Saturday, April 5, 2008

free crochet patterns for mile-a-minute - these are the basics

Are you wondering if that trip to your favourite craft store was a waste of time? Are you just wondering what else you can do with 12 coloured crochet hooks? The love of history, and the ever revolving fashion cycle have helped to renew popularity of this 19th century handcraft.

Fortunately I was experienced enough to make it work. Fortunately for us all, there were a lot of books, magazines and patterns published between 1850 and 1950 that have documented, the crochet creations that are from the peak period of this craft. The first thing to consider is the type of hooks or hooks you'll be using.

Pick an interesting baby blanket pattern. In many cases, you can even find a schedule of classes where experts in simple crochet can teach you the basics. Yarns can be made of synthetic or natural fibers.

There are many websites offering crochet with many designs to choose from. In short time you will likely be replacing your beginners crochet patterns with ones that are much more elaborate.

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