Crochet for beginners.

                                             Before you start.....

Find a comfortable chair in good light. Read through the steps before you begin. As with any new skill, learning to crochet requires equal measures of patience and perseverance. Remember, crocheting should be a fun experience. 
                                                                          Happy Crocheting.....!



                          How To Hold Your Crochet Hook...?

• Pencil Method

Hold the hook as if it was a pencil, in your right hand two inches from the hooked end. If your hook has a flat area you'll find it comfortable to hold it here. 

• Knife Method

Hold the hook between your thumb and forefinger two inches from the hooked end, resting the end of the hook against your palm

                              Make a slip knot.


About 6in from the end of the yarn make a loop with the ball end on top.

Insert the hook down through the loop and catch the yarn, pulling it up through the loop. Pull both ends of the yarn to tighten the knot and side it up to the hook. 



                                      Chain Stitch. (ch)

With the hook in your right hand, hold the slip knot between thumb and finger of the left hand. Move the hook under and over the yarn, with the yarn held in the hook.  

Pull the hook an yarn back through the slip knot loop to form the first chain stitch.

This is what your row of chains will look like.