Where can I find some western crochet afghan patterns?
Where can I find some western crochet afghan patterns?
I'm looking for a rustic western afghan to crochet... something ranch-ish... horses, cowboys, cowgirls, boots, saddles, cowboy hats, wagon wheels etc. Can anyone help me find one... or some to choose from?
Anyone have any Simple Afghan stitch/Tunisian afghan patterns?
Anyone have any Simple Afghan stitch/Tunisian afghan patterns?
I have a friend who loves to crochet and knit and I wnat to teach her Afghan stitching for her birthday and can not find any of my patterns (the fun fun part of movin, not being able to find things). Anyone know of links for afghan stitch AKA tunisian stitch patterns for afghans?
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If ever you have wanted to learn how to make money on the internet by selling e-books, then this could be the most important article you will ever read.
Here’s why:
You are about to learn how I went from not knowing a thing about making money on the internet to selling over 856 copies of an e-book for $39.95 that has so far made $34,197.20 in sales... and growing.
Before I get into it, I would like to tell you a little bit about myself.
I first logged onto the internet way back in 1995. To make it clear, this was before Google was even born. Back then I was just a consumer of the internet. That means I wasted my time surfing from site to site and didn’t make any money.
Then in 2002 I created my first website. This website was selling a downloadable e-book for $27.77. Since that time I have read countless e-books and reports about how to make money on the internet. I have gone to many expensive internet marketing seminars. I have met countless online “guru’s”. But most importantly I have been in the trenches applying all of this knowledge to find out what works online and what doesn’t.
The model that has made me the most money online has been selling information products. An information product is just a product that gives people information about what they want to know. This can be a an e-book, an MP3 audio file, a C.D. recording or even a video. The products I like to create are 'How To' information products that can be instantly downloaded. The reason I like downloadable products is that I don’t have to worry about shipping.
Having said that, there are places online that can ship physical products on your behalf if you want, such as http://www.IFulFill.com. However I don't like the hassle of shipping physical items for now.
So what downloadable information products could you sell?
That depends. You see, there are courses out there which teach you to scour the internet to find ‘hungry’ markets with few competitors and then create an information product the market wants.
There is nothing wrong with this strategy and it does work.
The only problem is that if you are a beginner at creating information products on the internet then I would suggest you start with a market that you either know a lot about or that you are interested in. That is how I first started out and now I make hundreds of dollars online every week.
For example, what if a beginner found that ‘Crochet’ was a hot market but had no interest what-so-ever in crochet? And what if they weren't successful at the start? I think they would not only quickly lose interest in this market but perhaps internet marketing all together. However, if they stuck with a niche they were interested in and stayed with it, I think they would be more likely to make internet marketing work for them.
What I teach beginners on the internet is to brainstorm at least 101 ideas for their first information product and then narrow it down to say the top 5 ideas before choosing one to run with.
To do this, firstly list down as many ideas of things that you are interested in.
This could be sports you play, hobbies you have, stuff you know a lot about or perhaps things you spend a lot of time doing. You may get say 20 ideas doing this initial brainstorming session. Just keep writing down ideas of things you are interested in, even if you don’t think you could create an information product out of it.
After you have brainstormed as many ideas as you can, you can then use a free tool on the internet to ‘reverse brainstorm’ even more ideas. The key here is to find at least 101 potential ideas for your own information product to sell on the internet.
The place I go to ‘reverse brainstorm’ ideas is at KeywordDiscovery. You can get to KeywordDiscovery by cutting and pasting the following link into your browser:
http://www.KeywordDiscovery.com/search.html
For example, if you type in the word ‘Crochet’, you can see how many times people searched online for crochet in a given month. Pretty cool, huh?
Now, the way I ‘reverse brainstorm’ potential ideas for niche markets to enter is to type a generic word into the search bar.
For example, you will see that the second most searched term (at the time of writing) is ‘Free Crochet Patterns’.
What I do to 'reverse brainstorm' is type the generic terms such as ‘Free’ or ‘Pattern’ into the keyword search bar and see what niche’s appear that also contain that term.
For example, if you type ‘Patterns’ into the search bar you will find the following niche’s appear within the search results:
Pumpkin carving
Knitting
Sewing
Cross stitch
Quilting
Stained glass
Scroll saw
Jack o lanterns
Weddings
Embroidery
Costume patterns
Wood patterns
Purse patterns
Woodworking
Bead patterns
Afghan patterns
Tole painting
Fishing
Celtic patterns
Prom dress
Teddy bears
Celtic patterns
Mosaic patterns
Wood craft
Hemp
Necklaces
Tattoos
Curtains
Puppets
Bridesmaid
Yarn
Dolls
Ceramic tiles
Beading
Doll clothes
Halloween
Handbags
Henna
Camouflage
Pillow patterns
Drapes
That's is 41 potential ideas just by typing one generic word into the Keyword Research Tool. Sure, you're probably not into 'Celtic Patterns' or 'Ceramic Tiles', but it shouldn't take you too long before you have brainstormed at least 101 potential ideas.
