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What We Mean When We Talk About Textured Crochet
Hello everyone! Tara here— There’s a word we throw around a lot when we talk about crochet: texture. Sometimes we’re just talking about the texture of the yarn. Maybe it has tweed spun into it or the yarn has curls or spots that are thicker than others, like the artistic handspun yarn tends to. Or…
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Everything You Need To Know About Working With Wood Hooks
Hello everyone! Tara here— I have been playing with wooden hooks a lot lately and I have been pleasantly surprised by some and disappointed by others. There are some definite pros and cons to them, and, if you haven’t used them before, there are a few things you need to know. Wood hooks are wonderfully…
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Learn All About The History of Crochet With Randy Cavaliere
Curious readers have written to Crochet World asking about the history of the craft. I’ll save you the trouble of sifting through the nearly 27 million results one can find on Google when the phrase “history of crochet” is typed into the search box. Depending on the source of information, the origins and age of…
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Copyrights & Crochet: What You Need To Know
Hello everyone! Tara here— We have a serious topic to talk about today, but it’s also something that’s incredibly important to discuss. Crochet and knitting are both protected by copyrights because they are both considered “Works of Visual Art” by the U.S. Copyright Office. So what does that mean? For designers, this is wonderful because…
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James Walters: A Crochet Pioneer
Hello everyone! Tara here— Over the weekend, the crochet world lost a legend. James Walters, a designer from Wales, was someone that everyone started keeping their eyes on after he won a nation-wide knitting and crochet competition in the 1970’s. He even participated in a BBC TV series in 1976 called Knitting Fashion. He first…