Crochet World Magazine | Editor's Blog

Here at Crochet World, our readers often tell us that it’s not always easy to find items to crochet for little boys, especially toys. We think we found a great answer to that dilemma with the fun and colorful Jake the Snake, featured in the new Crochet World special issue Best Crochet Animals, Toys & Dolls, available…

Now that we’re heading into fall and the upcoming holiday season, it’s the time of year when many crocheters turn their thoughts and talents to crocheting items for people in need. Without a doubt, the benefits of their dedicated efforts are immeasurable in helping to improve the lives of their less fortunate neighbors. At Crochet-World.com…

Crochet motifs are wonderful. You can put them together in a variety of ways to make all kinds of beautiful projects. By using different weights and types of yarns and threads, you can have many different looks and uses for any motif pattern. For example, this pinwheel motif (shown here in medium weight yarn) would make…

How many times have you wondered if there was enough yarn in an unlabeled or leftover skein of yarn to use for a certain project? It’s easy enough to determine how many ounces it is (an inexpensive postal scale can tell you this), but you have no idea how many yards that equals, depending on…

Last week in my post about making safer, longer-lasting crocheted toys, I talked about using embroidery as the safest way to create facial features. I stressed the importance of leaving beginning and ending yarn tails that are long enough to weave in securely. You definitely don’t want to simply tie off the yarn ends and…