Learn to Crochet: Ultimate Beginner's Guide

Important vocabulary to get started.

Let's make a slipknot.

This video demonstrates how to make a slipknot, which is the first skill you need to know to crochet. This is what connects the yarn to the crochet hook.

Let's make chains!

How to Make a Foundation Chain

1. Make a slipknot, then yarn over the hook from back to front.

2. Then pull the wrapped strand of yarn through the loop from the slipknot.

3. You just completed one chain and one loop remains on your hook. [Don't pull too tight, the chains should be loose enough that the head of the hook can fit through it without struggle.]

4. Repeat these steps to add the number of chains required for your project.

Let's make an SC stitch!

How to Make a Single Crochet Stitch

1. Insert hook in 2nd chain from the hook.

2. Yarn over and pull through. Now you have two loops on your hook.

3. Yarn over again and pull through both loops. You now have one loop on your hook again, ready to make your next single crochet.

Your first project!

I will show you how to make a bookmark – your first project!

Some words of encouragement.

Let's make a DC stitch!

You will learn a double crochet (dc) stitch.

Mug rug pattern.

I'll show you how to make a mug rug.

HDC stitch

Materials Needed

• Acrylic Worsted Weight Yarn

• 5mm Crochet Hook

• Scissors

• Tapestry Needle

How to Make a Half Double Crochet Stitch

1. Yarn over

2. Insert hook under stitch

3. Yarn over and pull through

4. Yarn over again and pull through all 3 loops on hook

Cup cozies!

Video tutorial.

Quick recap!

Changing colors.

How to change colors.

Granny squares!

How to make a granny square.

Part 2.

Part 3.

Part 4.

Let's start this lesson with a little pen to paper!

Let's make a coaster!

Coasters!

Video tutorial part two.

Let's make a can cozy.

Can cozy pattern.

Basket part one.

Basket part two.

If you're interested in making hats for family and friends during the holiday season, here is a guide to beanie sizes using double crochet. There is not a video tutorial to coincide with these, but now that you know the basics of double crochet in the round, these should be easy to make!

Also, if you want to give back to your community, hospitals are always looking for preemie sized hats for their NICUs and homeless shelters are happy to accept adult sizes! I love how the art of crochet can also serve those in need. ❤️

This is an introduction on getting started with amigurumi pieces, including an explanation of the stitch marker, magic circle (or ring), and an alternative method! I'm using worsted weight yarn for this demonstration. I recommend practicing with worsted weight then we'll move on to the bulky weight yarn in lesson 3.

This is a quick review of how to read amigurumi patterns, including a bonus pattern!

Snout pattern.

Video tutorial.

Let's make the head.

part one.

part two.

Written guide.

Eyes video.

nose and ears

nose and ears

body pattern.

video tutorial

arms legs and tail

video tutorial

Let's talk about INC and DEC.

DC inc and dec.

C2C

C2C

Solid granny squares.

part one

part two

let's make a jellyfish

part one

part two

This Christmas tree is a great example of using the decrease stitch in a row instead of a round. It's so fun! Enjoy!