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Anyone Can Crochet - Baby Booties

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 Anyone Can Crochet: New Born Series: Baby Booties / Baby shoes:     My interest (love) to crochet for new born babies started with my first child. Cute little baby booties are the first  crocheted wearable I made for my son before his birth. As we didn't know the gender, I made it with a multicoloured yarn. After his birth, I had made him some more couple of things which he loved to wear like sweater, shawl, beanie etc. Now let me start the new born series of crochets with baby booties which are so much adorable when worn by the kids. It makes me very happy when my kids wear things made by me. This series is only for the new born babies. I shall share the methods and patterns of other similar stuffs for grown ups and adults in separate posts. Let us get started with the method and pattern of the new born baby booties. Materials Needed: Yarn : Pink colour acrylic yarn Hook : 3 mm size Yarn needle Scissors  Method: Take the desired colour yarn of your choice. Mak...

Anyone Can Crochet - Mobile Pouch

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Anyone Can Crochet:   Single Crochet Project:   Mobile Pouch:        Among the many projects that can be made with single crochet , mobile project is an easy project. Mobile pouches can be made using any kind of stitches like single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet and even triple crochets. But this one with crochet is the easiest one. The only thing to be concentrated is the turning point initially and the place where the round starts and ends. The size of the mobile pouch can be altered according to the size of the mobile phone. Let us get started and make the easiest mobile pouch.   Materials needed: Yarn : Red Colour and White colour (Acrylic yarn) Hook : 3mm Yarn Needle Big Button Scissors  Method: To make this mobile pouch, I have taken acrylic yarn and 3 mm hook. But you can choose different types of yarn and the size of the hook according to the yarn type. I am starting with the red colour yarn. Make a slip knot ...

Anyone Can Crochet - Easy Dishcloth

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 Anyone Can Crochet: Single Crochet Project: Easy Dishcloth:               There are many projects which can be done using single crochet. Making a dishcloth with single crochet is the easiest one. Dishcloth is nothing but a normal cloth which we use inner kitchen. This can also be altered slightly and can be used a small decorative mat under the flower vase. The size of the dishcloth can be altered according to our need and wish. I am here making a normal size with a border. The same can also be done with different stitches like double crochet, half double crochet and even triple crochet. In the making of this easy dishcloth with single crochet, you can also learn how to change from one yarn colour to another yarn which is also a simple basic in crochet. Materials : Yarn : Favourite colour and model (I am using purple and white colour) Hook : 4.5 mm Yarn Needle Scissors Method : Take the yarn and the hook. Make a slip knot. To know more...

Anyone can Crochet - Single Crochet

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Anyone can Crochet: Single Crochet:              Single crochet is the next basic stitch in crochet. Single crochet is generally abbreviated as sc in the written patterns of crochet projects. Let us check out how to do single crochet. Before starting anything in crochet, we begin with a slip knot and make chain stitches. Basics about crochet like making a slip knot and chain stitches have been given in the previous post. Click here to see the basics of crochet post. When we have made the chain stitches, there will be an active loop on the hook. Then we can start the single crochet. The single crochet is usually made in the second chain from the hook. The long end of the yarn will be in our left hand. Insert the hook into the second chain. Grab the yarn with the hook and pull it through the chain stitch. Now the hook will have two loops of yarn. Wrap the yarn over the hook head and grab it. Then, pull it thr...

Anyone can Crochet - Basics of Crochet

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Anyone can Crochet: Crochet:             Crochet is basically a process of making works/things starting from ordinary dishcloth to a wide range of other clothing like sweaters and pullovers. We use a crochet hook and yarn or thread to make things following certain patterns. Crochet hooks are generally made of different materials like metals, steels, plastic, bamboos and they come in various sizes. The size of the hook is chosen based on the project we do and the kind of yarn we use.             My interest in crochet started a long time back. When I was in school, I had a craft hour in which my craft teacher taught me the basics and we have to make a purse using crochet. I was really amused used the crochet hooks and yarns and the different kinds of stitches. Then I brushed up my skills and started again after my marriage. Then I did many projects for my kid like shoes, gloves, shawl and pullovers. With this interest...