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Crochet Christmas Presents Ideas

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  As a student, Christmas time is an exciting time once exams are over and you get to go home however it is a really tricky time because of how expensive it is.  This week I'm going to consider ways that I can gift my family members crochet gifts (probably as well as some proper ones). This may be a very easy task if you have a relative which has a very similar style to you however I have two brothers and all male cousins non of which would appreciate  this top  or  this top . I will link patterns that I plan on making as well as photos of projects that I am currently making. With a lot of older female relatives, I plan on making a fair amount of scarves but want to find either some really nice yarn or an intricate pattern. Pinterest was a huge inspiration for these designs however a lot look fairly complicated and I am a beginner still so am expecting a fair amount of trial and error in the coming weeks. These  Turtle Coasters by Gina Jiang  would mak...
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Knowing what yarn to use and beginner stitches

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  I picked up this yarn from flying tiger on a whim as well as a 5.0mm crochet hook. Despite it only costing £2 for both the yarn and the hook, I realised quickly I had made an error, the yarn was far too fine and kept on getting knotted. This is when I turned to google and found that you have to pay attention to hook size vs yarn weight, I have compiled the information I discovered for other beginners much like myself: Having researched the appropriate size yarn for the hook I was using I ordered DK 100% acrylic yarn off from eBay in shades Lipstick and Clematis As a visual learner, I figured youtube would be a good place to begin learning the basic patterns. These are the videos I used to create my first proper crochet creation : https://youtu.be/GcOzdAzmtNM - starting point (slip knot and chain stitch) https://youtu.be/80YEYnyw11w - first crochet stitches (double crochet UK) Once I had enough practice with this I decided I would expand and create a blanket using my pink and r...
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