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How to Crochet Feathers including Peacock Feather Patterns

We have been looking recently at crochet dream catchers. When you make a dreamcatcher, you often incorporate feathers into the design, particularly into the tassels that hang from the bottom of the piece. It is always fun to make a mixed media piece, but it might be even more fun to crochet your own feathers to add to your dream catcher. These crochet feather patterns and tutorials can guide you.

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All You Might Want to Know About How Crochet Heals People

Inspired by reading Love in Every Stitch, I decided to go through my archives and review all of the articles I’ve written over the years about how crochet has helped people. Of course, I love the personal stories the most but I like anytime I can share about the mental and physical health benefits of crochet. Then I got to wondering – why haven’t I collected all of these articles in one place? Well, I ask that no longer – here is the archive of crochet health stories to date.

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How to Crochet a Thick Cable Stitch

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Here’s a tutorial for creating a thick cable stitch. It is worked using front post double crochet stitches, back post double crochet and front post treble stitches. 

Step One:

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Crochet a starting chain that is a multiple of 6. This example is 18 stitches.

Step Two:

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