by Ivory Soap | Nov 18, 2013 | Crafts, Crochet
Whenever someone is continually struggling with crochet, at any point in the process, I generally find that they’ve lost tension in their grip, as seen above. Once that happens, your fingers just aren’t long enough to save you. I’ve been harping on...
by Ivory Soap | Nov 6, 2013 | Crafts, Crochet
Apart from getting the chain started, the hardest part of crochet is working the first row of stitches into the blasted chain. Again, however, the left hand grip is very important. So let’s review. 1. Grab yarn with bottom two fingers. 2. Turn hand over and...
by Ivory Soap | Oct 23, 2013 | Crafts, Crochet
I haven’t done one of these in a while, so here’s a new washcloth pattern. Before we get started, here’s a close up of the pattern stitch: Double Lace Washcloth ch 30 Row 1: dc in 3rd chain from hook. Dc to the end. Row 2: ch 3 , turn, *skip 2 dc,...
by Ivory Soap | Oct 17, 2013 | Crafts, Crochet
This post is in no way to intended to replace a crochet book, however, after teaching several folks to crochet, I’ve run up on a few things that are often missing from the print lessons. The main issue is the GRIP in the left hand (these are right handed...
by Ivory Soap | Sep 5, 2011 | Crafts, Crochet
Ladder Stitch Dishcloth G needle, worsted weight cotton ch 33 row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, skip 2 ch, 3 dc in next ch, (ch 3, skip 3 ch, sc in next ch, skip 2 ch, 3 dc in next ch) 4 times. row 2: ch 1, turn, sc in first dc, skip 2 dc, 3 dc in next sc, (ch 3 , sc...
by Ivory Soap | Aug 29, 2011 | Crafts, Crochet
I like dishcloths that dry quickly and aren’t too good at trapping food particles. I don’t mind the cloth removing particles, just that I don’t want the weave to be tight enough to get them stuck up in there for good. Anyway, like TL, I have four...
