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Southwest Sunset Blanket – Free Knit Pattern
The inspiration of the blanket The Southwest Sunset Blanket was inspired by the yarn that I used to make it. As an ambassador for King Cole Yarns, they sent me a sample cake of the Safari Chunky yarn. When I was playing with it, it screamed out to me “I want to be a big, […]
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Little Knit Pumpkin
The Little Knit Pumpkin was designed because Fall was approaching and I hadn’t knit a pumpkin before. As I was playing around with ideas, more ideas came to me – how about a leaf? A soft stem? Oh! How about a curly q? So, this Little Knit Pumpkin was born. It’s quick, easy and super […]
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Wrapped Columns Crochet Stitch
The Wrapped Columns crochet stitch is a very simple and fun crochet stitch to learn. The columns in the stitch are wrapped with yarn overs around the post of the double crochet, creating an interesting look. This stitch is a combination of double crochet, chains and yarn overs. It creates a wonderful fabric and, as […]
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Gift Tags
©2022 Handmade by Stacy J Please enjoy these printable gift tags that I’ve designed for you. The leaf tags would be wonderful for the Pumpkin knit pattern that I’ve designed (Here is the link for that pattern). Just imagine how cute it would be to have the pumpkin set at the seat of your guest […]
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Baby Cable & Garter Ridges
The Baby Cable & Garter Ridges is a simple cable stitch that creates a beautiful pattern with loads of texture and interest. It’s worked in multiples of 25 stitches and uses a Cable 4 Front stitch, and as a result adds interest and creates a lovely dense fabric that would be a great to use […]
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Little Boxes Stitch
The Little Boxes stitch is a very simple and fun crochet stitch to learn. It has a textured front and the back is flat. And, although it looks very similar to the crocheted Waffle stitch, it is worked just a little bit differently. This stitch is a combination of front and back post double crochet. […]
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Care Instruction Symbols
©2022 Handmade by Stacy J Care Instruction Symbols: what do they mean? How many times have you purchased a ball of yarn and saw the symbols on the side? Then asked yourself, “What in the world do these mean?” What are the little boxes? What do the lines mean that are under the Wash symbol? […]
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Horn Cable – How to knit
The Horn Cable is a fairly simple cable stitch that uses two 4-stitch cables to create an interesting fabric. It’s worked over a panel of 16 stitches with a background of reverse stockinette and uses Cable 4 front and back stitches to create a dense fabric. This stitch would be a lovely stitch pattern to […]
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Stand-Out Cable Stitch
The Stand-Out Cable stitch is a fun and amazingly simple stitch to master. Join me as I teach you how to crochet it! The Stand-Out Cable stitch is a combination of half double crochet and front post double crochet clusters. The combination of stitches create a cable look with a flat back. As a result […]
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Basketweave Stitch
The Basketweave stitch is one of the first stitches that I ever learned how to crochet when I was young and my mom was teaching me. It was so amazing to me how creating a combination of stitches would create such a wonderful fabric; plus, it was fun AND easy! It’s a combination of front […]
