Crochet History & Basics – Part II
Hello everyone..!! In today’s post, we are going to dive a little deeper into our Crochet Ocean and get ourselves introduced to different types or techniques of Crochet. Types of Crochet: Amigurami Crochet Who doesn’t love cute little toys and that too handcrafted..!! Amigurami originated in Japan as an art of creating stuffed yarn creatures. The word amigurami is a blend of two words, ami meaning crocheted, and nuigurami, meaning stuffed doll. Amigurami toys are crocheted using basic techniques of crochet (such as single crochet, double crochet). You can learn these basic stitches with photo tutorial here. Overlay Crochet Overlay Crochet is relatively new to Crochet world and was invented by Melody Macduffee who happens to be jewellery designer as well. If you see her work, you will fall in love with this technique (head over heels in love….!!!). Filet Crochet In filet, the pattern is usually the chart that is...