ShiRRéT Beginner Pansy Brooch $17

This is what ShiRRéT is without fabric -- . . . . . >
it's double crochet.
The stitches are hidden in the center of ShiRReT.
It's Le Chien without Le Fur !

On everybody's first ShiRReT, there's
space between the stitches - LOTS.
Felt it under hot water !
My daughter Juliet taught herself to ShiRReT when she was 10 - this bag
is for her drum sticks. She makes the stitches her own way.

See the stitches inside ?
ShiRRéT is completely reversible.

< . . The square at left becomes this one when the ShiRReT needle is used with fabric added to each stitch.
Tight weave wool gives the wiggle look - loose weave wool is a shag !

Beginner four inch baby blankie NOONOO
pattern is in the Pocket-on-a-string kit.

Do it yourself Expensive Yarns = ShiRRéT ! Shirret Brooch Beginner on handmade Babboush.

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Beginner Chair pad. Start with a chain stitch row 2"
shorterthan you want the width to be, in plaid. Turn
and make the second row in plaid also + rows 3 and
4. Then do two rows solid color. There are 40 rows in
all. Add 3 border rows all the way around to finish.

HOW 2 Your first Shirret. It's not complicated, - watch free video - it's two basic crochet stitches with a special cutting gauge and ShiRReT hook ™
1 - the needle bastes through fabric like a tapestry needle to ShiRR,
2 - the hook stitches with cord to croch éT .
Fold squares of fabric and cut layers of strips, fast.
Pull a bit of fabric from the needle onto the cord stitch. After the first three rows your hands learn the rhythm - muscle memory. The fabric in the stitches fills up space and you are crocheting fast .
It starts 'out of thin air' with a slip loop on the hook just like crochet.
Without the fabric it would be a scarf crocheted in rows or a round circle of double crochet stitches.
But the fabric gathers on the special Shirret hook™ and holds together in the stitches, and the cord is hidden in the middle of the fabric.When you make your first piece, run it under hot water to Felt It.
BASIC TOOLS ARE $17
ShiRRéT is two handed crochet. If you can add an extra step to your 'tension' hand, you can ShiRRéT.
The left hand is more active than the right hand. The left thumb and middle finger pull the fold of fabric off the needle, while the left pointer finger holds the tension in the cord. The ShiRRéT needle fits inside the right hand, with the wiggle in the needle sitting around the joint of the first knuckle. A left hand needle is available for Left Hand crochéters.
You can LEARN FROM THE VIDEO, a TEACHER , THE ART OF ShiRRéT book , or COOL BEGINNER KITS.
The medium weight wool in the kits is best to learn with.
"Oh, I get it ! A ShiRRéT stitch is a stitch plus a fold of fabric !" ––– Penelope, Los Gatos California
On everybody's first ShiRReT, there's space between the stitches - LOTS. Felt it under hot water !
My daughter Juliet taught herself to ShiRReT when she was 10 - this bag is for her drum sticks. She makes the stitches her own way.

HERE'S A FREE PATTERN >
Beginner Chair pad. Start with a chain stitch row 2" shorterthan you want the width to be, in plaid. Turn and make the second row in plaid also + rows 3 and 4.
Then do two rows solid color. There are 40 rows in all. Add 3 border rows all the way around to finish.

This is what ShiRRéT is without fabric > it's double crochet. The stitches are hidden in the center of ShiRReT. It's Le Chien without Le Fur !
The square at left becomes this one when the ShiRReT needle is used with fabric added to each stitch. Tight weave wool gives the wiggle look - loose weave wool is a shag !