Unwind, relax and be creative with crochet and knit
Weaving in the yarn ends in crochet means hiding all the yarn tails left after your crochet project is complete. This is the cherry on the top and dot above the i.
Without the ends weaved in and hidden the project will look messy and unfinished. The process also referred to us hiding the ends or hiding the tails.
DC3TOG crochet stitch is one of the stitches that you might not use every day, but that is useful to know, especially if you want to make a garment like a sweater. DC3TOG stands for Double Crochet 3 Together and it’s a stitch that takes 3 DC stitches and joins them, reducing them to one stitch.
The Invisible Decrease is one of those cool tricks you can have in your pocket as a crocheter. You might not use it every day or in any project, but it surely comes handy when you need to create a crochet fabric that is smooth without any visible bumps or holes.
A puff stitch is a simple but pretty way to add texture and character to your crochet project. You can make a whole project completely out of puff stitches, or space them one apart or make small triangles made out of groups of 3 puffs sprinkled throughout your project, there is no limit on how you use the HDC puff stitches to embellish your creation.
DC2TOG stands for Double Crochet 2 Together and is a stitch that takes 2 DC stitches and makes them into 1 DC. It’s a derivative of DC (Double Crochet) and it is 2 DC stitches that are crocheted together, getting rid of one and leaving the other. Because DC2TOG reduces the number of stitches in a row, it is also called a decrease stitch.
When we learn how to crochet we might run away with all the stitches and combos but the truth is that it all begins with the most basic things of all: crochet chain and slip knot. Slip knot and the chain are really at the base of it all. You literally can’t start a crochet project without them.
