I would like say a big welcome to Lindy from:
Thanks Sue for letting me guest post today
on your blog! My name is Lindy and I’m a
stay at home mom to my two boys. Outside
of raising my boys and crocheting, I help with Sunday School at church, am on the leadership team for my MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group, and
helping with a nursing support group. I
have a full plate, hence the name of my etsy shop “The Full Plate”. We all need a side of creative and crafty with
our full plates of life.
A few months ago I entered a contest
to create a crocheted item using a “new to me” stitch. It is the chain
single crochet- abbreviated ch.sc (this is the American term, adjust
accordingly!). I ended up being pleasantly surprised
with the item I crocheted (using 2 variations of the stitch) and even more
surprised that I was one of the two winners.
You can read about it on my blog right here. I’m excited to share the ch.sc with all of
you!
I’ve slowly become addicted to the
ch.sc. I love the way it looks. One of my favorite things to do with this
“new” stitch is to use it as the edging on my hats. It turns in a little and makes the edge lay
very nicely. I hope you can see it in my example pictures. In my mind, it is a cross between a half
double and single crochet.
How to crochet a ch.sc
(instructions were
originally taken from mypicot.com. These
are my version of the instructions. You
can find more information on my blog).
Insert
hook into next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), yarn
over and draw through one loop (2 loops left on hook), yarn over and draw
through remaining loops. One loop left
on the hook.
Now, my favorite part, use it! Here are some hats. The red and navy hat was finished with a
regular single crochet. The other hats
were finished with the ch.sc. Visit my blog
for some links to different variations of the stitch and other
information. Happy hooking!
Finished with a regular single crochet
Finished with the ch.sc instead of a
regular sc.
Lindy’s blog- http://lindy-whoami.blogspot.com
The Full Plate- http://thefullplate.etsy.com
“Like” me on facebook- http://www.facebook.com/thefullplatecrochet
Lindy’s on pinterest- http://pinterest.com/lindykb/
Thanks Sue!
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