Category Archives: General Crochet Stuff

CAL Progress – Yoking Around

Although we narrowed the CAL sweater options from My First Sweater collection to Rosie & Chelsea we gave everyone complete creative freedom with the color and yarn selections. Because we all are such huge fans of Swish, it was an easy choice to choose to use the original yarn. But for many of us our similarities to the original sweaters stops there. Both sweaters feature a seamless top-down construction beginning with the ribbed neck and yoke. ...

Read more »

CAL! Got Gauge?

Crocheting a gauge swatch is not always the most exciting part of starting a new project, but it is one of the most important parts. This is especially true when stitching a garment. It is important to match both the stitch and row gauge to ensure that your finished project will match the dimensions provided in the pattern. In addition to that, crocheting a swatch is the perfect opportunity to confirm that you like the fabric created by your chosen ...

Read more »

CAL! Yarn Selection

After deciding which sweater to stitch, the team still had the difficult choice of picking their yarn and colors. Luckily, this team has strong preferences making the decision a quick and easy one. The original samples were made in Swish Worsted, a super soft and squishy 100% Fine Superwash ...

Read more »

New CAL

Get your favorite hooks and your Swish Worsted, and crochet along with us! Here’s the Hook: What: Crochet the Rosie or Chelsea Sweater along with us When: February 7th – March 19th Skills to know: Extended Single Crochet, Single Crochet decrease Who: Everyone who wears sweaters, especially first time sweater makers

Read more »

Crochet Submission Call-Long Sweaters for Leggings

Submission Themes Over at WeCrochet we are planning our August collection for 2023! We have one collection for submissions and all details are below. Keep reading to the bottom of this post to see more information about submission dates, rates, yarn support and other important information. August Submission Call-Long Sweaters for Leggings Getting ready for a casual meet up with friends for brunch you grab your favorite leggings and need the perfect sweater to pair with it. ...

Read more »

Crochet Submission Call-Crochet Bags

Submission Themes Over at WeCrochet we are planning our July collection for 2023! We have one collection for submissions and all details are below. Keep reading to the bottom of this post to see more information about submission dates, rates, yarn support and other important information. June Submission Call-Crochet Bags Warm days strolling through the shops of your favorite beach town should inspire the bags that are in this collection. Bags can be large to hold all ...

Read more »

December Spotlight-Sara Dudek

WeCrochet prides itself as being a community driven brand. One of the best ways that we know how to serve our crochet community is to provide outstanding yarn, tools, patterns AND to show you crochet designers that we love. Our Featured Designer-Sara Dudek:

Read more »

Crochet Submission Call-May and June 2023

Submission Themes Over at WeCrochet we are planning our May and June collection for 2023! There are two opportunities for submission and all details are below. Keep reading to the bottom of this post to see more information about submission dates, rates, yarn support and other important information. May Submission Call-Tanks & Tees Rolling down the street on your cruiser bike heading out for your daily errands, enjoying the summer sunshine. This is the image we ...

Read more »

November Designer Spotlight-The Loopy Lamb

WeCrochet prides itself as being a community driven brand. One of the best ways that we know how to serve our crochet community is to provide outstanding yarn, tools, patterns AND to show you crochet designers that we love. Our Featured Designer-Ashley of The Loopy Lamb:

Read more »

October Designer Spotlight-MJs off the Hook

WeCrochet prides itself as being a community driven brand. One of the best ways that we know how to serve our crochet community is to provide outstanding yarn, tools, patterns AND to show you crochet designers that we love. Our Featured Designer-MJs off the Hook:

Read more »