Crochet Right Handed

Crochet is very simple. It begins with a single slipknot and can become many beautiful and useful items such as; a hat, a blanket, a sweater or a tablecloth. It can be done with yarn, string or thread, and in any fiber you choose for your project. Learning to crochet is easiest with a smooth yarn.

Steps

  1. With your right palm up, begin with the yarn lying across the fingers of your right hand, the end held by your thumb. Wrap the yarn under your fingertips and back across the fingers until it crosses itself.
  2. Holding the crossed threads between your right thumb and forefinger to make a circle, make a loop of yarn with the ball end yarn and pull that loop up through the circle.
  3. Holding the knot, insert your crochet hook through the top of the loop and tighten by pulling the short end of the yarn. You should have made a slipknot.
  4. Put everything down in front of you. Palm down, put your right hand under the end of the yarn going to the ball, forefinger about 2 inches (5 cm) from the hook. Wind your pinkie finger over and then under the ball yarn. This should provide the tension that you need to achieve good even stitches. Pinch the knot under the hook with your thumb and middle finger raising your forefinger slightly to aid the tensioning, pick up the hook with your left hand like you would hold a pencil. You are ready to crochet.
  5. With the hook facing right, push the hook down and to the right of the yarn that lies between the hook and your forefinger. Catch the yarn with your hook and pull it up through the slipknot loop that was on the hook. This is called a chain stitch (usually abbreviated as ch in instruction pamphlets). Repeat this 10 times (total of ch 11 plus the loop on your hook).
  6. Learn slip stitch turn work. Insert hook into the top of the loop of the second chain from the hook. Draw the yarn loop through both the chain and the loop on the hook. Insert the hook into the top of the next chain, draw the yarn loop through both the chain and the loop on the hook. Continue this way to the end of the chain. You should have made 10 slip-stitches.
  7. Learn single crochet. Ch 1 turn work. You are looking at the back of the work. Insert the hook into the top loop of the last slip-stitch made. Draw up a loop only through the slip-stitch. Draw a second loop through both the loops on the hook. Repeat 9 more times. You have made a row of 10 SC stitches.
  8. Do double crochet. Ch 2 turn work. Swing the hook to the right, under, and up to the right of the yarn. Insert hook into top of last single crochet worked and draw up loop (three loops on hook). Draw another loop through two ( two loops on hook). Draw another loop through those two (on the loop on the hook). You have made 1 double crochet. Repeat across work (10 DC stitches).
  9. Continue crocheting. All crochet is based on these basic stitches or variations of them.



Tips

  • Many people are able to teach themselves to crochet, but need the aid of photos and videos, as well as text instructions. Most craft stores carry inexpensive books about crochet. There are also videos available. Guides and videos can also be found for free on the web, as well as many on wikiHow itself.
  • Different people hold their yarn and hook differently. For instance, holding your hook like a pen is traditional, but many crocheters find holding it like a knife is easier. If one method doesn't work for you, try it another way that seems more comfortable, until you find the right one.
  • Hooks matter, too. Different brands work yarn differently. The most common North American brands are Susan Bates and Boye. Bates hooks are more angular and hold onto yarn more firmly than Boye hooks, which are more rounded and open. If you're having trouble with your hook, try a different brand. The difference can be amazing!
  • The kind of yarn you crochet with matters. For most people, the first project is worked in worsted weight acrylic yarn, which is durable, inexpensive, easy to find, and easy to care for. The most popular brand is Red Heart Super Saver, which is found almost anywhere yarn is sold in North America.
  • Some things are best explained in person. Check around for a "Stitch and Bitch" or similar crochet group that you can join if these instructions don't help. Or simply ask a friend who has good crochet skills.
  • Practice the motions in a mirror.

Warnings

  • Even the most experienced crocheters sometimes have a hard time with some kinds of yarn. A good rule of thumb is that the fuzzier the yarn, the harder it is to use. Eyelash yarns, which look like fur but are thin like thread at the center, are the hardest to use. Some other yarns, like chenille, are easy to crochet with, but very difficult to frog (unravel). Most fuzzy yarns will tangle easily and rip to shreds if you frog them, plus they're usually harder to care for. Avoid at all costs until you have more experience, no matter how pretty they look!

Things You'll Need

  • Crochet hook
  • Yarn

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