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Amazing Crochet by Numbers Technique from Todd Paschall

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Todd Paschall is an amazing crochet artist who has developed an equally amazing crochet technique he calls “Crochet by Numbers.” Pictured is one of his pieces, and yes, that is actually made by crocheting with yarn, simple ol’ Red Heart acrylic yarn in fact. On his web site, he has free patterns, a gallery with more fabulous work he and his students have done, and more information about how this method works.

In addition to selling finished work and teachinf others his technique, he also creates custom patterns from photos. He has recently set up a group on Ravelry for those who want to learn, share, and of course, get help along the way. When you see his work, you realize how he is not only an artist but an innovator, taking crochet to a level way beyond your typical granny square to say the least!

Author: Tammy

Welcome to the Crafty Princess Diaries, my weblog and site where I get to blab about my passion for crafts, primarily jewelry making, and my crafting career. My name is Tammy Powley, and I decided to call my blog the Crafty Princess Diaries because of this very dorky picture I have of myself and because my husband often refers to me as “the princess and the pea,” which is just another way to say that I tend to be particular sometimes. Along with this weblog, I have a number of jewelry making books published.

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  1. I MET TODD AND THOUGHT HIS TEACHING STYLE IS GREAT AND EASY TO FOLLOW.
    HE CAN DEMONSTRATE IT SO EASY, AND IS VERY ENCOURAGING TO HIS STUDENTS. i LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING AND PRACTICING HIS TECHNIQUE.

  2. Teach me!! I’ve known how to crochet for many years. Teach me!!

  3. I just learned this technique this week. Myrna, you’ve got to do it…it’s great! Just check his site crochetbynumbers.com. You can get a training pattern in pdf, and watch a really helpful video where he walks you through it step by step. He’s also extremely helpful on email. I do a lot of amigurumi, and I definitely had to change my mindset, but it was worth struggling a little bit to get it. Tying square knots is important in CBN, but normally sacriligous!

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