How to Count Rounds in Amigurumi (Spiral Crochet)
Amigurumi is worked in a continuous spiral with no join, so rounds are easy to miscount. Here is how to read the ridges from the magic ring out, and never lose your round again.
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Warm, practical guides for knitting and crochet: count your rows, read your patterns, and enjoy every project from the first stitch to the last.
How to Frog Knitting and Crochet Without Losing Your Place
Frogging means ripping back to fix a mistake. Here is how to rip out knitting or crochet safely: mark the stop point, count the rows you undo, and pick back up without panic.
How to Read a Knitting Pattern: A Beginner's Guide
Knitting patterns look like code until you know the key. This beginner's guide decodes abbreviations, asterisks and brackets, RS and WS rows, and how to work through it stitch by stitch.
Lost Count in the Round? How to Find Where You Are
Crocheting in a spiral and lost your place? Here is how to find where your round starts, recount without unravelling, and stop it happening again, in amigurumi and any round.
Why Is My Crochet Wavy or Crooked? (And How to Fix It)
Wavy, rippling or crooked crochet edges usually come down to two things: stitch count drifting, or the turning chain. Here is how to spot the cause and get straight edges back.
How to Count Rows in Crochet (Without Losing Your Place)
Counting rows in crochet trips up beginners because the stitches hide. Here is how to read your rows by the V shapes, handle the turning chain, and keep your place row after row.
How to Read a Crochet Pattern: A Beginner's Guide
Crochet patterns can look like secret code. This beginner's guide breaks down abbreviations, the star and bracket repeats, parentheses, and how to work through a pattern row by row.
How to Use Stitch Markers in Crochet (Rows and Rounds)
Stitch markers are the simplest way to stop losing your place in crochet. Here is how to mark the start of a round, track repeats, and pair markers with a counter so the count is never lost.
How to Keep Track of Your Rows in Knitting and Crochet
Always losing count of your rows? Here are simple, reliable ways to keep your place in knitting and crochet, from stitch markers to a free row counter app.
US vs UK Crochet Terms: The Simple Conversion Guide
US and UK crochet patterns use the same names for different stitches. Here is the one-step-up rule, a full US to UK conversion chart, and how to tell which terms your pattern uses.