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Free Crochet Pattern - Thick 'n Quick Fingerless Gloves
With winter approaching quickly, what better pattern for my first post but this! These quick and easy bulky fingerless gloves with optional thumbs and mitten tips provide the warmth of a mitten, while having the option to keep your fingers free when you need them! My husband loves them. This particular pattern is made for wrist size 8-9" around, but if worsted weight yarn is used instead they may fit smaller hands (untested; feel free to leave a comment how it turned out if you try it!). They use only variations of half-double and single crochet stitches, and I have provided a list of terminology used at the beginning of the pattern. Enjoy! Difficulty: Easy to intermediate Materials: Bulky (5) yarn Size J (6.0mm) hook, or hook to match gauge Stitch markers Yarn needle (2) 1" buttons Gauge: Approx. 9 sts/9 rows per 4" in hdc Finished Size: Fits wrist circumference of 8-9" Terminology: blhdc - back loop half-double crochet...
Tutorial - How to Filet Crochet
Filet crochet is a sequence of meshes and solid spaces alternated to form a larger picture, as complex or simple as desired. The term "filet crochet" has been around since at least 1912, but this simple technique - made to mimic more complicated lace techniques and formerly called "square crochet" - has been around for much longer. It is versatile in both what you can make, and the fact that you can use nearly any kind of needlepoint graph, grid, or chart to create a filet crochet piece. You can even make your own on graph paper, or use websites like StitchFiddle to make a digital version. You can even reverse designs so that open squares are solid and vice versa for a different look. Written instructions for filet crochet exist but they are less common than the chart form, so this post will focus on how to read and interpret filet graphs and translate them to written form. Plain mesh is pretty simple to create - typically 1 dc, 2 ch, sk 2, repeat ad nauseam ,...