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Join new yarn or a new ball in knitting

Joining a new color of yarn (for example when knitting stripes) is the same method as joining a new ball or skein of an ex …

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How to Make 1 Increasing Stitches Knitting Tutorial

One form of increasing in knitting is to work into the strand between two stitches. This increase is called a make 1, beca …

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How to Fasten Off Crochet

To fasten off the yarn permanently, cut the yarn leaving an 8" end (longer if you need to sew pieces together). Pull the e …

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How to Fix Dropped Stitches

"A dropped stitch is when a stitch slides off of the needle resulting in an irregular section of the fabric. A dropped sti …"

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How to Decrease in Crochet

To decrease the width of a basic crocheted fabric, 2 or more stitches are worked together, by leaving the last loop of eac …

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How to Finish a Knitting Project

After you cast off, a method of casting on that is created by looping yarn around itself. …

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Crochet Pattern Repeats and Multiples

Within a row and within a pattern you may repeat stitches several times. These are written in repeats to make the pattern …

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How to Assemble Crochet Projects

There are multiple ways to attach crocheted pieces together. You may need to attach pieces of a sweater, for example, or a …

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Crochet a double crochet decrease

Double crochet is a very common crochet stitch. It is taller than single crochet. This short stitch …

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How to Assemble a Knitting Project

There are multiple ways to attach knit pieces together. You may need to attach pieces of a sweater, for example, or attach …

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Guide to Surface Crochet Embroidery

Surface crochet is a technique for adding embroidery-style designs to your crochet work. There are a few different ways to work surface crochet, the most common of which is with the slip stitch.

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How to Cast Off for Left-Handers

Casting off for left handers (also known as binding off) is the process of putting a finishing edge on a piece to prevent …