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Pattern Tutorials

The Poppy project: A collaborative community art display

Every November, the Niagara Falls Museum sets up a display for Remembrance Day, a day where we remember the armed forces who died in the line of duty during WWI.

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Before You Begin

Exploring the Best Types of Yarn for Your Next Project

Here are some important best practices you can use to help you find the perfect type of yarn for your creative vision and style.

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Tips and Tricks

Crafting an Organized Holiday Season

Here are some tips, timelines, and free patterns to help you prep for the holidays this year!

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Tips and Tricks

Changing Colors for Different Looks

Here are some great examples of how color changes can affect the look and feel of the same pattern.

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Tips and Tricks

Choose Colors Like a Designer

Choosing colors is one of the most difficult decisions I have to make as a designer, and I know many of you face the same issues.Today I want to share with you how to choose colors like a designer.

Before You Begin

CYC Standards Updates

The Craft Yarn Council has been working hard to update industry standards and we're happy to announce that the new guideli …

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Tips and Tricks

4 Tips for Accepting Mistakes in Knitting and Crochet

Here are four tips for accepting mistakes while knitting or crocheting.

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Tips and Tricks

How To Use Candy or Food Wrappers as Fabric

Whether you’re making our Sweet Satchel or another fun tote, working with fun food or candy wrappers is a great way to recycle these colorful normally throw-away pieces.

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Before You Begin

The Math Behind Patterns: What does "a multiple of 3 + 2" mean?

Because I design patterns, I embrace the multiples-math that is used to make patterns work. But even a novice knitter or c …

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Tips and Tricks

Tips on Working with Scrubby

Red Heart Scrubby yarn is a textured worsted weight yarn named for the fact that it is well-suited to making …

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Tips and Tricks

Tips on Photography

We've gathered some tips for you to take better pictures of your projects, so the focus is on your hard work and everyone can see what you're doing.

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Basics

How To Make 7 Common Macrame Knots and Patterns

Macrame patterns and knots are an easy and affordable craft to learn. It requires very few tools and just some simple know …