When first starting out with crocheting, it's often hard to know where to start or to know which crochet patterns are the best to use or try out. Thanks to the wonderful resources made available of the internet or through how-to books, our options are virtually limitless. But where do you start?
Try starting with the basic, keeping it simple. Get to know the basic tools that you will be using throughout your crocheting experience such as hooks and what sizes they come in, as well as their over all use. Following this, try to learn about other tools such as cut-outs, which will come later on in time. Gaining knowledge about the terminology, different stitches and special notations are also strongly advised, which you can also print out for future use.
Beginning with a simple starting chain is usually the first step recommend to beginners, all of which you can find many tutorials on, whether they are purely by written instruction, illustration or photo-based. The key is doing what is comfortable for you the most. You can do a simple search for beginners on the starting chain, and also keep in mind the proper hooks you'll need for the pattern.
Another good basic start is learning how to do a single crochet, which follows the starting chain. There are numerous videos and picture tutorials that focus on this, as well as helpful guides on how to turn in the second row and what follows next. Practice the single crochet, and once you feel ready to, try to find an easy-to-do pattern and instructions such as with a scarf.
Once you feel you have developed enough to carry on, you may start to notice how things are narrowing a bit with your rows. Often enough this is due to a last stitch being missed in each row. You can count until you see where there is one less stitch in every row, then try to correct it by seeing what the stitch should look like, then crocheting in each last stitch of each row. If you need more help, again, there are plenty of guides to help you.
Once you have reached a comfortable level, find helpful guides on double crochet, how to weave ends, and how to decrease a single crochet. You can also find step-by-step guides with the proper steps to take in your journey at beginning crochet, as well as good crochet patterns such as doll blankets that you can do following this, until you feel you're ready for more. - 31807
Try starting with the basic, keeping it simple. Get to know the basic tools that you will be using throughout your crocheting experience such as hooks and what sizes they come in, as well as their over all use. Following this, try to learn about other tools such as cut-outs, which will come later on in time. Gaining knowledge about the terminology, different stitches and special notations are also strongly advised, which you can also print out for future use.
Beginning with a simple starting chain is usually the first step recommend to beginners, all of which you can find many tutorials on, whether they are purely by written instruction, illustration or photo-based. The key is doing what is comfortable for you the most. You can do a simple search for beginners on the starting chain, and also keep in mind the proper hooks you'll need for the pattern.
Another good basic start is learning how to do a single crochet, which follows the starting chain. There are numerous videos and picture tutorials that focus on this, as well as helpful guides on how to turn in the second row and what follows next. Practice the single crochet, and once you feel ready to, try to find an easy-to-do pattern and instructions such as with a scarf.
Once you feel you have developed enough to carry on, you may start to notice how things are narrowing a bit with your rows. Often enough this is due to a last stitch being missed in each row. You can count until you see where there is one less stitch in every row, then try to correct it by seeing what the stitch should look like, then crocheting in each last stitch of each row. If you need more help, again, there are plenty of guides to help you.
Once you have reached a comfortable level, find helpful guides on double crochet, how to weave ends, and how to decrease a single crochet. You can also find step-by-step guides with the proper steps to take in your journey at beginning crochet, as well as good crochet patterns such as doll blankets that you can do following this, until you feel you're ready for more. - 31807
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