A Guide to Free Crochet Patterns

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A Guide to Free Crochet Patterns: 13 Crochet Stitches and Our Favorite Free Crochet Patterns eBook

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Letter from the Editors

Hi Crocheters,

It's that time that you've all been waiting for, our very first eBook from . In this eBook you can find many neat crochet stitches from Emilda Harrington that will help you with your crochet projects. All these tutorials provide step by step instructions along with images for each step, which allows you to easily follow the pattern. It's a great guide-book. This eBook is perfect to have on-hand so whenever you get stuck on a stitch you can refer back to this guide. This eBook is free to download to your computer and also provides ten crochet patterns to make. A special thanks to Emilda Harrington for providing all these wonderful crochet tutorials. You can read about her on her crochet designer page. Happy crocheting! You can find more illustrated crochet stitches, patterns, tips, tutorials and videos for free at .

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Crochet Stitches Table of Contents

Crocheting a Picot Stitch.......................... 5 Crocheting the Seed Stitch ....................... 7 How to Crochet in the Round .................. 9 How to Crochet a Basketweave Stitch .. 12 How to Crochet a Cable Stitch .............. 15 How to Crochet a Checkerboard Stitch 17 How to Crochet a Crazy Shell Stitch..... 19 How to Crochet a Popcorn Stitch .......... 21 How to Crochet a Shell Stitch ................ 23 How to Crochet a Treble Stitch ............. 24 How to Crochet the Magic Circle .......... 25 Reverse Single Crochet Stitch-Crab Stitch ................................................................... 27 Tunisian Crochet Stitch.......................... 29

Crochet Afghan Patterns........................ 32

Beginner Granny Afghan............................. 32 Blush Rose Afghan ...................................... 34 Soft Bobble Afghan ..................................... 36 Squares Throw ............................................. 38

Shawl and Poncho Patterns.................... 40

Broomstick Lace Shawl ............................... 40 Daisy Bag and Poncho................................. 44 Elegant Sport Shawl .................................... 48

Amigurumi Patterns ............................... 49

Hello Kitty ................................................... 49 Princess and Frog......................................... 52 Year of the Tiger Crochet Pattern................ 54

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Crocheting a Picot Stitch

The Picot Stitch is usually used as an edging, added onto a finished garment. Follow this tutorial and learn how to make three different picot stitches.

SMALL PICOT STITCH:

1. Work along the edge of a finished item. (To make a length of picot edge to add to a ready-to wear purchased item, begin with a chain, or a strip of single crochet or double crochet.)

4. Single crochet in the next 3 stitches. Chain 3, single crochet in the next stitch. (Picot formed).

2. Single crochet in the first stitch.

5. Repeat step 4 across the row.

3. Chain 3, single crochet in the next stitch.

MEDIUM PICOT STITCH:

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1. Repeat the instructions for small picot stitch, but chain 5, instead of chain 3.

2. Slip stitch in the 6th stitch from the hook.

2. To make a slightly flared picot edge, as shown in the photo to the right, do the sequence of single crochet, chain 5, single crochet in the same stitch.

3. This will flare out slightly, and could be useful for the bottoms of tank tops, or skirts, on the edges of sleeves, or hats.

3. Slip stitch in the last stitch of the chain. Single crochet in the next 3 stitches.

BAUBLE ENDED PICOT STITCH:

1. Follow the instructions for the small picot stitch, except chain 7 instead of chain 3.

4. Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 across the row.

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A Guide to Free Crochet Patterns: 13 Crochet Stitches and our Favorite Free Crochet Patterns

Crocheting the Seed Stitch

This seven step tutorial teaches you how to crochet the seed stitch. The seed stitch is an alternating single and double crochet stitch. It gives a closed stitch, which resembles a knitted seed stitch.

1. Start with a chain. Turn, single crochet in the 2nd stitch from the hook.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 across the row.

2. Double crochet in the next stitch.

5. One row of seed stitch completed.

3. Single crochet in the next stitch.

6. At the end of the row, turn. If you ended in a double crochet, then single crochet in the first stitch. If you ended in a single crochet, slip

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A Guide to Free Crochet Patterns: 13 Crochet Stitches and our Favorite Free Crochet Patterns

stitch in the first stitch, chain 2, (takes the place of the first double crochet), single crochet in the next stitch.

7. Continue across the row, alternating by making a single crochet in the double crochet of the previous row, and vice versa. Photo shows 3 rows of seed stitch completed.

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