Beginner's Guide To Crochet

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What is Crochet?

Crochet is a process by which yarn or thread and a single hook of any size can be used to make fabric, lace, garments and toys. Crochet may also be used to make hats, bags and jewellery.

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There's a wealth of information about crochet on the Crochet Now  TV YouTube channel, including stitch tutorials like the one below, interviews with designers and well known brands within the industry.

Working in the round in crochet

Step 1 - To work in the round, first of all you need a centre ring, into which the first round of stitches are worked into. There are many ways to do this, but for this example, we are first making a chain of four stitches.

Step 2 - Next, slip-stitch into the first chain you made to create a centre ring.

Step 3 - We are creating treble stitches again, so next up we make a chain of three for the turning chain.

Step 4 - The stitches are then worked directly into the centre ring – not into the actual chain stitches themselves as we did when working into a row. This allows us to work many more stitches into the ring, without leaving a large hole in the centre.

Working in rows in crochet

Step 1 - Once you reach the end of a row, it’s time to work back along the other way. To do this you need to turn the work. This example s