Blog - Jessie At Home

A crochet granny square with a single crochet border, overlayed on the square is a large flower with 8 petals each outlined in slip stitches. The square is yellow with a green border and the flower is blue with a green outline.

How To Make a Flower Granny Square: Step by Step Free Crochet Pattern

Learn how to make a flower granny square with this free crochet pattern inspired by the That 70s Flower crochet applique pattern.

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6 Yarns for Cold Weather That Will Warm the Hearts of Those You Love

Here are 6 yarns for cold weather from acrylic to virgin wool for your fall and winter yarn crafts, along with knit and crochet ideas for each.

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Slightly overhead image of an open laptop with a typed document on the screen, pulled out from behind the laptop and to the right and at a slight angle is a second screen that's plugged into the laptop. On the second screen is a website. Also on the table is a mouse, a pad of paper and pencil.

How To Stop Bouncing From Tab to Tab: Be More Efficient and Become Unstoppable

Inside: Learn how to add a second monitor to a laptop, including what and where to buy, optional accessories, and even a third screen option.

Have you ever felt like your cursor was a ping pong ball? You keep bouncing between 2 or 3 tabs to get one task done and you’re starting to get dizzy.

The problem is, you are entering information on one tab, and getting all the info from another, so you have to keep bouncing back and fourth.

Or do you?

Krista’s Coasters

As Elise’s friend from undergrad, I never met her little sister, Krista. I have, however, heard of Krista’s beautiful light and love for crochet. I have written these two simple crochet coaster patterns to help pass on Krista’s joy to all who keep her in their memories, and to all who only have heard of the amazing person she was.

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Sublimate a Yarn Blank: A Nifty Little Known Way To Dye Yarn

I’ve been wanting to try to sublimate a yarn blank for years. I finally did with this NEW sublimation paint and the results are epic!

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A white horizontal rectangle with a green border then a purple border. On the right half is a circle with an image of the corner of a gray crochet square in a white hand. There is a dark wood furls hook through the loop at the top of the last stitch then is inserted into the top of the first st of the round then has a yarn over. On the left half there is text which reads "Stitchopedia crochet video tutorial", "slip stitch (sl st)", and "Jessie At Home."

Crochet Slip Stitch To Join – How to Sl St

This crochet slip stitch to join written and video tutorial will have you crocheting in rounds and surface crocheting in no time.

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A white horizontal rectangle with a green border then a purple border. On the right half is a circle with an image of a green crochet piece on its side with a crochet hook in the process of crocheting a border and a stitch marker. On the left half there is text which reads "Stitchopedia crochet video tutorial", "how to crochet along edge", and "Jessie At Home"

How To Crochet Along Edge Tutorial

Wondering how to evenly crochet along an edge? You’re not alone. This free written and video tutorial will make it easy.

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A white vertical rectangle with purple boarder. On the top third is text "Embroidery Kits", "for beginners and beyond", and "Jessie At Home." The bottom two thirds is a photo of a coral shipping padded envelope on top of a wood table. On top of that is an open thing white box with yellow tissue paper lining opened up. On top of all of that are various pieces of fabric, embroidery floss, pins and needles, an embroidery hoop, a picture hanger, and instructions; all from the box.

I Love These Embroidery Kits for Beginners and Beyond

These embroidery kits for beginners and beyond will help you get back into crafting and fall in love with hand embroidery. Embroidery always calms me and the finished projects make great gifts. MCreativeJ has a wide variety of kits for all skill levels. I enjoyed relaxing and creating with the Plants + Shapes DIY Applique Embroidery Kit. Now I have a beautiful piece of art to keep or give.

The kit for this post was provided by MCreativeJ. All opinions are my own.