The main question begins with “What is Mosaic Crochet?” But maybe what I should say is,
What isn’t Mosaic Crochet?
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by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: Crochet - How To, HOW TO
The main question begins with “What is Mosaic Crochet?” But maybe what I should say is,
What isn’t Mosaic Crochet?
by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: Baby, CREATIONS, Crochet - How To, HOW TO
A quick posting on this adorable pair of baby Elephant Booties. Included here are some basic starting steps. And a link to the requisite free crochet pattern.
by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: Baby, CREATIONS, Crochet - How To, HOW TO
Teddy Bear booties is a brown, soft and cuddly pair of baby booties. Crochets steps and tips follows.
by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: Crochet - How To, HOW TO
Double Chain Foundation (DCF) – what is it good for? It is especially good for when you have a foundation chain that has to be crocheted on both sides. A good example is when you are making booties. The DCF provides a stronger, less holey start to your work.
by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: Crochet - How To, General, HOW TO
A chart of bootie sizes is a handy thing to have if you are into making booties for babies. Obviously! As with much of the measurements of things, there does not seem to be a concrete, universally agreed upon sizing. So I will just go with this below.
by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: Crochet - How To, HOW TO
I was hooking away at my amigurumi and then pop! I was into making tapestry crochet bags!! I don’t even know how that transition happened. But I have been seriously and happily busy having fun with tapestry crochet ever since. In this article, I will discuss the method to put together a tapestry crochet bag the ClearlyHelena way!
by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: Crochet - How To, HOW TO
I call this stitch the “ksc stitch” (knit single crochet stitch). AKA vsc because we work the sc into the “v” of the stitch below. I came upon it in experimentations. I call it “Knit single crochet” (or ksc for short) because it looks like a stockinnette knit stitch, doesn’t it?
For me, this is the ideal stitch for use in crochet amigurumi doorstops and for tapestry crochet bags. The ksc stitch produces a very strong fabric (almost like woven canvas) and is so dense that it is prevents weighted amigurumi small stuffing from falling out.
by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: Crochet - How To, HOW TO
This duo sided crochet cord is one of my favourite ways of crocheting a cord. Lately I have been using them as strong and beautiful drawstring cords for some tapestry crochet bags I have been making. (My other top favourite crochet cord is the finger crochet cord).
by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: Crochet - How To, HOW TO
I made up a name for this very useful stitch. I call it “strap single crochet stitch” or “ssc stitch” or “strap sc stitch” – because I first made it up when trying to find a way to make a strong, sturdy, (almost) non-stretch, smooth edged strap.
Addendum: 10 May 2018
Thanks to the readers who left me comments, I now know that I was not the first to create it (as I suspected) and this stitch has a proper name: namely Thermal Stitch or Siberian Stitch.
Thank you Cheryl, Brigitta, May!
I have been making some crochet bags lately. They are sturdy and strong. And I wanted to make a crochet strap that would complement the whole feel of the bags. I wanted some strong crochet straps that would not stretch nor look sloppy. But none of the crochet stitches I knew could produce what I wanted. So I had to come up with something new (to me) … and it worked beautifully!
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by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: Crochet - How To, HOW TO
This page contains tips and suggestions for beaded rope crochet (aka rope bead crochet; tubular crocheting with beads). This page will grow as I come across or think of new things. So though this page may start off small and short, be assured that I will collect more bead crochet notes here as time goes on.