Amber Green


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How Can You Crochet Really, Really Fast? Plus What Are the Ups and Down Sides of It?

Hello crocheters, When browsing through patterns and crochet web sites, I feel like crocheting very fast. In moments like this, I just want to pick up a hook and yarn and start crocheting the pattern I'm looking at, straight away. I'm sure you too would have felt the same sometime. This got me thinking if there really was a way to crochet faster. Well, some people anyway... (posted by Amber 3 years 172 days ago.)
Tunisian Crochet

Hello crochet lovers, You already know the basic crochet stitches. Now you want to do something more. May be you want to learn more stitches or crochet something new. Well, with crochet the options are endless. You can learn advance crochet stitches to which I've dedicated an entire issue of the newsletter. Something advanced and yet simple is the Tunisian stitch variously known as the afghan stitch, tricot stitch, railroad knitting... (posted by Amber 3 years 172 days ago.)
Learning How to Crochet Left Handed

Hello everyone, The other day surfing through the Internet I came across an interesting piece of information about 8-15% of the population is left-handed. This means, out of every 100 individuals 8-15 are left-handers! Read more about left-handedness at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-handed. Exciting statistics about left-handedness are given at http://www.left-at-the-start.com/statistics.html. Come to think of it... (posted by Amber 3 years 172 days ago.)
Advanced Stitches

Hello everyone, If you are a true craft person, you'd easily get bored with what you already know. In this situation, as a crocheter you can either try new things with the basic stitches you are comfortable doing or graduate to learning advanced stitches. Let's today talk about advanced stitches. Something you should understand about advanced stitches is that they are made from the basic stitches only. It's just that a particular... (posted by Amber 3 years 172 days ago.)
What is the best way to finish off a pattern? Glue? Weave in? Tie?

Hello crocheters, Haven't we all wondered if what we are doing is right or not? Though the question is appropriate to crochet as well as our others areas of our life, right now I'm specifically talking about innumerous items we love to crochet. No matter what the level of our expertise, there's always that little doubt at the back of our minds. How to best finish a crochet pattern is... (posted by Amber 3 years 172 days ago.)