Archive for the 'dc project' Category
Posted: Thursday, May 12th, 2016 @ 12:02 am in Crochet, dc project | 1 Comment »
There’s these questions every crocheter wonders about at some point, when working rows of Double Crochet: Should I crochet the next dc in the same st as the initial ch3, or in the next st ? How could I avoid this gap between the ch3 and the next dc ? Do those 3 chains count […]
Posted: Tuesday, April 26th, 2016 @ 10:55 am in Contest, Crochet, dc project | No Comments »
That’s it. The contest to win 6 beautiful ergonomic hooks – 4 Tulip Etimo Rose hooks – 2 Prym Soft hooks is now officially over ! Let’s see which photo won… To enter the contest, all was needed was to share a picture of your swatch(es) crocheted following an Episode of the DC project, to explore all […]
Posted: Wednesday, March 30th, 2016 @ 10:47 am in Contest, Crochet, dc project | No Comments »
Ever since I started the DC project, to experiment with all the different options to crochet a Double Crochet, it felt like I’m on a mission to spread the news that the place where you insert your hook DOES make a huge difference ! To help spread the word, and thanks to the generosity of […]
Posted: Thursday, March 10th, 2016 @ 12:02 am in Crochet, dc project, Tutorial | No Comments »
Have you made your first swatch from Episode 6 yet ? Great ! Take it in front of you and let’s explore all the differences we can find between – dc in both loops – dc in between stitches – linked dc – extended dc (all worked in rows at this stage) Btw, make […]
Posted: Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 @ 3:31 pm in Crochet, dc project, Tutorial | 2 Comments »
Let’s explore today more variations on the DOUBLE CROCHET: – starting again with the dc in both loops as refence – dc in between stitches – linked dc – extended dc First, choose your yarn. No fun fur or bouclà© yarn, you want neat stitch definition for this project. I’m using the long-discontinued Rowan “All […]
Posted: Thursday, February 11th, 2016 @ 1:24 pm in Crochet, dc project | No Comments »
Last week I mentionned crocheted CABLES as being the most common use of the Front/Back post double crochet. Crocheted cables ? What ? How do you do that ? How about we take a closer look… For this episode we’ll use both dc in both loops and Front post/Back post dc. Our goal: take advantage […]
Posted: Thursday, February 4th, 2016 @ 6:25 pm in Crochet, dc project, workshop | No Comments »
Have you made your first swatch from Episode 3 yet ? Great ! Take it in front of you and let’s explore all the differences we can find between – dc in both loops – dc in 3rd loop – front post dc – back post dc (all worked in rows at this stage) 1/ […]
Posted: Thursday, January 21st, 2016 @ 5:25 pm in Crochet, dc project | No Comments »
In this episode3 of our “DC project”, we’ll explore 3 more versions of the DC: – double crochet in the 3rd loop – front post double crochet – back post double crochet First, choose your yarn. No fun fur or bouclà© yarn, you want neat stitch definition for this project. I’m using the long-discontinued Rowan […]
Posted: Thursday, January 14th, 2016 @ 8:12 am in Crochet, dc project | 1 Comment »
Find EPISODE 1 of the dc project ! Have you made your first swatch from Episode 1 yet ? Great ! Take it in front of you and let’s explore all the differences we can find between – dc in both loops – dc in front loop – dc in back loop (all worked in […]
Posted: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 9:00 am in Crochet, dc project | No Comments »
I’ve had this idea in the back of my mind for ages, and would love to invite you to participate in a little crochet experiment if you’re keen: Let’s explore all the variations of the Double Crochet (treble if using UK terms), one of the most versatile and usefull crochet stitches. We’ll see together all […]