A toque refers to a knit hat, used commonly in the knit and crochet community. The origins of this word come from approximately 13th-century Europe. A toque is also the hat a professional would wear, for instance, the headwear of a chef, magistrate or professor. There are many names for knit caps, and so many …
Easy Titan Toque – Knit Beanie, Knit Slouchy Hat Read More »
Simply Natural is our newest addition to the Mary Maxim brand of yarns. Simply Natural is a blended yarn consisting of 52% cotton and 48% bamboo. You get the best features of both cotton and bamboo when working with this yarn. We love designing with it, and we hope you enjoy knitting and crocheting with …
4 Reasons to work with Bamboo Yarn – Simply Natural Yarn Read More »
The Ripple Technique is one that every skilled knitter and crocheter should know. Use a ripple to show off the motion of your stitches. In this post, you will learn how to work the Ripple Technique, and learn about ripple variations that really show off your creativity and style. To follow along with this technique overview download the Ripples Galore pattern or purchase the kit from Mary Maxim
We celebrated Take Your Child to Work Day this week with some of our favorite people. We teamed up with these exceptionally creative kids to bring you 4 of their favorite crafts from Mary Maxim.
This tutorial is written for the crocheter who knows how to crochet basic stitches and would like to explore patterns designed by Mary Maxim. This tutorial does not show how to crochet each stitch from the beginning to end, but does show you one repeat of the stitches written in pattern and relies on you, …
This is the first post of a multi-part series on How to Read a Crochet Pattern. In this post, we discuss what you can expect to find in a Mary Maxim pattern. We, at Mary Maxim, continue to strive for excellence in design. When you purchase a kit or a pattern from Mary Maxim, you …
Before the Christmas rush, we started our C2C or Corner to Corner Series to go along with our November Blog Exclusive. Today we are wrapping up this series with a tutorial on decreasing the C2C stitch. To watch the technique from start to finish, watch the video at the end of this post.
Each day we are releasing a FREE PATTERN from Mary Maxim. It’s ONLY Free for 24 Hours! We are also frequently introducing you to a talented artisan, today’s featured fiber artist is Coco Crochet Lee – Free Pattern.
Each day we are releasing a FREE PATTERN from Mary Maxim. It’s ONLY Free for 24 Hours! We are also frequently introducing you to a talented artisan, today’s featured fiber artist is Coco Crochet Lee – Free Pattern.
Each day we are releasing a FREE PATTERN from Mary Maxim. It’s ONLY Free for 24 Hours! We are also frequently introducing you to a talented artisan, today’s featured fiber artist is Coco Crochet Lee – Free Pattern.