tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80689629543350820672024-03-17T02:51:02.820-07:00Lacy CrochetOlga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.comBlogger516125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-73376423738470070622024-03-16T14:11:00.000-07:002024-03-16T14:12:11.605-07:00Crochet Lacy Stitch for Spring and Summer Projects Here in Northern California spring is already in the air! With the trees blooming and the vividly green color everywhere around, I was inspired to crochet a light lacy stitch, which would be perfect for spring and summer projects! The pattern is not as complicated as it seems!The are only two repeating rows in the pattern, and the lacy stitch looks the same on both sides! I worked Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-34428284933048600262023-09-26T11:59:00.010-07:002023-09-26T12:03:12.698-07:00Field of Daisies, Crochet Motif for a Tablecloth, Video Tutorial and Symbol Chart Recently I've been enjoying crocheting with white thread, but I thought it would be fun to have little splashes of color in my thread crochet projects now and then!So here it is, a bit of yellow in the middle of a daisy flower motif!These motifs would make such a gorgeous tablecloth or, as one viewer of my Youtube channel suggested, a lacy curtain for a sunroom! The motif measures about 4 Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-63765734105942422192023-09-12T11:44:00.002-07:002023-09-12T11:44:35.704-07:004 Best Motifs for Tablecloth, Table Runner, Table Topper, Placemats, Summer Blouse or Top, Lace Cardigan, Bedspread, etc If you are looking for a pattern for a crochet motif to make a tablecloth, a table runner, a table topper, lacy placemats, a summer top or a blouse, a lacy cardigan, or a bedspread, you might find it on this page! Here are four patterns for unique and easy to crochet motifs that I created! I also made it very easy for crocheters, especially the beginner ones, to be able to crochet any Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-84823412061363519832023-09-06T19:51:00.003-07:002023-09-06T19:55:36.998-07:00Delicate Lace Crochet Stitch, Only ONE Repeating Row, Crochet Video Tutorial and Symbol ChartHere is a delicate lace stitch with tilted shells and picots! The pattern has only one repeating row, which is very easy to remember.I worked this sample with 100% mercerized cotton thread size 10 and a steel crochet hook 1.6 mm.However, this stitch will look equally beautiful if done with yarn. Category 2 or 3 yarns would work wonderfully!I can see a beautiful table runner worked in this Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-20051648836602219402023-08-31T14:15:00.004-07:002023-08-31T14:15:43.717-07:00It is Official! I am Going Back to Thread Crochet! Hello crochet friends and fellow bloggers! When I started this blog in 2011, it was mostly about thread crochet! I even had a feature called Doily of the Week, and each new week I displayed a new doily that I crocheted the week before! I was also crocheting many other projects with thread, such as bookmarks, lace edgings, tablecloths, etc. Then I started moving on to other types of Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-59717938141466434582023-08-29T18:32:00.002-07:002023-08-29T18:32:07.235-07:00The Best Cotton Yarn for Crochet Those of you who have been following my blog and Youtube channel for a while know that I am a big fan of YarnArt Begonia yarn, which is a 100% mercerized cotton, category 2 yarn! I have made many projects with this yarn in the past, the biggest one being this romantic summer dress!And just recently I ordered this yarn in a slightly different color!I bought five skeins of this lavender shade Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-12713161763854782992023-08-25T16:33:00.002-07:002023-08-25T16:35:00.563-07:00Thread Crochet, Lacy Fans Stitch, Crochet Pattern and Video TutorialIt had been a very long time since I crocheted with thread! And I really miss it! After all, that's how this blog of mine started back in 2011. Back then I was crocheting tons of doilies and wanted to archive all of them, so this blog came around. With time I switched to other types of crochet, but I have always had a special place in my heart for thread crochet! And now I'm going Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-36621502623347380362023-08-14T12:30:00.002-07:002023-08-20T18:36:25.652-07:00It's a Pika Doll! Ploxglem Crochet Kit for Beginners ReviewIt's hard to believe that even though I have crocheted for over three decades, I had never made an amigurumi! Until now! Ploxglem offered me to review their Pika Doll Crochet Kit for Beginners, and I gladly accepted their offer! I will start with the materials! The kit includes everything you will need to complete the project: the pattern, yarn, crochet hook, a pair of safety