How Do You Learn Basic Stitches In Crocheting?
When I was a young teenager, I first learned how to crochet from an aunt who was very talented at this art. Although I didn’t keep up with it as my life grew busier (college, marriage, children, career), I found myself wanting to return to crochet later on in life.Crochet is a simple, relatively inexpensive way to create “wearable art” or home decor items. Learn these important stitch abbreviations: Slipknot (sl); Chain stitch (ch); Slip Stitch (sl); Single Crochet (sc); Half-Double Crochet (hdc); Double Crochet (dc); Triple Crochet (tc).Choose a medium-size hook, such as H-8 or I-9. This is large enough that you can maneuver the hook easily as you are learning the stitches. I found a book called “Stitch ‘n Bitch Crochet, The Happy Hooker, by Debbie Stoller. (The title is for real!) She included an anatomy of a crochet hook, which I will discuss here. The “hook” part is called the point. Just next to the point is the “throat” of your hook, and this holds your stitches in place as you a
