There are 3 patterns that you are taught when you learn to crochet. The first is the Granny Square, which we have covered, the second is the dish rag crochet pattern, and the third is a potholder which we will get to next. Today we are going to tackle the dish rag crochet pattern or […]

Learn to Crochet in a Day! How to make Granny Squares This is a ‘beginners’ granny square. Later you will learn how to start a granny square using different techniques, but this is the easiest way to get in a lot of practice fast. Below are the directions. Read through them once or twice and […]

Learn to Crochet in a Day! How to Double Crochet Again, watch the video, but if you want to read a long, here are the written directions. What you need: Yarn: Try a big skein of Red Heart from Walmart – the cheap stuff is good for practice. Hook: G or H With the chain […]

Learn to Crochet in a Day! How to Half Double Crochet I am going to type out how to do the Half Double Crochet, but you really should watch the video. What you need: Yarn: Try a big skein of Red Heart from Walmart – the cheap stuff is good for practice. Hook: G or […]

Learn to Crochet in a Day! How to Single Crochet The basic stitches you will use are Single Crocheting, Half Double Crochet, Double Crochet and the Slip Stitch. There are many types of crochet stitches, but those are the stitches used most often. (We’ll learn the rest later) I have typed out the directions on […]

Learn to Crochet in a Day! How to Chain Chaining isn’t easy. It’s probably the most difficult thing you have to learn. But once you get chaining you will be able to master any crocheting stitch in a matter of moments. When I teach people to crochet I have them chain 100 to 200 chains […]

Learn to Crochet in a Day! What you will need I started crocheting when I was 6 years old. My mother left my 2 younger sisters and I with Mrs. Scoville for an afternoon and in an attempt to keep me from bouncing off the walls the poor old woman taught me to crochet. God […]