How to Hold a Crochet Hook –there are lots of different ways to hold a crochet hook. In fact, there isn’t a correct or incorrect way to hold your hook. I mean, if you can hold your hook with your foot and crochet, that would be awesome! Take a quick look at the tutorial to ...
If you’re new to crochet, How to crochet is one of commonly asked question.When you begin to crochet you start with a slip knot on a hook. However, unlike knitting, crochet uses this single starting loop to work a row of individual chain stitches. So each new loop is formed by ...
Skip the next stitch, double crochet in each of the next 3 stitches. Insert the hook, from front to back, into the first stitch skipped. Draw up a loop, loosely, bring it to the top of the last double crochet worked, and finish the double crochet with yarn over, and through the loo...
Helpful Tip= If you have trouble recognizing the “peaks” and “valleys” of the chevron, use stitch markers until you are comfortable. This is especially helpful on the half double crochet and bobble row. The hdc3tog tends to lean off to the side and can be hard to spot. Instructions ...
Begin with a swatch of work to practice on. Below I am using a small square of single crochet stitches. Insert your hook into the next stitch. Yarn over (wrap the yarn around you hook). Pull the strand of yarn through the stitch on your hook. You should now have 2 loops on your ...
Pull the short end through the loop, before sliding it onto your hook and tighten. Practice a few times to get used to it. You’ve got this! 5. How to crochet the chain stitch Once you’ve mastered the slip knot, the next step is to learn how to crochet a chain stitch. With ...
Preparing to Stitch 1 Hold the crochet hook. Grab the crochet hook with your right hand (if you're right-handed) or left hand (if you're left-handed). Hold it like a pencil or a knife, with the hooked portion pointing down and facing you. To hold the hook like a pencil, turn ...
To start Tunisian Simple Crochet, you will: 1. Chain to desired length. Any multiple of stitches. 2. Pull up a loop in second chain from hook and in each chain to end. You will now have as many loops on your hook as you did chains to start. ...
How to Crochet a Bag: Here is our take on the famous Hudson's Bay Blanket, which we made for Canada Day 2015. It's one of those simple designs that no matter what rendition you make, it always looks good. MATERIALS YOU'LL NEED: 5 skeins of DK weight
When crocheting in the round, there are several ways to start: you may chain 4, slip stitch to join and form a ring, you can chain 3 and make double crochet stitches in the 3rd stitch from the hook, or you can begin with the magic crochet circle. The first two methods will leave ...