Creating Garments Using Crochet
How to grab the needle and and apply the proper tension
A course by Alicia Recio Rodríguez , Nordic Crochet Designer and Yarnbomber
Joined November 2018
About the video: How to grab the needle and and apply the proper tension
Overview
“With the following video I intend to convey to you all those issues to take into account, all of them very important, but sometimes we forget because we do them out of inertia.”
In this video lesson Alicia Recio Rodríguez addresses the topic: How to grab the needle and and apply the proper tension, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating Garments Using Crochet. Learn to create colorful and textured garments using a crochet hook.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson I'm going to talk about the different ways to grab the needle and the tension that is adequate to maintain when we are knitting. The first thing you should know is that there are two ways to pick up the needle. La denominada. Technique of knife and the other is the pen technique. If you have been weaving for a while and you prefer one of the two, I'm not going to take it away from you. However, if you are just starting, I will ask you to try using the pen technique. you will notice many benefits in it. When we use the knife technique, what we are doing is working with our sho...”
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Course summary for: Creating Garments Using Crochet
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Crochet, DIY, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Textile Design

Alicia Recio Rodríguez
A course by Alicia Recio Rodríguez
Alicia, better known in the crochet world as Alimaravillas, is passionate about lifestyle trends and crochet design. She balances her career as a preschool principal in Huelva, Spain, with professional crocheting.
Her style is a cross between hipster and Nordic design, using minimal lines and simplistic patterns. She is a huge hit on Instagram as @alimaravillas, where she shares her patterns, trends, influences, and fashion interpretations.
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