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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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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Be Crafty About Shipping Your Crochet Items

I know a lot of my readers don't just crochet (or knit) for fun, but also sell finished pieces online. A big part ...

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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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Crochet Chat Podcast: Pricing and Selling your Crocheted Items

Welcome to the 2nd episode of the Crochet Chat Podcast! I'm so pleased to have gotten such great feedback on the first episode... ...

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How to take great photos with white backgrounds

Last week, I told you my top 5 tips for taking great photos. This week, I'm going to go into a bit more ...

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5 Easy Photography Tips

If you're like me, you're a knitter or crocheter... and NOT a photographer! But, you still want to take nice photos of your ...

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Eep! There’s a knot in my yarn! Help is here…

Yippee! Another Tip Tuesday, where I share (what I hope is) a super-helpful crocheting tip. Today, I'm going to talk you through what ...

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Good teaching = stating your automatic moves explicitly

Before I get around to explaining what that title means, I'm going to start with a story. The story My dear hubby (Tim) is Australian, ...

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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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