eyesOlga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-9370946844054230022023-08-06T10:49:00.004-07:002023-08-06T10:49:51.606-07:00Crochet Lacy Square for a Tablecloth, a Baby Blanket, a Summer Top, etc. Crochet Pattern and Free Video TutorialHere is an easy to crochet lacy square that only has two repeating rounds, and is so addictive! Once you start crocheting it, you won't be able to put down your hook! I guarantee you that! And whatever you choose to make with this design (a tablecloth, a baby blanket, a summer top, etc), it will be simply stunning! This is a very easy pattern, and the best part of it is you can useOlga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-54747763731447537712023-08-05T10:24:00.006-07:002023-08-05T10:24:40.294-07:00Gray, White, and Blue Stripes Baby Blanket, Crochet Pattern and Tutorial, Skill Level EASYIt had been ages since I crocheted a baby blanket! There are tons of baby blanket patterns on my blog, as I used to make a lot of them in the past! But then I shifted towards other crochet projects, and only would crochet a baby blanket if I was commissioned to do so. But now I had a reason to make this one! There is going to be a new baby in my extended family! It's going to Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-64216648432331953232023-07-03T13:08:00.000-07:002023-07-03T13:08:03.273-07:00Happy 4th of July, 2023! As someone who has lived ten years of her life in the Soviet Union, then another ten years in post-Soviet Ukraine, and now over 20 years in the USA, I will never take for granted that I live in a FREE country! America was and still is the land of opportunities! And if someone like myself, who came to this country with no money, not speaking the language, not having any talents or special Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-70742176778046997882023-06-30T12:30:00.002-07:002023-07-01T14:12:58.146-07:00Crochet Your Way to a Buyer's Heart with Amigurumi by Elisa Rose, Book ReviewA couple of days ago, I reached 24,000 sales in my Etsy shop! That is totally mind-blowing to me! I actually sold 24,000 PDF files! When I started writing this blog over a decade ago, I couldn't have imagined where this online crochet journey would take me! I started writing this blog because I was a stay-at-home mother and wife, and I wanted to archive and share with the world all the Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-28207879049442588232023-06-12T19:13:00.004-07:002023-06-12T19:13:35.947-07:00Crochet Lace Dress Summer 2023, 100% Mercerized Cotton Summer already arrived to California, and just in time I finished crocheting my lacy dress! I absolutely love how it turned out! I made this dress with category 2, 100% mercerized cotton. I prefer mercerized cotton yarns for summer garments as they create fabrics with minimal stretch. For a dress like this, or any crochet dress for that matter, the stretching can be real issue. After Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-25100561468843904602023-06-10T20:24:00.010-07:002023-06-10T20:26:25.885-07:00Crochet Pattern, Lacy Motifs-Like Crochet Stitch for Tablecloth, Table Runner, Summer Top, Scarf, or ShawlI have a new crochet tutorial on my Youtube channel! It's a lovely lacy stitch that looks like motifs joined together, but in reality it is crocheted continuously! This stitch will be perfect for such crochet projects as a tablecloth, a table runner, a summer top or blouse, a scarf or a shawl, or tons of other items!In fact, I incorporated this lacy stitch in a summer dress that I recently Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-8593162980846454742023-05-13T09:41:00.003-07:002023-05-13T09:41:43.367-07:00Crochet Summer Blouse, Motifs and Lacy Stitches, Paton's Grace YarnI finished my lacy crochet blouse! And the timing is perfect as it's almost summer here in California! The yarn that I used is Paton's Grace and I worked with a hook size D (3.25 mm). Six skeins (or 300 grams) were enough for my size. For the design of the blouse, I combines lacy motifs and lacy stitches. I started by making two strips of lacy motifs. Then I used a lacy Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-53569278113642634502023-05-05T11:06:00.006-07:002023-05-05T11:06:51.483-07:00Crochet Lace Motif for my Summer Blouse. How to Crochet a Lace Motif Free Video Tutorial. Hello friends! In my previous post, I shared with you that I started crocheting myself a summer blouse. The idea for my blouse is the following: I want to incorporate lace motifs and lacy stitches! There will be two (or possible three) strips of lacy motifs. These motifs are quite easy to make and only have four rounds. They can be easily joined together in the last round, Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-26157159496462058482023-04-29T19:05:00.001-07:002023-04-29T19:05:59.748-07:00How to get the right sizing for your