Learn How to Crochet - Double Crochet
Yarn over and insert the hook into the work (fourth chain from hook on starting chain)...
Learn How to Crochet - Foundation Chain
Almost all crochet begins with a base or foundation chain, which is a series of chain stitches beginning with a slip knot...
Learn how to Crochet - Half Double Crochet
Yarn over and insert the hook into the work (third chain from hook on the starting chain)...
Learn How to Crochet - Holding the Yarn and Hook
There are no hard and fast rules about the best way to hold the hook and yarn. Choose whichever way you find the most comfortable. Some people prefer...
Learn How to Crochet - Longer Basic Stitches
Double treble (dtr), triple treble (ttr) and quadruple treble (qte), etc., are made by wrapping the yarn over three, four or five times, etc. at the b...
Learn How to Crochet - Making Crochet Fabric
To make a flat crocheted fabric worked in rows, you must begin with a starting chain. The length of the starting chain is the number of stitches neede...
Learn How to Crochet - Single Crochet
Insert the hook into the work (second chain from hook on the starting chain), * yarn over and draw yarn through the work only...
Learn how to Crochet - Slip Stitch
This is the shortest of all crochet stitches. Unlike other stitches, slip stitches are not usually used on their own to produce a fabric. The slip sti...
Learn How to Crochet - Turning Chains
When turning a row, the first chain (turning chain) helps transition the row to the height of the first stitch of the new row. The height of the first...
Learn How to Crochet - Working in Front or Back Loops
The project instructions will specify if you are to work into the front or back loop of the stitch in the row below. Unless otherwise stated, always w...
Learn to Crochet - Basic Double Crochet Fabric
Make a starting chain of the required length plus two chains. Work one double crochet into fourth chain from hook. The three chains at the beginning o...
Learn to Crochet - Basic Symbols Used In Diagrams
The number of strokes crossing the stems of stitches longer than a half double crochet represents the number of times the yarn is wrapped over the hoo...
Learn to Crochet - Blocking Crochet
Many yarns benefit from light blocking; some yarns demand it. If you've crocheted a delicate lace doily in fine cotton, you'll need to block...
Learn to Crochet - Bobbles
When a cluster is worked into one stitch, it forms a bobble. Bobbles can be worked in double crochet or longer stitches...
Learn to Crochet - Clusters
Any combination of stitches may be joined into a cluster by leaving the last loop of each stitch on the hook until they are worked off together at the...
Learn to Crochet - Crochet Abbreviations
Listed below are standard abbreviations and symbols that you may find in crochet patterns on redheart.com. If a pattern contains unusual combinations...
Learn to Crochet - Crochet Decreases
To decrease the width of a basic fabric, 2 or more stitches have to be worked together, by leaving the last loop of each stitch on the hook then worki...
Learn to Crochet - Crochet Diagrams
Diagrams are read exactly as the crochet is worked. Each stitch is represented by a symbol that has been drawn to resemble its crocheted equivalent. T...
