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

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Cutie Crawlies e-book is here!

That's right... if you follow me on twitter or facebook, you've seen photos of adorable ladybugs, slugs and snails. And now, I'm delighted ...

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Easter Crochet-a-long: are you in?

As if you really needed another excuse to crochet more adorable stuffed animals... I'm giving you one! It's time to kick off the ...

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Announcing: Knit and Crochet Design Week!

Have you been looking for an excuse to stretch your design legs? Whether you've never designed before or you're a pro looking to ...

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Crocheting in Rounds: free download

I love crocheting in the round! It's easy to crochet circles... but also squares! I've put together this easy reference guide to get ...

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Beginner to amigurumi? I’ve got the class for you!

As you may know, I taught a 'Design Your Own Monster' class on Craftsy: it's a totally awesome class, but not geared towards ...

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A Crocheter’s Guide to Pattern Reading- free download

Do you know how to crochet, but feel like patterns are a foreign language? You're not alone! Many of us crocheters learn how to ...

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What does the number in parentheses mean in a crochet pattern?

Have you ever looked at a crochet (or knitting) pattern and wonder what those numbers at the end of the line are? Those numbers ...

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Tips for Making your Knitting/Crochet Patterns into Kits

Since I started selling amigurumi kits, I've gotten lots of questions from other designers about how to do it. And you know what ...

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Crochet Buzz: 1/22/12

Happy Monday! I've got a busy week ahead of me... but I just love starting out my week with some crochet excitement! There ...

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2012: A new year of amigurumi!

Howdy, folks! It's a new year, so I'm excited to announce that I'm rolling out some bonus super-awesome features in this year's FreshStitches ...

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