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Crochetsics Basics


  • Welcome to Crochetsics Basics!

    Welcome to Crochetsics Basics! This is my tutorial series for people who are absolute beginners at crochet (and fiber arts in general) and want to learn from scratch. This course should teach you everything you need to follow a beginner pattern and hit the ground running, as well as a few other techniques and stitches…

  • Chains – Right Handed

    In this post, we’ll cover how to hold your yarn, as well as how to make the base for a lot of crochet projects: the chain stitch. If you prefer a video tutorial, check that out here and if you’re left handed, check out that tutorial here. First things first, you’ll need to make a…

  • Chains – Left Handed

    In this post, we’ll cover how to hold your yarn, as well as how to make the base for a lot of crochet projects: the chain stitch. If you prefer a video tutorial, check that out here and if you’re right handed, check out that tutorial here. First things first, you’ll need to make a…

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  • Welcome to Crochetsics Basics!

    Welcome to Crochetsics Basics! This is my tutorial series for people who are absolute beginners at crochet (and fiber arts in general) and want to learn from scratch. This course should teach you everything you need to follow a beginner pattern and hit the ground running, as well as a few other techniques and stitches…

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  • Crochetsics Basics Finale!

    If you’ve made it here, that means you’ve (probably) finished the Crochetsics Basics course! Congratulations! I hope this course was useful in getting you started with crochet and you can now hit the ground running with future patterns you come across. We obviously didn’t cover everything possible with crochet, since that’s impossible, but if you’re…

  • Working in Back and Front Loops – Left Handed

    Every stitch so far we’ve worked under both loops of the stitch we’re working into. For the most part, this is how crochet stitches are worked. Sometimes, however, you’ll be asked to work into only one of these loops, noted as BLO (back loop only) or FLO (front loop only). If you’re right-handed, check that…

  • Working in Back and Front Loops – Right Handed

    Every stitch so far we’ve worked under both loops of the stitch we’re working into. For the most part, this is how crochet stitches are worked. Sometimes, however, you’ll be asked to work into only one of these loops, noted as BLO (back loop only) or FLO (front loop only). If you’re left-handed, check that…