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This crochet leaf bookmark takes just minutes to make and once you have the basics of how to crochet a leaf down you can make them in lots of different ways.

Materials

You can use any weight of yarn and corresponding crochet hook to make your crochet leaf bookmark.

My first one was done with green embroidery floss on a size B/1/2.5 mm hook. The ot...

Mending clothes is an important skill to have to make your clothes last longer. It doesn’t take a lot of techniques to be able to perform basic mending tasks, but this post will walk you through some things you need to know to mend clothes and some projects you can try.

How to Thread a Needle

The first thing you need to be able to do before you can do any mendin...

My daughter has this pair of linen shorts that used to be mine that’s gotten some holes, and I thought the perfect way to deal with them would be using a reverse applique patch.

What is Reverse Applique?

Reverse applique just means that there’s fabric on the inside of your project that can be seen from the outside, with visible stitching on the outside to clos...

There are lots of great shorts knitting patterns out there, but if you want to learn how to knit shorts that fit you in the style and with the yarn that you want to use, this tutorial is for you.

Yarn and Other Supplies

Of course I can’t tell you exactly how much yarn you will need because I don’t know what yarn you want to use, what size you are or how you want...

This DIY cat bed knitting machine pattern was an idea I’d had for a long time. One of our cats really loves yarn so I thought she would like a pillow all her own, but doing all that knitting by hand would take forever so I wanted to do it on a knitting machine.

Here’s how I made this DIY pet bed (it would probably also work for a teensy dog).

Materials ...