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Some things you might find of interest will be the various stitches and crochet techniques that will be discussed and tips and tricks that will help you with your experiences behind the crochet hook. I'll be offering up some of my own design patterns for free-levels for beginners through advanced. Some patterns will be stand-alones, while others will include various fiber arts-including knitting and tatting. I also hope that you will enjoy reading some of the tidbits of information as to where various yarns/threads and other fibers are processed and a bit about the animals and plants they are harvested from.

You can expect to find various types of crochet; such as, tunisian (afghan stitch), hairpin lace, broomstick lace, cro-tatting, cro-knitting, double-ended afghan hook stitching, double-ended crochet hook tatting and many more.

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Beverly

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