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Beginner's Guide to Choosing Crochet Hooks

Aluminum, bamboo, ergonomic, tunisian — a plain-English guide to what actually matters when you're picking your first (or fifteenth) crochet hook.

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A cream crochet shawl pinned to a blocking mat with rust-proof T-pins, a spray bottle and measuring tape

Craft Tips & Tools·Beginner

How to Block Crochet Projects (Wet, Steam & Spray Methods)

The finishing step that turns a homemade-looking make into a professional one. Three blocking methods, when to use each, and how to block acrylic without ruining it.

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