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I’m so excited to kick-off the YarnThrift Spring Stitch-Along, a super fun weekly series where we’ll be teaching a new stitch every week of the spring. This stitch-along is great for beginner crocheters or those looking to learn crochet as we’ll start with the basics and work our way up.
What is a stitch-along?
If you’ve never heard of or participated in a stitch-along before, it’s a super fun way to learn new stitches with others! Each week, a new picture tutorial will be released for you to learn along with 3 patterns that use that stitch so that you can practice alongside your friends and others participating in the stitch-along. You’ll be able to pick up new crochet skills while learning about amazing designers and patterns too.
Do I need to know how to crochet to participate?
Absolutely not! We welcome beginners to crochet as well as those who already have some (or many) crochet skills. We’ll be starting off simple with the starting chain and work our way up through beginner stitches each week until we advance to some more funky stitches like the popcorn stitch and shell stitches.
How do I participate?
Participation in this fun event is super simple. Each week, we’ll post a new photo tutorial on our blog, Instagram, and Facebook page. You’ll be able to catch the tutorial on any of those pages and from there also check out the recommended patterns. To participate, you just need to crochet along with us! Try out that tutorial to learn a new stitch and if you’re feeling adventurous, try out one (or all) of the suggested patterns!
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Head to the stitch-along!
Week 1: starting chain
Week 1 is now live! This will be the only week featuring a video as we wanted to welcome you to the kick off for our event. All future weeks will have photo tutorials for you to learn with. Head to our Instagram page to see our kickoff.
Week 2: slip stitch
Slip stitch is the simplest stitch to master, aside from the beginning chain of a project. This stitch is often used for project borders for a cleaner look but they have multiple uses outside of that too! You can find the tutorial and two amazing patterns featuring slip stitch below!
These two featured patterns are a great way to practice your slip stitch skills. One is a full blanket pattern using only slip stitch and the other is a quick and easy headband pattern great for beginners.
Meet the Slip Stitch Crochet Temperature Baby Blanket from Dana Nield! This pattern uses only slip stitch and is an easy, repetitive pattern to practice your skills on.
Our next featured pattern is from me! This is the Tara Headband, designed specifically for the stitch-along event. This featured slip stitch and chains to create a pretty texture and is a quick and simple pattern to learn the slip stitch with.