crochet garment. Two easy ways The blouse featured in this photo is the one I made last summer. Summer is just around the corner and I'm starting to crochet a new summer blouse for myself! I have the yarn and the hook ready! And I already know what kind of blouse I want to make! But as I'm starting my projects, I thought it might be helpful to share with others how I got about getting the right sizing for my Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-70629177049940074452023-02-02T18:35:00.001-08:002023-02-02T18:35:39.009-08:00Lacy Leaves Spring 2023 Scarf, New Crochet Pattern and Video Tutorial The trees begin to bloom here in Northern California though the nights are still chilly, with the temperatures dropping as low as 32 degrees Fahrenheit. But spring will be here soon nonetheless! I've been receiving messages from crochets asking if I will create more of lacy scarves! Yes, of course! I really enjoy crocheting lacy scarves! Here is the most recent scarf, orOlga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-84163151380287173012023-01-18T10:07:00.003-08:002023-01-18T11:32:49.867-08:00Crochet Baby Set. Baby Booties Crochet Pattern and Video TutorialAt the end of the last year, I had a big crochet commission, and this baby set was a part of it. I crocheted a baby blanket, a baby cardigan, a baby hat, and a pair of baby booties. Everything turned out lovely! The blanket and the hat are something I designed a while back, and the patterns have been in my shops for a while (plus video tutorials on my Youtube channel). But theOlga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-23273307733712225882023-01-16T19:08:00.008-08:002023-01-16T19:08:45.030-08:00Red Lace Mercerized Cotton Scarf, New Crochet Pattern What I like about 100% mercerized cotton yarn is the definition of the stitches on the finished project. Mercerized cotton isn't as soft as non-mercerized cotton, and therefore the crochet stitches come out neat and uniform. There isn't much stretch to a crochet project made with mercerized cotton. I just love how the stitches are straight and even on my latest project - a crochetOlga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-91764302169244568862022-11-10T15:08:00.001-08:002022-11-10T15:08:00.148-08:00Gorgeous Lacy Scarf, Unique/Unusual Pattern, Expression Fiber Arts yarn, FREE Crochet Video TutorialJust look at this gorgeous lacy scarf! The pattern is quite unique/unusual! It looks as crochet motifs connected together, but in reality it's one piece! The pattern can be adjusted to for other crochet projects. Finished size (5 by 24 motifs): about 56 inches long, 9 inches wide.The skill level is advanced. Materials: Expression Fiber Arts, Tall Bearded Iris, Sparkle DK, 60% superwash Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-18605400605270659412022-11-08T14:56:00.001-08:002022-11-08T14:56:04.452-08:0025 Projects to Crochet in Fall. Scarves, Cowls, Hats, Shawls, Cardigans, and More What to crochet in fall? Lots of things! Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-56115821211495315812022-08-28T16:47:00.006-07:002022-08-28T16:47:59.406-07:00Beautiful Flower Stitch for a Scarf, Table Runner, Summer Blouse, etc. Crochet Video TutorialHere is a beautiful lacy stitch with lovely flowers! You can create so many crochet projects with this stitch, such as scarves, table runners, summer blouses, curtains, etc.The yarn that I used is Patons Grace by Yarnspirations. It's 100% mercerized cotton, category 3. Check out this yarn on Amazon! This stitch is not as complicated as it seems. Check it out on my Youtube Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-12657439129913898922022-08-27T17:04:00.008-07:002022-08-27T17:06:07.237-07:00One Skien Crochet Lacy Cowl, Free Crochet Pattern and Video Tutorial It's still summer and the weather here in California is still hot, but I already started working on the fall and winter crochet projects! My first one is this simple lacy cowl made with only skein (who doesn't love one skien projects, right?) of Red Heart Unforgettable yarn, in beautiful color combination called Gotham. The cowl is worked with trebles and you can make it in one evening!Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068962954335082067.post-84777043472702176952022-08-13T07:00:00.005-07:002022-08-17T16:57:07.691-07:00Summer Wildflowers, Crochet Lacy Scarf Pattern and Video TutorialMy new lacy scarf is now finished! The rows of the flowers made with clusters were quite hard to make (keeping twelve loops on the hook and maintaining your crochet tension is not easy), but the final result was well worth it! This pattern can be easily adjusted to other crochet projects; it doesn't have to be a scarf! It can be a table runner or a tablecloth! It can be a lacy Olga Poltavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16972704777268794969noreply@blogger.com4