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Technique Tuesday Crochet Tutorial – Introduction to Crochet Stitch Charts

2/24/2015

Technique Tuesday - Step-by-step crochet and knitting photo tutorials by Shibaguyz Designz

Introduction to
Crochet Stitch Charts

Technique
How To Read Crochet Charts – Introduction

What is it?

Crochet Stitch Charts are a visual representation of the physical stitches you make with your hook and yarn.

Think of the Written Crochet Pattern and the Crochet Stitch Chart as two complimentary pieces to your work. The Written Crochet Pattern describes the stitches and the Crochet Stitch Chart shows you the stitches.

Each physical and written stitch has a corresponding symbol that represents that stitch. To read a Crochet Stitch Chart, all you have to remember is:
See a symbol, make a stitch!

Introduction To Reading Crochet Charts - A free step-by-step crochet tutorial by Shibaguyz Designz

Click the "Read More" link below for the full tutorial.

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LIVE Web Seminar With The Shibaguyz

2/20/2015

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LIVE Web Seminar: Photographing Your Projects Like A Pro

It's time for another LIVE webinar with the Shibaguyz!

Photographing Your Projects Like A Pro:
Tips and tricks for taking professional quality photos of handcrafted items

This webinar is presented by F&W Media, the folks who bring us publications like Interweave Crochet, Beadwork, Interweave Knits, Quilting Arts, Spin-Off, and so MANY more!

These webinars are the perfect solution for those of you who want to take classes with us but just can't get to where we are teaching. Now you can just turn on your computer and interact with us live and in person from the comfort of your own home or anywhere you can stream content on your devices. WOOHOO!!

Here's the details:
Live Web Seminar Date: February 25, 2014
Start Time: 1 pm EST
Length: 60 Minutes
Price: $19.99

Yup… that's an hour of instruction with a professional photographer for under $20. AND you get an archived version of the class to watch over and over again!

Can't make the live event? No worries! The archived seminar will be available to all who register and will include any class materials given during the live event as well as ALL questions asked during and AFTER the class. That's right… no question goes unanswered!

So… jump on over to the Interweave site via the link below. There are more details about exactly what Jason will be covering in class and you can get registered TODAY!

Photographing Your Projects Like A Pro:
Tips and tricks for taking professional quality photos of handcrafted items

Oh yeah… if you want to see more of Jason's work, hop on over to ShibaguyzPhotography.com and check out all of his work in fiber, fashion, and portrait photography.

See you in the virtual classroom!
S&J

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Technique Tuesday Crochet Tutorial – the End Cap Finishing Stitch

2/10/2015

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How To Make the End Cap Finishing Stitch

Technique
End Cap Finishing Stitch

What is it?

The End Cap Finishing Stitch is a technique for weaving in that last stitch in a row of crochet.

Why Use It?

The End Cap Finishing Stitch creates a tidy corner on the end of a row of crochet. This weaves in the yarn tail at the end of the row but does it with style!

In our never-ending quest to fine tune our stitching and finishing techniques, we wanted a way to both weave in the tail from that last stitch but do it in a way that didn't look all wonky.

How To Make the End Cap Finishing Stitch - A free step-by-step crochet tutorial by Shibaguyz Designz

The End Cap Finishing Stitch is especially helpful when the end of your crochet row won't have a border or another piece of fabric stitched onto it and this last stitch will show as part of the finished project. The End Cap Finishing Stitch provides and neat and tidy end cap while weaving in the tail invisibly.

Why use it? Because you are proud of your work and want every stitch to look as good as it possibly can. And, when a technique is this easy, who NOT use it?

NOTE: The End Cap Finishing Stitch works equally well on the last stitch of a knitting row. The technique for knitting will be similar to the single crochet example we show below.

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Technique Tuesday Crochet Tutorial – the Knotless Starting Chain

2/3/2015

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How To Make the Crochet Knotless Starting Chain

Technique
The Knotless Starting Chain

What is it?

The Knotless Starting Chain is an alternate technique for starting that first stitch off your crochet hook. As the name indicates, the Knotless Starting Chain eliminates the slipknot usually made around the crochet hook before pulling through the first loop.

How To Make the Knotless Starting Chain - A free step-by-step crochet tutorial by Shibaguyz Designz

Why Use It?

In our quest to create perfect finishes on our crochet designs, that little bump at the beginning of every project has been a nuisance that just won't go away. Sure, we could hide it when we woven in the starting tail, but it was still there… taunting us… the evil little bump.

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