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Clover Yarn Guide – So Handy!

Keep your yarn where you want it, and avoid those groves in your fingers! This yarn guide from Clover will hold one or multiple strands of yarn in place on your tension finger. In addition to being great for keeping your yarn put, it’s perfect for keeping multiple colors from tangling!

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Sweet Baby Crochet – 20 adorable crochet designs!

Sweet Baby Crochet features 20 original designs for boys and girls in sizes newborn to 24 months. Author Sandy Powers’ appealing patterns include delightful ponchos with matching hats; charming sweaters, onesies, and coveralls; adorable booties; a darling owl-themed mobile; and more! All projects are machine washable and soft as a bunny. The book includes beautiful photography of the finished pieces and detailed photos of the more challenging stitches and techniques. Sweet Baby Crochet will appeal to beginners and experienced crocheters alike, with clear step-by-step instructions and a range of projects.

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Ami Ami Kittens: Seriously Cute Crochet!

Ami Ami Kittens is packed with projects for all crochet lovers offering them directions and inspiration for creating a range of fun and irresistible yarn kittens. Detailed, easy-to-follow instructions, illustrations, and enchanting color photographs teach them how to create these super adorable felines of various breeds and types, including Tabby, Pointed, Black/White Solid, Black and White, Calico, Scottish Fold, Siamese, Russian Blue, Munchkin, Maine Coon, British Shorthair, and American Shorthair. Here, too, are instructions for transforming them into key chains, finger puppets, and magnets.

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Lacis Umbrella Swifts – Awesome Versatility!

Umbrella swifts are great for holding your hanked yarn as you wind it. The can expand to just the size you need, and when you are done, you just close the umbrella style top and they take up very little room. I love a tool that puts itself away! The versatile handle on this metal swift will allow you to use it as winder or as an adjustable table clamp. Plus, the flexible, covered ribs make working with even the finest of threads fuss-free. Choose the regular-sized metal swift for skeins of up to 60” in circumference or the larger birchwood swift for skeins of up to 100”. Either way, the spokes will collapse with minimal effort for easy storage.

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Furls Odyssey – New Sizes!

Time to Treat Yourself – Furls Fiberarts has expanded their Odyssey line! This is one of my very favorite hook styles. It’s easy to use, the shaft is super crazy slick, and I don’t have to treat it with kid gloves. And even better, they have introduced new sizes – 2.25mm ( B ), 2.75mm ( C ), and 3.25mm ( D )! These hooks are strong enough to handle the high tension of thinner yarns, without losing that luxury Furls is known for. CLICK HERE to check them out today at our special link!

How Much Yarn is Left? Weigh It!

We all have them – half skeins, bits and ends – too much to throw away, but how do you plan a project when you don’t really know how much yarn you have on hand? The answer is a kitchen scale! Figuring out how much yardage you have left in your ball of yarn is easy when you weigh it.

Just look at the label and see how many ounces and yards (or grams and meters) it originally contained. Then weigh the remainder on your kitchen scale. Multiply the ounces/grams remaining in your ball by the original yardage/meters of the full skein, and then divide that total by the original amount the full skein weighed. The result is the length left in your ball!

Quicker and easier than a yardstick, and much better than getting to the end of a project and coming up 10 yards short! And best of all, kitchen scales are very affordable! Click the affiliate links below to find the best selling kitchen scales in your area!

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Clover Needle Threader For Embroidery Needles

The Clover Needle Threader isn’t just for embroidery – it’s perfect for crochet! Getting yarn through the eye of a needle can be tricky, but this sleek, modern tool has it done in a snap! Order your own at the affiliate links below!

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Learn to Crochet, Love to Crochet: Over 20 Hand-Crocheted Accessories and Garments to Make for You and Your Friends

Learn to Crochet, Love to Crochet: Over 20 Hand-Crocheted Accessories and Garments to Make for You and Your Friends debuts next month, but I’ve had a sneak peek! It’s a great book for beginners, with fantastic illustrations, and fun projects that increase in difficulty, so that by the end you’re ready to tackle just about anything! Check it out at the affiliate links below!

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Continuous Crochet: Create Seamless Sweaters, Shrugs, Shawls and More-with Minimal Finishing!

Continuous Crochet: Create Seamless Sweaters, Shrugs, Shawls and More-with Minimal Finishing is a brand new book by the queen of seamless crochet, Kristin Omdahl! “With Kristin’s guidance, readers will learn to manipulate crochet motifs into unique garments (sweaters, cardigans, shrugs) and accessories (crochet hats, cowls, and shawls) that are as style-conscious as they are figure-flattering. And all of the pieces require minimal finishing; you can join crochet in unique and clever ways, without breaking the yarn!” Click the affiliate links below to order your own copy of this innovative book today!

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Crocheted Scoodies by Anne Thiemeyer and Magdalena Melzer

Scoodies are so fun! ‘Scoodie’ comes from the combination of the words scarf and hoodie — and it is taking the world by storm! Magdalena Melzer and Anne Thiemeyer have created 20 scoodie designs that are not only fabulous fashion accessories, but their chunky crocheted yarns will also keep both your neck and head wonderfully warm and cozy. All the projects are graded by difficulty, meaning that, no matter what your crochet ability is, there really is something for everyone. There is even a helpful step-by-step basic crochet guide and techniques for making pom-poms and tassels.

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