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Crochet tips, free stitch guides, pattern ideas and featured crochet artists, with Wattle.

Crochet starter set in a floral zip case, hooks, yarn and tools
Quiet crochet before Advent: a simple evening stitch routine
As Advent nears, a regular crochet session can become a quiet anchor in the day. This guide shares simple stitches, project ideas and practical ways to make crochet part of... Read more...
Crochet Strawberry Pattern PDF, Miniature Amigurumi Fruit
Crochet pattern repeats: asterisks, brackets and parentheses explained
A beginner's guide to the parts of a crochet pattern that cause the most confusion: repeats, abbreviations, stitch counts and how to follow row by row. Read more...
Rosetta Rose Granny Square Shoulder Bag Crochet Pattern PDF, Cottagecore Floral Origami Tote with Ruffles
Stop your crochet bag from stretching: pick the right yarn
Not every yarn suits a crochet bag. This guide breaks down cotton, raffia-style and t-shirt yarn so your tote, market bag or shoulder bag keeps its shape through summer. Read more...
Crochet yarn and tool set, 20 or 30 colours, with storage bag
Crochet yarn weight and ply: choose the right yarn
Picking the wrong yarn thickness is the easiest way to make a crochet project come out too big, too small or too stiff. This guide explains ply, weight categories and... Read more...
Sunset colourway: coral, mustard and cream cotton yarn cakes
Sunset colourway: how to pair coral, mustard and cream in crochet
Coral, mustard and cream: a warm, happy palette that works on almost any crochet project. Here's how to balance three colours with the 60-30-10 rule, check your contrast with one... Read more...
Block before you join: blocking mats, T-pins, a water spray bottle, tape measure and sage yarn
Block before you join: the finishing trick for neat crochet squares
Wonky squares make wonky blankets. Blocking every motif to the same size before you join makes the seams line up, the corners sharp and the whole piece lie flat. Here's... Read more...
Pattern line decoded: Rnd 2: 7 inc (14), with a ball of rust yarn, a crochet hook and a stitch marker
Rnd 2: 7 inc (14) — how to read an amigurumi pattern line
Amigurumi patterns look like code until you know the three parts of every line. Here's how to read "Rnd 2: 7 inc (14)", why the number in brackets is your... Read more...