Crochet Basics

This section of the web site is dedicated specifically to teaching others the little I know about crochet. I often remember that first time I held a crochet hook in my own hand. I was in my early twenties, on vacation with my cousin's wife, Katy, her children, and her friend Diane. Katy and Diane took out their crochet hooks. Before I knew it, I had a hook in my own hand and I'll always be grateful Katy took the time to share her knowledge of crochet with me. It's been a tremendous blessing in my life.

 As I develop more tutorials, they will be added to the site. Currently, I am updating and revising all the tutorials. Hopefully, they will be clearer and even more helpful to you as you travel the crochet road.

Please note that if you formerly had a particular tutorial bookmarked directly,
 you will need to change the links. These pages are now subdivided. See navigation bar under the logo for Specialty, Stitches, and Shapes. Sorry for any inconvenience this causes.

Also, please note that the basic stitches like single crochet and double crochet
can be found in the Stitches section.

How to make a small drawstring Pouch

Lil's Knot - when you have to put down your work for a while and don't want it to unravel

Getting Started

The Slip Knot

The Adjustable Ring

Into the Foundation Chain
(where to place those stitches)

Making the Foundation Chain

Basic Stitches
slip stitch  |  single crochet  |  double crochet  |  half-double crochet  |  triple crochet

All About Color

Charts Only

Right from Wrong Side

Reading patterns

What about those pesky ends?

Changing Colors/Joining New Yarn

Invisible Finish Off (IFO)

Teaching Crochet

The Ripple

The Spiral

Borders

Gauge

The Granny Square

Changing Color in the Granny Square

Working in the Round

Working in the Round - making hats

Joining Squares (several pages)
Whipstitch, Backstitch, Mattress Stitch
Slip Stitch, Reverse SC
Join-as-you-go Granny Squares
Continuous JAYG by Susan Van Winkle
Lacy Granny
Joining with Single Crochet

The Rectangle Granny - multiple versions
full pictures on several pages
everything on one page with thumbnails

The buttons above were my first at the Cabana. I keep them for sentimental reasons. :-)

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