knitters and crocheters got their start by learning from their grandmothers. In my case, I learned to crochet from a girl I knew in school. To any...
Circular knitting needles made learning to knit a smooth process for me. But as a beginner, choosing the correct size circular needles was a struggle. I stood in the craft store aisle researching...