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 calculate yarn length from weight

We've all been there. We've got a big pile of yarn (inherited from a family member, the result of frogging a project, or ...

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How to give your amigurumi a great-looking neck!

What's the feature that every amigurumi covets? Is it long shapely legs? A bikini-ready body? Of course not! It's a nicely defined neck! Fortunately, creating ...

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How to use Ravelry’s Stash Feature

If you're a Ravlery-user, you've probably seen the 'Stash' button (underneath 'my notebook')... but do you use it? You should! In this post, I'll ...

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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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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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