Tag: learn to crochet
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How to Make Your Crochet Look Neater- Learn to Crochet Part 11
For part 11 of Learn to Crochet, we are going to go over some methods that will make your crochet projects look neater! The standing double crochet stitch (UK standing treble) replaces a chain 3 at the beginning of a round/row and blends in with the other stitches nicer. The invisible fasten off is another…
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How to Use a Magic Circle to Begin Crocheting in the Round- Learn to Crochet Part 9
For part 9 of Learn to Crochet, we will go over how to use a magic circle to begin crocheting in the round. The video for this part is pretty short. Next week, the video will be for a small pattern that begins with a magic circle! What is a magic circle? A magic circle…
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How to Crochet a Solid Granny Square- Learn to Crochet Part 8
For part 8 of Learn to Crochet, we are finally going to crochet some solid granny squares! The video tutorial is on my YouTube channel, and the pattern is also written out below for reference. Stitch Abbrevations In U.S. terms (translated to UK in parentheses) st= stitch sp= space ch = chain (chain) ss =…
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How to Crochet Single Crochet Stitches in Rows- Learn to Crochet Part 6
For part 6 of Learn to Crochet, we will finally go over how to crochet in rows! We will be working single crochet stitches in rows (that’s a U.S. term; UK double crochet stitches). The video tutorial is on YouTube, and for the blog post for this part, I wanted to include some pictures that…
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How to Crochet a Coffee Coaster- Learn to Crochet Part 5
For part 5, we are going to crochet a coffee coaster! I am trying to add a few small pattern videos into the series for fun! I call these coffee coasters because I like to keep one on my desk to set a mug or cup on. However, you can use them as coasters under…
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How to Change Color While Crocheting- Learn to Crochet Part 4
For part 4 of Learn to Crochet, we will go over how to change color at the end of the round, so we can finally crochet some granny squares where the rounds are different colors! The video tutorial is on YouTube, and I have also written out the process below with some step-by-step pictures. There…
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How to Crochet a Granny Square- Learn to Crochet Part 3
For part 3 of Learn to Crochet, we are going to crochet some granny squares! Granny squares are one of my favorite things to crochet. The video tutorial is on YouTube, and the written pattern is below in case you would like to follow along with it. There is also an additional short YouTube video…
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Learn to Crochet Part 1: Let’s get started!
Part 1 of Learn to Crochet will be a little introduction! In the video, we will go over how to choose some yarn and a crochet hook as well as how to make a slipknot and hold the yarn. For this blog post, I wanted to talk about some of the yarn that I used…
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How to Crochet a Flat Circle- Learn to Crochet Part 2
For part 2 of Learn to Crochet, we are going to crochet our first object- a circle! I wanted to begin with circles because when I was first learning how to crochet, I learned how to crochet in rows, and I would become very frustrated. Circles were the first shape I learned how to crochet…
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Welcome to Learn to Crochet!
Hi, I’m Maggie! Out of all the crochet-related things I have been doing lately, filming YouTube videos has been one of my favorites! It’s probably because I have always enjoyed teaching. I have been wanting to film some beginner-friendly videos for a while now, and I thought it would be fun to organize them in…