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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Blanket Stitch Tutorial

What's the blanket stitch? Some fancy new crochet stitch? Nope! It's an embroidery stitch! Why... I know you're wondering... is there a tutorial for an ...

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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 do Barberpole Striping in Crochet!

Today's guest tutorial is written by Jennifer Crowley, the designer/teacher/blogger at www.tinkingturtle.com. Jennifer teaches both knitting & crocheting, and you can check out ...

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How to turn your amigurumi into a chia pet!

Today's post is a guest post written by Ang in Australia. She's a super-clever girl, and I think you're going to love ...

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How to add hair to your amigurumi

I'll be frank. I was scared of adding hair to my amigurumi designs. It seemed complicated. But not adding hair was limiting me... ...

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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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Looking for a great textured stitch? Bobble stitch tutorial!

I adore the bobble stitch: it's such a great texture! I developed this stitch because I wanted a puff... but the traditional 'popcorn ...

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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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How to Change Colors in Single Crochet

How's your cow (for the FreshStitches CAL) coming along? You already know that I'm making a rainbow cow... basically, changing to a new ...

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