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Korean style scarves with one ball of yarn

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It often happens to me that when I see some attractive new type of yarn for me, I still buy that  yarn but just one ball. And then I sit in my studio with one question in my head: "what can I do with this ball of yarn?". Or when I buy one ball of yarn for specific project but later I realise that it can't be done with that yarn. Recently THAT YARN for me was one ball of fur yarn and velvet yarn. I had many ideas for that one ball of fur yarn but it was enough for nothing not even a small pillow or tiny mat. Until one day the idea hit my brain Korean style fur scarf. I call it korean style just because I saw many korean vloggers had similar ones. It's short practical and pretty.   For this type of scarf you can use literally any yarn you want and a matching hook. The recommended size is 80~90 cm long and 10 cm wide. You can customise the size as you prefer. The key idea is to crochet a little whole where one end of scarf can be inserted to avoid

Crochet Mesh Drawstring Bags for Multipurpose

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These easy crochet bags can be used ofor fruit, vegetables, toys, clothes and etc.  They are nice alternatives to plastic bags because the bags are reusable and  environmentally friendly. You can use any yarn and a  matching hook. I am using  Rosarios4  Bairo Alto 100 % Cotton Weight: DK (100 g / 285 m) Needles: 4-4.5 mm. Gauge: 21 sts / 26 rows to 10x10cm.  The size is completely customizable, and the pattern is multiple of 3 plus chain 3 and insert hook into 6th chain.  Make 3 increases on both ends for the first row and continue to crochet them until desired size.  Here the complete video tutorial:    

Crochet Headband for Beginners. Tunisian knit stitch with HDC

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Hello everyone! I decided to create an easy pattern for crochet headband that combines Tunisian knit stitch and half double crochet. We will crochet 3 stripes of Tunisian knit stitch and braid them. Notes: You can measure and adjust headband size when we start to crochet with half double crochet. Tunisian knit stitch stripe is 40cm×5cm and it is enough for adult size headband. If you want to make for little kids, you can crochet 20 cm, and for teens around 30 cm. Hook size: 4.5 cm Written Instructions  Tunisian knit stitch stripe Chain 10 or 5 cm and work into back stitch as shown in the video. *Join three stripes with half double crochet stitch by skipping one of knit stitch. In the next row make decrease in each stitch and crochet 3 more rows of half double crochet. I have 8 stitches of half double crochet. Braid the stripes Repeat * and you can make more than e rows of half double crochet to adjust the size.

Crochet Christmas Tree Free Pattern. Christmas Tree Garland in 1 hour

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This is a super beautiful pattern for #Christmas ornament or garland, you can use this Christmas tree for gift packing tags, greeting cards, christmas tree ornament, on your sweaters and etc. You can use any yarn and any hook size. I am using 2 mm crochet hook and yarn Rosarios4 100% cotton. NEEDLES. 4 – 4,5 (USA 6 – 7). WEIGHT. 100 g = 285 m 3.50 oz = 311 yds.  The written Pattern  by Daphne Moles https://haak-en-maak.blogspot.com/2015/12/omas-kerstboom.html?m=1   Here the video tutorial:  

Easy Crochet Snowflake Pattern. Snowflake pattern you can't fail

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I love snow and I saw the photo of this super easy and beautiful real snowflake   And I found a pattern of it so I crochet this beautiful snowflake.  The snowflake is super easy and can be used as an ornament or gift tag. All you need is chunky yarn and a hook. Skills required: beginner ( and if you want to learn to crochet I have plenty of tutorials. Written Pattern 1 )Make a Magic Ring  2 )Ch 4, sl st into 2nd Ch, ch2, sl st into 2nd Ch, ch2 sl st into 2 nd ch, sl st into 3rd chain of original Chain 4  3) Sc  into magic ring Chain 3,  sl st into 2nd Ch, ch2, sl st into 2nd Ch, ch2 sl st into 2 nd ch, sl st into 3rd chain of original Chain 3 Watch a video for easy instructions 

Crochet Natural Eco Jute Exfoliating Bath Mitt. Easy Pattern for beginners

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We all love Natural  and Eco friendly products!! How about making one by yourself with me!? I am going to teach you how to  crochet the Super Simple Jute Mitt in less than 1 hour if you use chunky Jutt Yarn. It can take a little bit more tome with thinner yarn. But both versions will be perfect for  creating a real feeling of freshness and are  ideal for exfoliating, removing dead skin cells and. This pattern can be used for normal mittens or fongerless gloves.  The pattern can be used with any hook and yarn!! To define your size, just make a chain and try on your wrist. If you make a normal mitt for just make sure chain is slightly smaller as the wool will stretch. The pattern works up very fast and each time you start a new row, you must turn your work and chain one, finish each row with slip stitch 😀  Watch video tutorial for pattern and detailed instructions 

How to Crochet Easy Snowflake

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Tutorial Pattern 1 row : 6 sc into MR 2 row: Ch5, Dtr into same stitch, (chain 9, dtr into same stitch)×5, sl st 3 row: (Ch13, sl st into 5th chain, Ch 11 sl st into 3d chain, Ch12 sl st into same stitch, cgain 8 sl st into same stitch, Ch2 sl st into first 5th chain, sl st ×5 , 5 sc , Ch12 sl st8nto 5 5th sc, 4 sc)×6