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

Tutorials

How to overdye yarn!

Admit it. You have a skein of yarn in your stash that isn't your favorite color. You might not even be sure how ...

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How to join yarns, while crocheting, with no knot!

Yesterday, I showed you how to use the Russian join to make a Magic Ball with your yarn scraps. But, maybe you don't want ...

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How to add adorable felt eyes to your amigurumi

Today's guest post is written by Alyssa, who has a gift for making fabulous felt eyes. Today, she's going to let us in ...

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How to crochet standing legs for your amigurumi (video)

I'm a big fan of the 'standing legs' amigurumi shape. It's a newer addition to my design repertoire, but I love it! You ...

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How to hand wash socks

Most of my winter socks are ones that I've knit myself. Many of them require hand-washing. It's not hard... I'll show you how. ...

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Adorn Anew Blog Tour: How to dye a gradient yarn with kool-aid!

I was excited when Laura Nelkin asked me to be on the blog tour for her serialized ebook, Adorn Anew: it's a beautiful ...

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Better Photography: creating a seamless white background

I'm really excited to be taking part in the Better Photography Blog Hop! I've joined some crafty geniuses: Diane from CraftyPod, Haley from ...

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Master the loop stitch, and bring a fun texture to your crochet!

I love the loop stitch. It's a fabulous textured stitch that you can use to add loops to any crochet work. It's a ...

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Tutorial: Tie-dye amazing rainbow yarn!

You remember tie-dye, right? The dye that you used to make funky-colored t-shirts when you were a kid? Would you believe that you ...

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Tutorial: unpaper towels!

Getting Rid of Paper Towels... We haven't had paper towels in our house for a couple of years now. Besides the environmental downsides to ...

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