Saturday, October 18, 2008

tunisian crochet

Crochet is a great hobby to take up. The early development of the craft of crochet is linked to the imitation of lace and lace making.

Granny squares have been made into everything from large afghans to tiny doll sweaters and everything in between. The term afghan was derived from the textiles that are produced in Afghanistan since they are comparable to the shawls and wraps used in the region. Crochet means hook in French and this is the name given to the craft amongst French, Italians and Spanish speakers.

We ve had some real success at crochet and made some beautiful projects, even successfully tried our hand at more complicated patterns. Any image-editing program, like Windows Paint, will allow you to reverse diagrams before printing out by doing a horizontal flip . Some of the more common stitches are chain, single crochet, half-double crochet, double crochet, popcorn crochet, and cluster crochet.

So if you are looking for the perfect gift, look no further than crochet. Once you have practiced and feel you are ready to try an easy pattern, you can do a search online for a scarf pattern, which is what most beginners start out with.

One Color Free Crochet Afghan Patterns - it's all here

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