How to Crochet

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A crochet needle and a skein of wool can do countless miracles. This article will guide you through the basic crochet steps. Once you master these steps, you’ll be able to hang coats, towels, and coasters masterfully quickly.

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Learn about crochet needles and types of wool

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Learn about different types of wool. There are many different types of wool on the market. Depending on the product, you need to choose the appropriate type of wool. If you’re new to crocheting, you should choose plain, plain cotton wool or soft acrylic wool. Also, choose one-color wool so it’s easier to see how the stitches are formed–if you’re using patterned wool it’s harder to see.

Soft acrylic wool: This type of wool is cheaper than other types, suitable for beginners to crochet. However, you should avoid using too cheap wool when crocheting finished products to give to others because cheap wool is often rough and wrinkled (and no one will want to use a scarf).
100% cotton wool: Cotton wool is suitable for crocheting products that require a lot of washing (such as dish towels. This wool is absorbent and very easy to wash.
Novelty wool: This is the most versatile and generally the most expensive. Novelty wool is made from very soft, fluffy wools that make wonderfully soft tops and towels. However, you should note that you do not wash this wool as often as cotton wool.

Learn basic crochet patterns

Sticky hook . When you first learn to crochet, you will not be able to crochet evenly. Before crocheting a product, it’s a good idea to crochet first, that is, just practice a certain crochet pattern without making a product at all–simply practice the crochet pattern and adjust the tightness, looseness of the hooks.

Hook the rope . All crochet products begin with a pin or chain stitch, often denoted ch in the instruction diagram. Practice crocheting for 10 to 15 minutes a day until you can control the yarn so that the stitch is not too loose or too tight.

Make a slip knot and wrap the yarn over the needle. To create a slip knot, you will wrap the yarn in a circle so that the short end of the yarn is behind the circle. Thread the needle through the circle, hook the long end of the yarn and pull it back. Squeeze gently so that the yarn wraps tightly around the crochet needle and forms a slip knot. ^{[2] X Research Source}
Hold the tail of the slider with your thumb and middle finger (if you’re right-handed). You will use your left index finger to wrap the yarn from back to front of the needle; Use the tip of the hook to pull the yarn through the circle on the needle–you’ll get a pin. Repeat the above steps to form a braid. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

Sliding nose hook (abbreviated as sl st). This stitch is often used to finish product, trim, edge, or move yarn to another location without changing the stitch height.

You will crochet a string of six pins. Then slide the crochet needle through the first stitch to make a circle. (The first crochet stitch is the farthest from the crochet needle because it is crocheted first.) ^{[4] X Research Sources}
Using your hand holding the yarn (non-dominant hand) wrap the yarn from back to front of the needle body, while rotating the needle so that the hook tip is facing you.
Pull the crochet needle with the yarn back and pull it through the circle on the needle. So you have just finished crocheting the slip stitch.

Single crochet (sc). Thread the needle through the stitch and crochet to make another circle (but do not go through the existing circle on the needle body). At this point, there will be two circles on the needle body. You crochet and pull through both circles, on the needle there will be only one loop left. Continue repeating the above steps.

The single crochet stitch is quite tight and when it comes to the product, it will form a rather thick pattern.

Double hook . Double crochet stitches are often used for crocheting sweaters and scarves because they are softer than the other stitches (and are more comfortable to use).

Crochet a string of 15 pins. You will wrap the yarn around the needle from back to front, insert the crochet needle through the front two loops of the fourth stitch from the crochet needle, and wrap the yarn one more loop around the needle.
Gently pull the crochet needle and yarn through the stitch. You should now have three loops of yarn on the needle.
Pull the crochet needle through the first two loops of yarn on the needle, then continue wrapping the yarn and pull the crochet needle through the other two loops, so you’ve completed a double stitch. Continue repeating the above steps.

Crochet advanced patterns

Learn to crochet the leash back. You will need this hook when you want to redirect the hook.

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Circle hook. This crochet is used to create circular products such as hats or coasters.

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Square pattern hook. You can crochet this pattern and put them together into a blanket quickly.

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Crochet foot mat from old cloth. Do you have a lot of old clothes and blankets and don’t know what to do? Let them continue their mission in the form of a carpet!

Advice

You can use glowing crochet hooks to crochet in low light.

Steps

Learn about crochet needles and types of wool

Learn basic crochet patterns

Crochet advanced patterns

Advice

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