Category Archives: Basics

How to Read Crochet Patterns: First, Check The Photo When you are a beginner at crochet or at reading crochet patterns, it might be difficult to figure out what the photo that accompanies the instructions is telling you. The first … Continue reading →

How to Read Crochet Patterns: Check The Header The Header of a crochet pattern is the part before the Instructions. The Header contains the information about the STUFF that you need in order to make the project. The Header includes … Continue reading →

Most crochet patterns contain some abbreviations that are just a short form of a word that is used commonly in English, even without a reference to crochet. Example: “tog” means “together”. Here is a list of the more common English … Continue reading →

This page contains a glossary of the more common abbreviations and terms and symbols that are specific to reading crochet patterns. (There is a companion page of English-type abbreviations used in crochet patterns.) Abbreviation Meaning Example ch chain Ch 4, … Continue reading →

How to Read Crochet Patterns: Identify What Stitches Go where The biggest challenge for those who are learning how to read crochet patterns is identifying what stitches go where. The problem occurs because the information is all mixed together. In … Continue reading →

How to Read Crochet Patterns: Identify the Repeats Most crochet beginners are reasonably comfortable, with a bit of help, with understanding the abbreviations that you find in a crochet pattern (SC = Single Crochet, DC = Double Crochet, Ch = … Continue reading →

How to Read Crochet Patterns: Understand the Gauge This article will tell you about the most important thing that you need to be able to do before you start a project pattern: crochet to the gauge that is specified in … Continue reading →

The Gallery of Crocheted Charity Blankets This page links to photos of some of the charity blankets that we have made out of blocks that were donated by generous crocheters. Blankets made with “normal-sized” blocks Blankets made with unusual-sized blocks … Continue reading →

Presenting Crocheted Blankets to a Charity Once we have finished making several blankets (both knitted and crocheted), the time comes to donate these blankets to a charity. September 4, 2012 Press Release Three organizations join forces to help the needy. … Continue reading →

How to Read Crochet Patterns for Charity Blankets and Afghans This is an article on crocheting blankets for charity. Most charities will give you some patterns. But they don’t emphasize some key points. You don’t need to follow the patterns … Continue reading →