1. Choose a Crochet Hook and Yarn
You don’t need many supplies to get started with crochet. What the improtant is the crochet hook and there are plenty of different sizes and types. When you’re choosing a beginner crochet hook, opt for one made out of aluminum cause the metal will make the yarn glide easily.
2. Holding the Hook
First of all, holding your crochet hook like holding a pencil, with your thumb and index finger squeezing the hook. You can slide your third finger up towards the tip of the hook for comfort and control. The hook will be turned slightly towards you, but it shouldn’t be facing downward or upward.
3. Tying the slip Knot
Tying a slip knot onto the crochet hook is one of the very first things you need to know to get started with crocheting. It’s the way you’ll cast the yarn onto the hook so you can start crocheting. Quickly twist and loop the yarn onto the hook, wrap the yarn under the hook, and pull it through the loop to tighten. Don’t be worry at first and just keep practicing, then will get easier.
4. Crochet a Chain Stitch
Beginning crocheters usually start by learning the chain stitch first. The chain stitch is one of the most important basic stitches you’ll need to know because they form the foundation of most crochet projects. In a pattern, the abbreviation for the chain stitch is “ch,” or sometimes “chs” for the plural form. You’ll usually see “ch” followed by a number. For example, ch 135 means that you should crochet 135 chain stitches.
