crochet

If you've admired the beaded dresses on Downton Abbey or Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, you're falling in love with tambour work too.

Craft an heirloom for your family’s newest addition

Banish the winter blues with a sunny pattern from Weldon’s

Nancy shares patterns for the technique from the Iowa-based heritage center.

Eyelets and a fancy crocheted edging add a lacy touch to Ann Budd’s Knit a Ribbed Scarf with a Crocheted Edging, adapted from Weldon’s Practical Needlework.

Although knotted laces have the advantage of being stable, they have the disadvantage of taking a long time to make. Looped lace may be fast to make, but it lacks stability.

Try out your Tunisian crochet skills with this subscriber exclusive!

Get “hooked” on another style of crochet!

Completely by accident, Nicole Gustas found the first granny square and learned its origin story.

Read about Victorian tourists who embraced all things Scottish after reading Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley novels.