Feeling pretty lucky? You are already seeing great designs in the 2020 “Make it for Me” event so why not try your hand at entering a $50 Amazon Gift Card giveaway? It’s the first of our 2020 MIFM Giveaways. Enter the Giveaway below. Rules: You must be over 18 to enter. The giveaway ends on […]

2020 Make it for Me Day 31
By Dianne Hunt
It’s time to kick off Day 31 of the 2020 “Make it for Me” projects! You’ve survived the holidays and now It’s Time for You! For the entire month of January, I will bring you FREE patterns from amazing designers in the crochet industry. One of the great parts of “Make it for Me” is […]

2020 Make it for Me Day 30
By Dianne Hunt
It’s time to kick off Day 30 of the 2020 “Make it for Me” projects! You’ve survived the holidays and now It’s Time for You! For the entire month of January, I will bring you FREE patterns from amazing designers in the crochet industry. One of the great parts of “Make it for Me” is […]

2020 Make it for Me Day 29
By Dianne Hunt
It’s time to kick off Day 29 of the 2020 “Make it for Me” projects! You’ve survived the holidays and now It’s Time for You! For the entire month of January, I will bring you FREE patterns from amazing designers in the crochet industry. One of the great parts of “Make it for Me” is […]

ELK Studio Saturday Crochet Show #128
By Dianne Hunt
Stay in the know! Hear about my latest pattern releases both FREE and PAID when you sign up for my newsletter! It’s time for another ELK Studio’s Saturday Crochet Show! In this week’s ELK Studio Saturday Crochet Show, the super cute and super adorable gnomes are taking over! They are just adorable with their […]

It’s Springtime with the Happy Gardening Rug.
It’s getting that time where we are all done with the snow (although we don’t get it here in Alabama) and ready to start thinking about some spring projects. Yarnspirations is amazing and gave me this awesome paid sponsored post where I could share with you the Happy Gardening Rug using the Lily Sugar’ n Cream […]

2020 Make it for Me Day 28
By Dianne Hunt
It’s time to kick off Day 28 of the 2020 “Make it for Me” projects! You’ve survived the holidays and now It’s Time for You! For the entire month of January, I will bring you FREE patterns from amazing designers in the crochet industry. One of the great parts of “Make it for Me” is […]

Crochet Stories: Giving Back To The Community
In this week’s Crochet Stories learn why Kirsten crochets and what it means to her. Who Taught You to Crochet? A lady I worked with many years ago. Sadly, I don’t remember her name. How Long Have You Been Crocheting? I’ve been crocheting since I was 20….almost 45 years now. I taught myself […]
It’s the 2nd Giveaway in the 2020 “Make it for Me” Event
Feeling pretty lucky? You are already seeing great designs in the 2020 “Make it for Me” event so why not try your hand at entering the 2nd $50 Amazon Gift Card giveaway? Enter the Giveaway below. Rules: You must be over 18 to enter. The giveaway ends on January 26, 2020 at 11:45 pm CST. […]

2020 Make it for Me Day 1
It’s time to kick off Day 1 of the 2020 “Make it for Me” projects! It’s been an interesting year for me with ELK Studio. One thing that I’ve realized is the ELKies really are the most supportive group. I couldn’t ask for anything more with your love for ELK Studio. I’ve seen some of […]
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Front Post and Back Post Double Crochet Tutorial
UPDATE: 11/25/2015 I have added the right-handed version tutorial! Here’s is a video tutorial on how to do a “normal” front post double crochet and a different technique for doing the back post double crochet. It essence, the different way of doing the bpdc will give the bpdc/fpdc when done in rows a unique wavy […]

Sleeping Sugars Baby Blanket
Who doesn’t love those little ones on their baby blankets? Now you’ll have the Sleeping Sugars Baby Blanket to add to your list! Be sure to steal some of the sleeping sugars while your precious one is resting too! One of the great perks of being a Red Heart Joy Creator is being able to […]

Just Part of my Life
Who Taught You to Crochet? I taught myself after talking to an angel that owned a yarn store in Charleston, SC. I had tried to crochet left-handed and she suggested that I try using my right hand since I did some things right-handed. Voila! It worked and I made all the girls on my Christmas […]

Making it thru Monday Review #47
What incredible projects are you working on or have finished this week? We would love to see them on Making it thru Monday! Email your photo at elkstudiocrochet@gmail.com and be sure to tell a little about the project. You can also provide links to the patterns and your blog, Facebook page, etc. You can also […]

“Making it thru Monday” Review #34
“Making it thru Monday” was great last week. We had scarves, hats, blankets, dolls, etc. for everyone to see and gain some inspiration. Our most viewed submission comes from Josee. The hat is a gorgeous design of her own, and I’m in love with the shimmer of the yarn (Caron Simply Soft) and her precise […]