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18 Cherry Blossom Crochet Patterns Perfect for Spring

Cherry blossom season has been my favorite time of year ever since I moved to San Francisco. There was a blossom tree beneath my first apartment window in North Beach and now I live on a street lined with these beauties! The flowers only bloom for a month or two at the start of each …

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10 Most Adorable Animals Outfitted in Crochet

You’ve seen me put puppies in crochet but they aren’t the only pets that people make crochet cozy cuteness for. In fact, animals don’t even need to be pets to get decked out in crochet. Here are ten different animals looking cute in their crochet coziness:

1. Injured Kitten Crochet

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This little kitten was injured by a crow and rescued and was adorned with this little crochet mushroom costume during the healing process. It was to keep her still during her feeding tube time. Sadly I learned that she died a few months later but what cuteness while they tried to save her.

2. Crochet for Tortoise Shells

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Katie Bradley makes colorful tortoise shell crochet covers … and a bunch of others are following her lead.

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How to Crochet V-Stitch

The V-Stitch is a simple crochet stitch that is created by working two double crochet stitches into the same stitch and separating them with a chain space. This creates a lovely open design that works up quickly and can be used to make a variety of different projects from scarves to blankets.

Basic Crochet V-Stitch

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The single V-Stitch is worked with the following three steps:

Step One: DC into stitch

Step Two: Ch 1

Step Three: DC into same stitch

This creates one V-stitch.

V-Stitch Rows

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