Homespun Crochet

Hello and welcome to Homespun Crochet Beginners & Beyond issue #4. My name is Jess and I’ll be taking over as Editor from this issue onwards, and I’m so excited to be here! A little intro about me … I’m a knitting addict and yarn lover from the South Coast, NSW Australia. I made my first knitted project back in December 2015 and I haven’t been able to put my knitting needles down since. If I’m not knitting, you can usually find me admiring (and adding) to my yarn collection or thinking of new projects to make. I opened a little hobby business in 2020 stocking my handmade items, yarns, knitting supplies and craft accessories. I currently sell my handmade chunky knits in a few local shops as well as…

A crochet hook and yarn are really the only fundamentals you need as a beginner crocheter, but there are some other items you should consider adding to your kit. These will essentially help to make your crochet life a lot easier in the long run, and who doesn’t love accessories? It’s not a must to have all of these at once, so take your time to collect them and watch your basic kit grow into the ultimate crochet kit! YARN NEEDLES At the beginning and end of your work, when you change colours or introduce a new ball of yarn, you will end up with ‘tails’. If you just tie these in a knot and cut them off, your work will likely unravel. The best approach is to sew these…

Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Ravelry: @tallfoxes | Website: tallfoxes.square.site | Etsy: @TallFoxes YARN Panda Miracle 4ply yarn 100% acrylic 50g/210m: 1 ball each of colour Lagoon, Sapphire Blue, Soft Mint and Midnight Blue EQUIPMENT 3.75mm hook Darning needle Lobster clasp D ring 30mm Press stud Sewing needle and thread FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Made to fit 4.8g lip balm tubes CROCHET TERMS sl st – slip stich ch – chain tr – treble crochet blo – back loop only rtrf – raised treble front PATTERN BODY Round 1: Magic ring, ch 1, 5 tr into magic ring, sl st into first tr of round to join. (5 tr) Round 2: Ch 1, 2 tr into same st as ch 1, 2 tr into each st around, sl st into first tr of round…

YARN Panda Miracle 4ply yarn 100% acrylic 50g/210m: 1 ball each of colour Lagoon, Sapphire Blue, Soft Mint and Midnight Blue EQUIPMENT 3.75mm hook Darning needle Lobster clasp D ring 30mm Press stud Sewing needle and thread FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Made to fit 50ml hand sanitiser bottles CROCHET TERMS sl st - slip stich ch - chain tr - treble crochet blo - back loop only rtrf - raised treble front PATTERN BODY Round 1: Ch 13, sl st into first ch to join loop. (13 ch) Round 2: Ch 1, 20 tr into the loop, sl st into first tr of round to join. (20 tr) Round 3: Ch 1, 2 tr into same st as ch 1, 1 tr in next 8 sts, 2 tr in next 2 sts,…

Website: www.crochetaustralia.com.au YARN Create Handmade 4 ply crochet cotton 50g/140m • 1 ball of colour Turquoise Excel Metallic yarn 4 ply cotton 20g/170m • 1 ball of colour Old Gold or • any 8ply red yarn EQUIPMENT 3.75mm crochet hook 5cm/2in diameter wooden ring Darning needle Stitch marker FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Fits any jar with a diameter of 6-7cm CROCHET TERMS ch – chain tr – treble crochet sl st – slip stitch st/s – stitch/es htr – half treble crochet blo – back loop only dc – double crochet sk – skip pm – place marker sp/s – space/s PATTERN Puff Stitch - wrap yarn around hook and insert hook into the dc 2 rows below 4 times, pulling the hook up level to the top of the current row…

Facebook, Instagram: @castlehandmade | Website: www.castlehandmade.com.au YARN Kremke Soul Wool 'Papyrus', 100% paper, 100g/153m: approx. 55g/85m for the large plant cover and 30g/45m for the small. Colour A: Rust (18) Colour B: Burnt Orange (91) EQUIPMENT 4mm crochet hook Large eye darning needle Scissors FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Large: 12cm (4 ¾in) in diameter, 14cm (5 ½in) high. Small: 10cm (4in) in diameter, 10cm (4in) high. CROCHET TERMS (UK/AUS) ch – chain tr – treble crochet sl st – slip stitch st/s – stitch/es blo – back loop only PATTERN LARGE POT PLANT COVER Use Colour A and start at the base. Round 1: Ch 3, 12 tr into the 3rd ch from hook, sl st to the top of the first tr. (12 tr) Round 2: Ch 2, 2 tr in…