Knitting & Crochet

I've heard of a project where you crochet around a bar of soap so that you get a scrubby and it also saves it from melting so much. I've tried this several times now, and everytime the bag stretches so that all the soap is at one end and gooshing out between stitches. Anyone...

I have 3 balls of yarn made from recycling blankets. I hope to make some sort of basket, possibly for a pet or for storage. Has anyone any patterns that they have used with this blanket yarn? Any hook/needle that they recommend? I'm thinking big like 25mms. I will probably...

Here is an easy one: What are your favourite yarns and why? Mine: Sugar and Cream (100% cotton!!!) Fun Fur (because its just fun!) Red Heart soft (reasonably priced and big colour selection) Patons Kroy Socks FX (so darn pretty and mostly wool!) Anything Megabulky but not...

Hey all. Recently I started to loom knit because I couldn't find any warm winter hats made from cotton. I'm allergic to wool, acrylic, and polyester, which unfortunately are the top three fibers in all of the really pretty bulky yarns. The only cotton yarn I have been able to...

I am such a slow knitter and crocheter so I thought sharing my WIPs might be a good motivation to get things done. Feel free to join in with your projects and we can post updates whenever we do a little more to show our progress. Right now I'm knitting an animal ear hat! I...

Hello everyone! When I was in Kirkwall in Orkney on the weekend I saw this awesome piece of crochet yarn-bombing outside St magnus Cathedral (where the ceramic poppies currently are). Does anyone else have any yarn-bombing pics? Extra kudos if you have made it yourself!

I just discovered the cable cast on, which I love because I never know how long to leave as a tail but I'm finding it quite tight to work with. Does anyone have any tips? Should I loosen up my tension? Thanks so much

I'm working on some cushions for our car, a basket for Bobbin and a scarf for me

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/cdanielshafer/teeny-tiny-knitted-toys A friend of mine has asked if I can make a couple of these for her memory boxes of her angel babies. The only problem is I can't knit, like at all. Is there any way anyone could adapt this so I could crochet...

I found this hat and I want to make one, but I literally have no idea of what to search to find a pattern. Does anyone know what this type of design/stitch is called or how to do it/ have a pattern?? Here's a pic of the hat...

Hello Ladies and Gents! Would any of you lovely lot happen to have a generic crochet pattern for the innocent smoothie bottles? For those of you who don't know what the big knit is: http://www.thebigknit.co.uk/about Thanks gang for any help

Hey there guys, I'm trying my best to figure out the instructions to this pattern. I've finished up to round 24, but beyond there for some reason I just can't seem to figure it out! :/ I'll post the instructions below, I hope someone can help me. Base: CH 21 Row 1; 20 SC, CH...

I have known how to knit for many years but did not care for it. I know find myself knitting small items now again (casting on is far to tedious to make larger items) And do you know what? It all looks far neater and just like in the books if you make your purl stitches the...

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looking for plus size 1 Xl or 2 Xl patterns for crochet apparel an I just cant seem to find any

I recently picked up "the knook" and love it. Has anybody else tried it? Any interest in patterns or projects? So far I've done a bunch of coffee cozies, mitts, and a plush. And this hat: http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/knook-hat

I would really like to know how to make a basic beanie hat. I can crochet all stitches and in squares and rounds. But i cant figure out how to make a hat of any sort. Any help or patterns or how tos please. On any sort of hat would be great. Need hat help.

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I've gotten this lovely pattern for a human-shaped plushie and i've followed it and love the end result but the neck is a little floppy on mine. I was wondering if there was something i could do to make the neck a little stronger (like reinforcing it but still keeping it soft...

Hey everyone! I would love to learn how to do freeform crochet, but have no idea where to start. Anyone have any suggestions? Anything would be helpful. Thank you!!!

See, the problem i'm having is that they wont stop curling in at the ends...Its irritating me and I have no idea why they do it or how to make them stop I chain 1 stitch at the end of every round to turn the scarf and work back along it, should I NOT be doing that? I hope a...

Hello! Awhile ago I started to knit a poncho with various yarns. And it happens that I ran out yellow yarn in the last few rows. It is Red Heart Livia yarn, and I can't find it anywhere! It can't be found in the shop I bought it from, and it can't be fund even on the official...

Just thought I'd share this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22884537

I want to knit a project on this website. Burger coasters. It calls for 4-ply but it needs to be strong colours, not baby pastels. Any ideas as to where this may be available, I have looked at all sorts of websites and can only find pastels. I've tried using DK on smaller...

Hi,I do all kinds of crocheting in thread and yarn,I'm 62 married 40 yrs. live in Missouri.making things for a craft sale in Aug. Trinket dolls boxes,tissue couches,puzzle balls,will be making many more things. Tell me how I can post some of my pictures to show everyone my...

Here is a the link http://www.loomahat.com/cute-baby-hats/ These cuties are made by Knitting Rays of Hope for cancer patients

So I am left handed, and have been wanting to learn how to crochet. My mother refuses to teach me because she is right handed and says that when she was younger and tried teaching her sister (who is left handed) it failed horribly. I have attempted several times to try it the...

So, I have started my baby blanket and now the mother says she wants little strawberries attached to the blanket once it is finished. I know how to crochet the strawberries, but I am not so good at sewing them onto the finished blanket (I'm not good at attaching anything like...

So I have started a new pattern. And the first row for the giraffe's head has me stumped. It reads: "In yellow, ch 6, 1 sc in second stitch from hook, 3 sc, 3 sc in last stitch from starting chain, working along in the opposite side, 3 sc, 2 sc in next st, using the stitch...

This is a wonderful site! I just joined, but I am puzzled...... I have noticed that some of the projects on this site show instructions and some don't. Is there a reason why? When I click on the title the instructions don't come up. Also, when I press print it shows the...