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Joining the Link Stitch in the Round
My first two published patterns in the Crossroads Collection, The Crossroads Dishcloth and Crossroads Scarf both use the link stitch and are worked in rows. I wanted to design an ear warmer, cowl and beanie using the same stitch combinations as my other Crossroads patterns only this time they would be worked in the round.…
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Crossroads Scarf Pattern
Happy Valentines Day to all my readers! I am super excited to announce the release of my next pattern in the Crossroads Collection. The Crossroads Scarf! I have designed both an Adult and Children’s version with options for regular or long length. Like my dishcloth pattern, I used the link stitch and crossed double crochet…
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Tunisian Simple Stitch Dishcloth Pattern | Crossroads Dishcloth
Share I am thrilled to be announcing the release of the Crossroads Dishcloth pattern! It has been in the works for a few months now but life happens and there were several pieces to the pattern writing puzzle to workout before I had it ready for testing and publishing. The Crossroads Dishcloth is an advanced…
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How to do the linked Tunisian Simple Stitch
New crochet stitch tutorial. Introducing the link stitch!
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Pattern Testing Journey 2021
I began pattern testing in June of 2021 and wanted to highlight all of the pattern tests that I’ve completed this year. I’ve been pretty busy this year but hadn’t realized just how many patterns I had tested until I started compiling them for this post. I was surprised to count 51 pattern tests completed…
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Guidance
Crocheting is one of my passions and I don’t go a day without at least touching one of my current works in progress. Back in the spring, I started this blog but left you with an introduction post and crickets all summer long. I jumped headfirst into pattern testing meanwhile struggling to find the direction…
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Welcome to Owens Villa Chick!
Hi, my name is Ethlene and I am the creator behind Owens Villa Chick! I am an educator, wife and mother of two boys. My passions are chickens, gardening and “yarning”, a term my youngest came up with. Neither my husband nor my children know the difference between knitting or crocheting so they’ve dubbed everything…
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