Author Archives: Kendall Waltz

If you’ve already learned how to add a smile to your pieces, adding blush will be easy as pie! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5LierdOqW0&list=PL-KEOQJ7DzrHydHzWyl8wHeKvfpCJ-8Pf&index=13 Video Tutorial: How To Add Blush to Crochet Pieces Starting with the pink yarn on your tapestry needle, start from the back and poke through on point 1 under the eye. Create a straight lineContinueContinue reading “How To: Add Blush”

Everything looks more adorable and happy with a smile! The best part is, it’s super easy. When I add smiles, I prefer to add them when I add the safety eyes, before the piece is stuffed and finished but you can add it when the piece is finished if you’d like. You just won’t addContinueContinue reading “How To: Add a Smile”

Safety eyes are an easy way to make your crochet pieces 10x more adorable. Safety eyes come in two parts – one part being the black piece that’s the actual eye and the second part being the back washer which is usually tan or white. To attach a safety eye, place the black, round partContinueContinue reading “How To: Adding Safety Eyes”

While I prefer the magic ring method to start a circle in crochet, another way is by chaining 2 and placing the single crochet stitches into the first chain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDnnt_wQlK0&list=PL-KEOQJ7DzrHydHzWyl8wHeKvfpCJ-8Pf&index=5 Video Tutorial: Chain 2 Circle Starter Method Here we are going to start with our slip knot and then chain 2. In the first chainContinueContinue reading “How To: Chain 2 Circle Starter Method”

Don’t worry. We won’t be making an magic tricks here but when this skill finally clicks with you, you’re going to feel the magic. In crochet, magic ring is one way to start a circle. It involves wrapping the yarn around itself and crocheting onto two strands on yarn and then pulling it together toContinueContinue reading “How To: Magic Ring”

One of the first stitches most people learn when crocheting is single crochet. It’s a tight, small stitch, that’s usually used for stuffed animals, amigurumi, and anything where you don’t want gaps. To start, we need to put our stitches into something. That’s why we start with our chains. Check out the How To: ChainContinueContinue reading “How To: Single Crochet”

When crocheting items like circles or spheres, there is a wrong side and a right side. The right side is where you can easily count the stitches and it gives an overall cleaner look. The wrong side looks like a bunch of diagonal lines and it’s a lot harder to count the individual stitches. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZt86iEIpfQ&list=PL-KEOQJ7DzrHydHzWyl8wHeKvfpCJ-8Pf&index=14ContinueContinue reading “How To: Right vs Wrong Side of Crocheting”

In crochet, chains are the foundation to almost every piece you make. For different types of pieces, you usually make a specific amount of chains and then put your stitches (your single crochet, double crochet, etc.) into the chains. Chains give us a place to put our stitches somewhere. To start with the chain, weContinueContinue reading “How To: Slip Knot and Chain”

There are two main ways to hold the crochet hook. One way is the pencil hold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuLGxxOtuXU Video Tutorial: Pencil Grip The second way is the knife hold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V37ufF26Fo Video Tutorial: Knife Grip Throughout the patterns, videos, and pictures, you will see me doing the knife hold. It doesn’t matter which way you hold itContinueContinue reading “How To: Hold a Crochet Hook”