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Advice for present

Good day, dear ladies! I need your advice. I was invited to birthday party for 1 year old baby girl. What do you think, is it ok to crochet an amigurumi toy or blanket as a present for her? Or should I also give anything else? She is my friend's garnddaughter.

By Penelope·
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New member

I am a resent widow who loved to crochet. I live in MS in a very rural area. Most of the people in this area do not crochet. Need to get some new ideals for projects. I am a Mom of grown children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

By Sandra·
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How to improve my knitting skills

Hi, everyone! My name is Gracie. I've been crocheting for many years, so this craft is quite understandable for me. But this is not so with knitting. I can do some simple knitting, but want to make more difficult patterns, I want to train myself and get better results of my work. I need your advice,…

By Gracie·
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Hello Everyone

I have been Crocheting and Knitting for about 7 years now. I enjoy Crocheting a bit more than Knitting lol. I got diagnosed with Fibromyalgia 19 years ago. Slowly through out time the Pain became so terrible bad that now I can't even do daily chores without many rests between and wanting to cry! I r…

By Christy·
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Hello everyone!

My name is Lisa, and I currently live in San Antonio. I'm a native Texan and have been crocheting for most of my life. About 40 years ago, a coworker taught me how to read a pattern, and crochet became my passion. Then 5 years ago I decided to open an Etsy store selling my designs. My favorite thing…

By My Fingers Fly·· Has a photo
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Simple crochet pattern for summer

Hello, ladies! I'm Eva. Nice to meet all of you. I want to crochet some new cloth for summer, but don't know what exactly. And also I think, that it maybe quite hot. What can you advice me to make? Please, some simple crochet patterns. Thank you!

By Eva·
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what yarn to choose

Hello, everyone! I've started my crochet experience not so long ago, as I previously only knit. I want to make a simple cardigan for summer, but don't know what type of yarn to choose. What materials will be most suitable for this? Susan, if you have a simple pattern of crochet summer cardigan, I'll…

By Ellie·
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YouTube

Hello, everyone! I'm looking for interesting YouTube channels for crocheting with some useful tips. Could you share some links with me, please. Will be very thankfull for your help.

By Sophie·· Has a photo
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Hello! I'm Penelope

Hello, everyone! My name is Penelope. I love crocheting, especially amigurumi toys. I also can knit, but do it not so often, only if I like a pattern a lot and it doesn't take too much time and nerves. I'm very happy, that I found Craftorator one day, as there are a lot of patterns I like. Here are …

By Penelope·· Has a photo
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About me (Bella)

Hello, craftorator and it's followers! My name is Bella (Isabella), I have 2 adult sons and 1 teenage daughter and 2 grandchildren. I love to make toys for my grandchildren and crochet some accessories to decorate my house. I have a lot of hand-made baskets, dishcloths, rugs etc. So, if anyone is in…

By Isabella·· Has a photo
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Amigurumi

Hi, everyone! Today, I want to talk about amigurumi toys. As for me, I haven't made too many of them, just some, so I need more practice. Some of amigurumi toys look really fantastic! Especially, I like amigurmi dolls. What about you? Do you like making amigurumi toys? What are you favorite ones?

By Susan·· Has a photo
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Hello. I'm Jessica

Hello, everyone! I'm Jessica, a mom of a son and daughter. I love my children most of all in my life, so I always knit or crochet something for them. I can both knit or crochet, it depends on my mood and certain pattern. My granny taught me how to knit, when I was 10. I learned how to crochet later …

By Jessica·· Has a photo
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Types of Yarn. Cotton.

Hello, my dear friends! I'd like to continue the seria of posts about yarn. But I need your feedback, whether it's interesting for you or not, please, write in the comments below. Cotton Yarn Cotton comes from the cotton plant. It’s grown in warm climates, the biggest producers being India, the USA,…

By Susan·· Has a photo
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Types of Yarn. Silk Yarn.

Hello! Today, I'll tell you about one more type of yarn - silk. It's one of the most expensive, but looks really great! Silk There are different types of silk yarn – Reeled silk yarn and spun silk yarn. It’s quite easy to work with, but very slippery. Make sure you know what you’re doing before comm…

By Susan·· Has a photo
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How to Use Craftorator

Hello, my friends! Sometimes I get questions from new users "how to use Craftorator". So, at this post I'll try to make the instructions in several points. 1. If you want to add your pattern, you can press " post new topic" in the upper left corner" or "add topic" in the lower left corner. 2. If you…

By Susan·
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