Signs to Look For in a Well Written Crochet Pattern | Plus AmigurumiAnimals

Crochet pattern-writing is a craft I'd really like to be better with.  That involves designing of course, this I have to work on. *wink*  Surely, there are so much more to learn.  Daily, I find new stitches, new techniques.... and the design choices are endless.  Truly, there are many, many talented artist out there. One day, I would like to be included in their ranks. Hoping, ever hoping, that one day, my blog will be as good as theirs. 

That involves posting USEFUL material, right?  Understanding that for a crochet pattern to be useful, I should, not only be able to convey the design in photos, but also give out clear instructions that can easily be followed by others.  In the hopes to fulfill this, I have been working on patterns from books, magazines and from fellow bloggers, studying how they make their patterns as I translate their written ideas into tangible results.

How to Crochet a Magic Ring | Basics of Crochet for Beginners

I hope that you are enjoying how to learn Crochet with me.  In the last post, I posted several videos about some basic stitches that can get you started with crocheting.  In this tutorial, you will learn how to do a Magic Ring.

A magic ring is very useful when making close-knit crocheting - socks for example, hats and mittens.  You don't want a hole in your mitten, right?  Learn this magic ring technique and it will be useful for other projects too such as making stuffed toys and amirigurumis.... Have fun ladies!

xoxo, Maya

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The Basics of Crochet for Beginners from a Beginner

Michael Jordan, 

when asked what makes him so good at basketball answered: 

"I mastered the basics."  

In this post you will learn a few basics of crochet. I present to you these videos as a beginner myself, sincerely hoping that together, we would learn from them.  Here you will learn: How to hold your yarn and hook and how to crochet some basic stitches like the slip knot, chain, single crochet, double crochet and treble (or tripple) crochet.  I hope you will find these videos informative and satisfying.

How to Hold the Yarn and the Hook
Just in case, this is what i said:
"Let's do that again." and "Pull it up a bit."
I realized I said those to fast and it sounded funny :-)


How to do a Slip Knot


How to crochet a Chain




How to do a Single Crochet




How to do a Double Crochet




How to do a Treble Crochet





Michael Jordan wanted to be good at basketball and he did what it takes to fulfill his desire.  We want to be good at crocheting too: to make really pretty pieces of clothing, accessories, gifts.... the list is endless... We can follow a pattern that someone else made, or we can start making our own patterns.  Do it just for fun or maybe start a small business... pass the time or earn some money... The possibilities are really endless.  To be good at something, first we have to know the basics.  

Some of you may already have been doing crochet for many years, just don't know what the technical terms are for the steps and techniques employed in crochet.  Well, that's okay.  But if you want to learn more, I have put up a series of mini video tutorials that I thought might help.  Please bookmark this page for future reference and share it with your friends.  I hope that you would continue to learn and enjoy crochet.

These series of brief video tutorials are designed for crochet beginners.  These are my first video tutorials so I welcome all comments, even violent reactions. *wink* 

Please feel free to email me or leave comments down below if you have any questions or suggestions.

xoxo, Maya