About FreshStitches

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The idea for FreshStitches began in 2008 when crochet designer, Stacey Trock, noticed a distinct lack of patterns for big and cuddly stuffed animals. A handful of adorable designs later- FreshStitches was born! Since then, FreshStitches patterns have become legendary for their cuteness, detailed instructions and step-by-step photos. Using the abundance of help and information in the patterns, numerous crocheters have crocheted a FreshStitches animal as their first crochet project! ...more

Tips & Techniques

How to ply your Kool-Aid dyed yarn for an awesome look!

Ready to learn yet another cool technique you can do with Kool-Aid? Today, I'm going to show you how to get great barber-pole ...

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How to dye long colorways with Kool-Aid, part 2

Alrighty, folks! Remember, we're in the middle of dyeing a fabulously long colorway? If you missed it, check out yesterday's post to catch ...

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How to dye long colorways with Kool-Aid, part 1

Squee! Can you believe there are so many ways to dye yarn with Kool-Aid? Today, I'm going to tell you how to dye ...

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How to dye multi-color skeins with Kool-Aid

I'm loving all the fun techniques you can do with Kool-Aid... are you having a blast? Today, I'm going to tell you about ...

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How to Kettle-Dye Yarn with Kool-Aid

Are you inspired to get dyeing with Kool-Aid? I hope so! Today, I'm going to tell you about the basics of Kool-Aid Dyeing, ...

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How to Dye Yarn with Kool-Aid: Getting Started

I'm so excited to kick off Kool-Aid Dye Week! Each day, I'll be posting about a new technique for using Kool-Aid to dye ...

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Using the Running Stitch for Attaching Amigurumi

Hooray! It's another Tip Tuesday! Today, I'm going to show you a new stitch to use for attaching amigurumi pieces that'll be super-useful... ...

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How to attach nicely rounded pieces to amigurumi

I've written about how to evenly place limbs on amigurumi by using the stitches as a grid for placement. But, sometimes, if you follow ...

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Tips for Knitting Wingspan

Have you heard about Wingspan by Tri'Coterie? It's a trending knitting pattern on Ravelry recently... and I'm seeing it pop up everywhere! I just ...

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Photography Resources

It's another Tip Tuesday! This is the third (and final) week where I'll be chatting about photography photos for your finished knitted and ...

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