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  • A Beginners Guide To Crocheting: How To Hold Your Yarn & Hook.

    A Beginners Guide To Crocheting: How To Hold Your Yarn & Hook.

    Today I am breaking down how to crochet, starting with the basics. How to hold your yarn and hook.

    Hello friends, I’m so excited your here and ready to start crocheting!! P.s: Where are all my left handed friends? Yes girl, I see you! For this tutorial simply switch hands. You can do this! Now let’s get started!

    Start by creating a slip knot. (Not sure how? Click here for a full tutorial) With your right hand pick up your hook. I personally like to hold it like a pencil, but you can also hold it like a child holds a spoon. I like to use my right pinkie finger to grab the tail end of the yarn, keeping it out of the way of my working yarn. This is not important but I find it helpful.

    With your left hand I want you to open it up and separate your fingers. Like you’re showing a child 5 fingers. Place your working yarn between your pointer and middle finger. Turn your hand over, palm facing you. Make sure the yarn is going over your pointer finger, then under. Close your last two fingers around the yarn. This is where it might feel really awkward.

    Keep your pointer finger and thumb up, place your middle finger behind the slip knot. Then place your thumb on top. Pinching the knot of your slip knot. This will allow you to hold your work as you crochet. Slightly pull down, so that your hook can freely move through the loop.

    How does it feel? A little awkward? Thats ok, remember practice makes perfect and friend, I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS!

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  • A Beginners Guide To Crocheting: How To Make A Slip Knot

    A Beginners Guide To Crocheting: How To Make A Slip Knot

    Not sure what a slip knot is? Today I will be showing you step by step, how to make a slip knot and attach your yarn to a crochet hook.

    To add your yarn to the hook, you’ll need to create a slip knot. First find the end of your yarn, either unraveling the outside or pulling from the center.

    Starting with your left hand, hold the end or starting point of your yarn. Now with your right hand, use you first two fingers and thumb pinch the yarn a few inches from the end.

    Twist your fingers towards you as you hold the yarn. The yarn should create a circle.

    Now there should be a strand of yarn under your fingers, which is the working yarn (The yarn that is attached to the ball). Using those two fingers pinch the yarn between them. Pull up on that yarn through the circle and tug tightly to create your slip knot. This is what you should have.

    Place your hook inside of the loop and tug on the two strands of yarn to secure the loop on your hook. Now you are ready for the next step in my series “A Beginners Guide To Crocheting,” How To Hold Your Yarn & Hook.

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