Crochet

The Best No Sew, Lined Crochet Project and Notions bag – the Waylen Bag

Do NOT ask me to work on one crochet project at a time! It's just not in my nature to keep my pile of WIPs under 4 or 5 at a time! While I can't help myself from starting up another WIP, I do like to keep them all organized! That's why I have even more project bags...
Crochet Cancer Challenge – Waylen Hat

Crochet Cancer Challenge – Waylen Hat

Sometimes I feel like I could be the character in the book Hats for Sale. Not because I sell my hats but because sometimes I look through all the hat patterns I want to make and realize that if I truly make all of those patterns I will have enough hats to stack on my...

The Perfect Summer Crochet Headband Pattern, Meet Francesca

The Perfect Summer Crochet Headband Pattern, Meet Francesca

I was a little sad when the weather started to warm here this spring. Weird, I know! I really do love the changing of the seasons, but I had been wearing my Fiona Headband almost every day and I knew I was going to miss it! But then I had the idea that maybe I didn’t...

How to Complete a Pattern Test

How to Complete a Pattern Test

The very first pattern test I did, the designer was very hands off. There were no specific details of what information she was looking for, not tester chat, no communication at all really. Since I wasn’t designing yet and hadn’t done a pattern test before, I was...

Introducing The First Bud Basket

Introducing The First Bud Basket

I have a confession to make…I’m a yarn hoarder. And not just big beautiful hanks of hand dyed yarn - though I hoard those too! I do not have it in me to part bits of leftover yarn either. If its more than a yard I’m keeping it. Usually I wrap the extra yarn into...

How to Make a Great Gauge Swatch

How to Make a Great Gauge Swatch

I’m so excited to share with you how to crochet the best gauge swatch! Once I started gauge swatching - remember, I didn’t even know it was a thing when I started - I dove right in with what I thought was best. Turns out, it was a bit more complex than I assumed. That...

What Affects Crochet Gauge?

What Affects Crochet Gauge?

This post contains affiliate links that support the content on sekhandmade.com. All opinions are my own. Find my policies here. I am excited to share with you what affects gauge because often these things are overlooked and can be the cause of so much frustration. If...

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