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Basics of Crochet
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Lession One: The slip knot |
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Written by Erin
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Friday, 29 April 2005 |
New skill? It’s so easy to grasp. Your dominant hand holds the
hook – like a pencil or an artist’s paintbrush, whichever is more
comfortable. With your other hand, you ‘feed’ the yarn and control the
tension by holding the yarn between the pads of the thumb and the
forefinger. Most crochet pattern begin with the slip know and chain –
it’s much like casting on in knitting. Generally, you crochet by
inserting the hook under the top two loops. At the end of each row, you
make a turning chain(s) – the number of turning chain(s) varies with
the stitch.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 11 May 2005 )
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Written by Erin
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Friday, 29 April 2005 |
Almost every crochet project begins with a foundation
chain. The stitches look like a chain, therefore the name. You will
build row upon row of stitches on this foundation chain.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 11 May 2005 )
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Lesson Three: Single crochet |
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Written by Erin
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Friday, 29 April 2005 |
The single crochet stitch is the shortest of the basic stitches. It makes a firm flat fabric.
Insert hook in 2nd chain from hook. Catch Yarn, A, and draw a loop
through the loop.(2 loops on hook), Yarn over hook and pull through
both loops on hook to complete stitch. Work a single in each chain
across row. After last stitch chain 1, turn and begin 2nd row.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 11 May 2005 )
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Lesson Four: Half double crochet |
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Written by Erin
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Friday, 29 April 2005 |
The half double crochet stitch is slightly taller than the single. It has a pronunced ridge in its fabric.
YO and insert hook in 3rd chain from hook. Catch Yarn, A, and draw a
loop through the loop.(3 loops on hook), Yarn over and pull through all
3 loops loops on hook to complete stitch. Work a half double across row
in each chain across row. After last stitch chain 2, turn and begin 2nd
row.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 11 May 2005 )
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Lesson Five: Double crochet |
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Written by Erin
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Friday, 29 April 2005 |
The double crochet stitch twice the height of the single and less compact. It forms the basis of many pattern stitches.
YO and insert hook in 4th chain from hook. Catch Yarn, A, and draw a
loop through the chain.(3 loops on hook), Yarn over and pull through 2
loops, Yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook to complete stitch.
Work a double across row in each chain across row. After last stitch
chain 3, turn and begin 2nd row.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 11 May 2005 )
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