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this will show how to do lettering on a crochet piece
i have my tapestry needle
and a long piece of yarn
this is a good way to use up scrap yarn
i am going to make the letter p
by using the embroidery chain stitch
i insert my hook here at the bottom
through a stitch
and you can make them any size that you want to
take your needle and insert it close to where you pulled your yarn up
and now
put it through to the back
and up to the front
this will determine how big your stitches are
and then pull
like this
and you have made your first chain
now i like to loop the loop over here
to the left side
hold it with my thumb
insert the needle
where you came up at the top of the stitch
put it to the back
and then back up to the front
you will continue you doing this
until you get the straight part of your letter
as tall as you want it
now i probably should have started over a little bit further
now i am ready to start shaping the rounded section
of the P
i am not following any guide line or anything
i am starting to shape the front part of the P
now to end it
i want to insert my hook just above the loop that i just made
and put it to the back
i have completed my P
i know it looks a little bit funny
i will want to knot it here on the back
a couple of times
since this is going to be on the inside
we don't have to worry about sewing the tails in
if you are working with a scarf or something
you will want to hide the tails between the threads
just like that with out the knot
and then cut it off
this will be the letter G
i have made a temporary guide
by weaving a piece of yarn
in the shape of the letter G
as i move along
i will pull this yarn out
as i progress
with my letter
i am going to start by inserting my needle from the bottom to the top
leaving a little length on the back here
to sew in later
now i want to remove this part
insert the needle to the back and then to the front
insert the needle to the back
up to the front
and try to follow my temporary guide
i want to make sure i am not catching it here
pull it through
lets say here if i made a mistake
maybe i want to put it out a little bit farther
with this point right here
i just pull this loop up like this
and then it unravels just like that
just depending on how far back you want to go
now i like this a little bit better
now i am here on the home stretch
and just pull out the rest of this now
and this completes the letter G
so you wing it like i did with the letter p
or follow a guide like i did with the letter G
you can see that the letter G is a little bit neater
than the letter P
this is how i set up the guide
this will be the letter S
i am just kind of weaving
the yarn through the stitches
in the shape that i want it
and now i have a guide for the letter S
i have my new color ready
i am going to run it up from the back side
leave a little tail here
now start making my chain embroidery stitch
i am following the yarn guide
i am here at the curves
so this part might need a little extra attention to get it just right
now i am back at the other curve
just continuing to insert my hook through the previous stitch
and push it up
and catching the loop
and it is almost the same as a crochet chain stitch
really similar
now i am going to go ahead and pull my guide out
here i am on the home stretch
of the S
and that looks pretty good
http://www.yarnspirations.com/pattern/crochet/ripple-afghan
now just go ahead and finish it off by
running my tapestry needle to the outside of the stitch
securing it
making a knot on the back side
you can see here my thread is starting to get a little bit frayed
but thats alright
that completes our letter S