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Crocheting for Relaxation
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Crocheting for Relaxation

ByJanel August 14, 2019May 4, 2022

Yarn is a very good thing for PTSD symptoms  🙂 Here’s my latest scrapghan project. No, that’s the old one!  I started that long ago, at the other place, and had worked on it in little bits for so many years that it had acquired a feeling of should. “I’ve worked on it for so…

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A Better Spiral Crochet Granny Square
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A Better Spiral Crochet Granny Square

ByJanel August 13, 2019August 29, 2024

I found lots of ideas that were cool and artistic, but they seem to be more complex, more work and less “granny”. The beauty of the granny square is its utter simplicity. I wanted that same classic shape, only in four colors. Only the first round needs to be modified, to attach and spin the…

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Latest Comments

  1. Dana on Barbie One Size Fits All Sewing PatternsOctober 3, 2025

    I also found you by accident, and love your ideas. You would be wrong about one thing, tho. Not all…

  2. as on Dress Pattern for Bellybutton BarbieSeptember 22, 2025

    thx jane for the patrons amazing you are great greetings astrid from holland (the netherlands)

  3. Janel on Round Knit Dishcloth PatternSeptember 6, 2025

    I think just do the last row then immediately do the first one again? I'm not sure, is that what…

  4. Janel on Barbie 28 inch Peasant Top and Hawaiian DressSeptember 6, 2025

    >> Thank you very much for the nice patterns, I am very happy with them, I could never do it…

  5. Janel on Round Knit Dishcloth PatternSeptember 6, 2025

    Can you send a picture so I can see what you mean?

  6. Janne Nielsen on Round Knit Dishcloth PatternSeptember 4, 2025

    Hi Janel, Janne from Denmark. My American friend hooked me up on these cloths so much fun. But do you…

  7. Lena on Round Knit Dishcloth PatternAugust 23, 2025

    How to do a repeat where do i repeat the rows on the large ? Thanks

  8. as on Barbie 28 inch Peasant Top and Hawaiian DressAugust 16, 2025

    heel erg bedankt voor de leuke patroontjes heel blij mee kon ook nooit dwnl nu dus wel

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