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jolieae, “Ten Colors Crocheted Afghan,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/4....

"With a little experimentation, I got a similar effect by crocheting normally into the back loop of a stitch, then working into the front loop of the same stitch by inserting the hook top to bottom."
Have you ever experimented to recreate a stitch or motif?
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We hope this resource supports you in preserving your history. Learn more at our link in bio and don't hesitate to reach out with suggestions, thoughts, and experiences! #OnlineCollection

As a part of this, we have developed a Community Collection Support webpage with links to resources that will help you photograph your items, craft descriptions, add your items, and more! We also included an editable worksheet to help you describe your items!

Want to learn more about these techniques? Check out our link in bio!

WR, “Scottie Dog Cardigan, Knitted,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/4....
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Stranded color work carries each color along the wrong side of the work, whereas intarsia changes the yarn color completely to create blocks of color. The wrong side of intarsia often looks like a mirror image of the right side of the work! Can you spot the difference?

Jennifer Lindsay, “Scandinavian Style Hat,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8....

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We hope stories like this inspire you to explore items in this collection and to add your own holiday items, family heirlooms, and the stories that make them important to you. Every item added documents a little bit more of the #history that makes #knitting and #crochet.

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CKC empowers makers to uncover, recover, co-create, preserve, study, experience, and pass on a more complete and inclusive history of our crafts. You can contribute to this mission by giving today! Our first $500 of donations will be matched by a generous donor! Give today and double your impact!

...Then I joined the squares together to create the afghan. I keep this afghan on display in my guest bedroom." Read Jolie's full story of this blanket at the link below!

jolieae, “Scrappy Stained Glass Granny Square Afghan,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, buff.ly/MEBV8nA.

Jolie received these granny squares after her great-grandmother passed, sharing, "When I received the pile of squares, some but not all were complete. I bought more black acrylic yarn and finished those squares...

Check out these pieces at our link in bio.
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