This ten-year-old crochet friend is tackling a circular blanket with a flower edging. She learns so quicky and has put a lot of thought into the yarn for her project. It has been fun working through the pattern together. Look out world, because I know this very young crochet artist is going to impress us all with her work!!! Check in to see her completed project!
I have made this child’s pumpkin hat several times around Halloween for children in my life. It takes less than one skein for yarn and just a few hours to make. This time I spent a lot of time on the written pattern.
Since I haven’t shared the pattern in previous class material, I will share the pattern with subscribers.
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Hello crochet friends. I am so excited about the updates coming to the Crochet Class with Victoria website!
As a website dedicated to crochet, I want to create a larger, more interactive crochet community. It will be a place where people can ask questions and show us their amazing creations! I picture a crochet gallery showcase where anyone can browse and appreciate the artistry of crochet.
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The only rule to joining the crochet community, besides subscribing, is to keep discussions and photos related to crochet. We can learn so much from each other and enjoy inspiration from our crochet friends. That is my vision.
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Today’s post is courtesy of my dad. He was talking to a friend and told her that I crochet. She told him about a woman she knew who made her own wedding gown. Dad asked for a picture so he could share it with me. He doesn’t crochet, but he was impressed by the detail and workmanship of the dress. I don’t know the pattern. I also don’t know the name of the bride who created the gown. However, I wanted to share the photo so we can all enjoy and appreciate it together. Thanks Dad!
I’ve been obsessed with crochet diagrams and have downloaded hundreds of them (I am not exaggerating). Geometric designs appeal to me and crochet is particularly conducive to this style.
Patterns done in symbols allow me to visually see the completed design and I can read the pattern (and crochet) even when the entire pattern is written in another language. I’m not always sure what the language even is, but symbols allow me to interpret it much like notes in sheet music.
Using just symbols it would be possible to crochet these designs.
There is a common problem my crochet friends encounter even when a pattern is in English. You see, the U.K. side of the world and the U.S. side have different names for the same stitches. Who is right? I have to lean toward the U.K. side, because crochet originated in Europe before coming to the U.S. (as did my ancestors). However, I was born in the US and learned crochet in US terms, so that is what I still use. Whenever there’s confusion on the pattern, look at the country where the pattern is published. But even better is a graph – because the symbols are universal and the same no matter what names they’re given.
To help with the “code” symbols provide, I have a chart.
These are just the basic stitch symbols. There are crochet symbols for almost any stitch combinations you can think of! I love this crochet “language.” What do you think?