This 'reverse brainstorming' technique saves you the hassle of having to think about markets to enter. The keyword research tool does all the thinking for you and each of these ideas is a potential niche to enter. This is not to say that they are all profitable and likely to produce sales online, but it lets you create a list of ideas you probably wouldn't have otherwise thought of.
As you scroll through the list and find topics that you are interested in then jot them down in your folder until you have brainstormed at least 101 ideas for your information product.
Once you have a list of 101 potential product ideas, the next step is to find out whether these niche ideas could be profitable. The reason for this is that not all markets are the same. Some markets such as making money, saving money or personal development to name a few are lucrative, whereas others such as 'How to wear a hat', 'How to tie shoelaces' and 'How to brush your teeth' for example are not.
The reason for this is that to do well online you have to add value to your potential customer. Some markets add massive value to your customer and they will be more likely to buy your product. However, other markets add less value to your customer and you may struggle making a sale of your product.
You can find out more to see if a market is potentially profitable by picking up your free 35 page e-book ‘How To Do The Work Once And Make Money In Your Sleep – LT Edition’ by clicking on the link below. It pays to find out in advance if a market is profitable before launching a product and a website. The reason for this is that you will save yourself a lot of time and frustration down the track when you wonder why the market isn't buying your product.
Talk soon,
David Styles.
David Styles
Beginner Crochet Stitch Playlist www.youtube.com This is a tutorial of the triple crochet. For additional patterns and techniques, please visit my crochet blog. Crochet Patterns crochet-mania.blogspot.com Crochet Tips crochet-mania-tips.blogspot.com Crochet Hats crochet-mania-hat...
Tunisian Crochet
This video, brought to you by thecrochetside.com, demonstrates how to create a Tunisian Knit Stitch (TKS). www.thecrochetside.com
Hello crochet lovers,
You already know the basic crochet stitches. Now you want to do something more. May be you want to learn more stitches or crochet something new. Well, with crochet the options are endless. You can learn advance crochet stitches to which I've dedicated an entire issue of the newsletter.
Something advanced and yet simple is the Tunisian stitch variously known as the afghan stitch, tricot stitch, railroad knitting, Shepherd's knitting or hook knitting. Tunisian stitch is easy to learn and helps create a sturdy fabric-like product, which makes it an excellent stitch for making afghans. Tunisian crochet lends definite right and wrong sides to the final creation, which is great for embroidery and cross-stitch.
Tunisian crochet is different from regular crochet in the sense that it never requires you to turn your work. In Tunisian crochet, you go forward on a row and then come back the same way without turning your work around. The only time a Tunisian crochet project is turned is when you do the first row after making the foundation chain at the beginning of the project.
Another factor making Tunisian crochet distinct from standard crochet is that each row is a two-step process. Unlike crochet projects using stitches other than Tunisian stitch, in afghan stitch you pick up stitches from the previous row and then come back pulling the yarn through all the stitches picked up on the hook. In this respect, Tunisian crochet is sort of a combination of knitting and crochet.
Tunisian crochet hook is typically larger than standard crochet hooks. Think of Tunisian crochet hook as a knitting needle with a hook on one end. This is particularly helpful if you are working of large projects such as afghans and adult size sweaters.
You might have seen a double-ended hook with crochet hook on both ends of the stick. This type of hook is used in crochetnit, a technique with which Tunisian crochet is often confused. Crochetnit is also known as cro-hook, cro-knit or crochet on the double
Something you need to be careful about when using Tunisian stitch is to frequently count the number of stitches. Carelessness can lead to dropped stitches just as in knitting. Fixing dropped stitches while crocheting is time consuming and frustrating. Do your best to avoid skipping stitches.
Once you are comfortable doing the afghan stitch, experiment with using two or more colors to make colored patterns.
Detailed instructions for Tunisian crochet are given at:
http://www.crochetme.com/Apr_May_2005/reads_tunisian.html
http://www.crochetcabana.com/specialty/tunisian.htm
http://www.stitchdiva.com/custom.aspx?id=40
Learning videos are given at http://www.nexstitch.com/Tutorials.html.
Practice Tunisian stitch from patterns given at http://crochet.about.com/b/a/171859.htm.
Tunisian crochet patterns are available at:
http://www.kimanedesigns.net/products/tantalizingafghans.html
http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/tunisian_crochet.php
Good luck with learning and doing Tunisian crochet!
Amber Green
