If you’ve ever worked with a long length of yarn or paracord, you’ll know how quickly it can turn into a tangled mess! Whether I’m crocheting or working with paracord for custom horse tack, sometimes I need several metres of material ready to work with—but I definitely don’t need several metres of it trailing across… Read more: Tame those long strands: Make a Yarn Butterfly

This is a beginner friendly tutorial on how to crochet a basic granny square. The basics of crochet, including how to do the stitches, are included. There are written instructions and a video. You’ll be making granny squares in no time! Granny Squares are so versatile! Once you’ve mastered the basic technique, you can mix… Read more: How to Crochet a Granny Square (beginner friendly!)

A Long Dog Wool Video Tutorial Blocking is the process we put our finished crochet and knit items through to even out the stitches and give it a professional ‘finished’ appearance. If you’ve ever looked at your wavy, puckered creation and wondered how others get theirs so nice and even, it could be that blocking… Read more: How to Wet Block your Crochet and Knit Creations