Tutorials & Tips


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Beginner Projects that are easy for first-time crocheters because they use really basic crochet stitches and minimal shaping.

Advanced Beginner/Easy Projects 
that are easy because they use basic stitches, repetitive stitches, simple sewing, simple color changes, and simple shaping and finishing.

IntermediateProjects 
that are more challenging because they use a variety of stitches, multiple color patterns/changes, more advanced shaping and finishing.

ExperiencedProjects 
that can prove to be more difficult because they use a variety of intricate stitch patterns, techniques, non-repeating patterns, multi-color techniques, fine threads, smaller hooks, detailed shaping and/or more refined finishing techniques.



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  1. HELP WITH DOWNLOADS: Having issues downloading you purchase(s) from Ravelry, Etsy or just in general?  Here's some help to get you hooking up your project!
  2. COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS(More): Do You Need Testers?
  3. TOOLS OF THE TRADE:  Some of the most often asked questions I get have no direct relationship to any written patterns..  it is "what do you use to...."
    In this entry, I share some of the most common tools I used while crocheting.
  4. COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS(Again): Pattern specific questions.
  5. COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONSGeneral... what are you designing next - how did you get started - why do you giva away your patterns & can I test for you


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  1. WHY DOES MINE LOOK SO DIFFERENT?: Are you an 'innie' or an 'outie' while crocheting? and does it really matter??
  2. EASY LIFE:  An easy, inexpensive 'hack' to help keep you yarn clean, in the 'real world' (you know.. a regular house!)
  3. DISCONTINUED YARN: And what to do about it!
  4. HAVE YARN, WILL TRAVEL: One of the most frequently asked questions that I have seen in recent months has been  "are crochet hooks allowed on planes?"  Here I discuss travel and craft common sense and suggestions.
  5. THE LANGUAGE of FIBER:   Are you BiCraftual?  Do you CIP?!  Have you ever dealt with Yarn Barf? Do you even know what I am talking about ?  This Tutorial can help translate common Crochet Jargon into everyday English.
  6. PARENTHESES & BRACKETS, REPEAT? OH MY!:  Reading patterns and understanding the (non)alpha-bet characters used.  It's all about the shortcuts!
  7. CROCHET BASICS (Part 1) & CROCHET BASICS (Part 2):  Discussing everything from plush fil to basic stitches and even basic 'hacks' for those stitches - even a pattern to work up once you're done!
    PDF Downloadable version is also available : HERE :
  8. MOVEABLE LIMBSWant another method for creating that join to have movable legs and arms?  Check out my latest tutorial, on how the method I use to join my doodles.
    PDF Downloadable version is also available : HERE :
  9. CROCHETING LAYERS : How can you make clothing, without making a whole outfit?  Produce 'layers' and create depth, in a few easy steps.  Or just get visual help for for doodles like JellyBean and Cluny.
  10. SWISS CHEESE HELP: Have a project which makes use of BLOs (back loops); but hate the gaps and spaces it leaves you?  Here's how you how to get rid of those gaps.
  11. I HATE CHAIN STARTS!: Have a project which needs a chain start but hate the gaps and spaces it leaves you?  Give this tutorial a look and see if it helps.
  12. SIMPLE 'HOOF' HACK: Want the look of fingers or toes, but don't want to crochet each individual piece?  Maybe a Long Stitch can create the look you are going for.
  13. WHEN ROUND THINGS GO FLAT:  So how do you go from working in rounds to having rows while at the same time cutting your crocheting area in half?  It's simple and I'll show you how.
  14. KISS SERIES/PILLOW PAL LIMBS: There's never a "wrong" way in crafting - only a different way!  This Tutorial shows how I attach the limbs for such favorites as the KISS Series & Pillow Pal line.  (PDF Only)
  15. TIPS & TRICKS - MATCHING LIMBS: Tired of making the perfect amigurumi with one arm.. or foot.. or horn..  smaller than the other?  A simple, yet effective 'tip' to help you keep all your parts uniform.
If you have a suggestion, or there are instructions in a doodle that you'd like to see a tutorial about; send me an eMail and let me know!


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  1. INCOME OR ALLOWANCE?A truthful look at the realities of selling, in the very saturated marketplace of handmade goods and it's essential if you want to really do something with your handmade business. 
  2. SHOOTING YOURSELF IN THE FOOT?: Are you hurting your own sales with your private posts?



Errata:
FiberDoodles by K4TT takes great care to make sure all patterns are free of typos and pattern errors. Each pattern goes through careful editing and proofreading, with several pairs of eyes checking the patterns before it is ever released for the public.

However, even with all the care that is taken, it sometimes happens that an error slips through. My testers are also designers, and it has happened that they have understood a direction or stitch without it being labeled or written correctly. Please forgive me any error you may find.

Much gratitude to the crocheter(s) who alerts me to needed corrections. If you find a problem with a pattern you have purchased or downloaded for free; and don’t see it listed here, please send me an email at fiberdoodles [at!] gmail.com so that it may be corrected for future reference.

Kindest Regards,
K4TT

No known issues with typos or inaccuracies. 
This page last updated: 2 September 2022



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