April 2nd, 2012
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It’s the Crocodile stitch! Sometimes called the scale stitch.
I have seen this stitch pattern used to look like scales, feathers, leaves, and cartoonish chainmaille. It all comes down to colour, really. You can alter the pattern a little bit to change the sharpness of the scales, too, which is kind of neat.
Here is a little bag that I whipped up:
I did a simple single crochet panel for the back:
If you’re going to make a bag using this stitch, I recommend lining it. As you can see here, the crocodile stitch side is actually quite hole-y:
I made this little bag up as a sample for an upcoming class I’ll be teaching. Look on my teaching page for details of when the next Crocodile Stitch class will be!
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March 11th, 2012
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I’ve been on a bit of Pom-Pom yarn kick lately. I’ve walked past this yarn at the store so many times, always wondering how to use it. At work we have a knitted sample, but not a crocheted one (I’m thinking of fixing that soon!).
I finally bought some and started to experiment.
First, the intended use, single crochet:
(I also tried double crochet, it works, but it looks weird in the tiny swatch I made… I’m going to try it again on a larger scale, and try other stitches, at a later date.)
Then I tried an idea we had at guild: to crochet with a smooth yarn (in this case, Bernat Satin), and carry the Pom-Pom yarn along, crocheting over the thin parts and letting the puffs stick out (front and back) :
Then I tried using it to join and edge squares. This is by far my favourite use of this yarn so far!
Here’s how to crochet with this yarn:
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March 10th, 2012
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Some of you have already noticed that I have a new Page here on the blog. If you look at the top of any page you will see a “Tutorials” tab. Click on it and you will find an organized list of the tutorials I’ve posted on this blog over the years.
Or just click here: Tutorials
What I need from you now is: what tutorials haven’t I done yet that you’d like to see? Please leave your answers as a reply below!
In the mean time… I still can’t stop making spiral hex blankets:
Both are made using Loops & Threads Necessities and working until each ball ran out (the variegated yarn runs out before the solid does). The blankets measure between 33″ and 40″ depending on how you measure.
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