How to Crochet in the Round

Crocheting in the Round is just like crocheting back and forth, exept you're going in circles. Chain five Chain Stitches. Put the hook in the first Chain Stitch, wrap the yarn around the hook and pull it through both loops on the hook. Chain one and turn. Now decide how you're going to start it. Are you going to crochet around the Chain Stitches or in them like usual? Crocheting around the chain stitches is when you put the hook completly under the Chain instead of in the loops.
Once you figure that out you start crocheting. Make however many stitches will fit on the circle or just crochet in the Chain Stitches. When you get to the first stitch you made put the hook through both loops of the first one, wrap the yarn around the hook and pull it through all of the loops on your hook. Chain one and turn. Now if you want the circle to be flat make two stitches in every stitch all the way around. If you want it to be bowl shaped like for a hat or bowl only increase in every other stitch of every other row.
Practice Crocheting in the Round. Look for How to Change Colors in Crochet.

How to Weave in Ends

Have you been wondering how to get rid of the ends poking out of the beginning and end of your crochet piece? You Weave them in!
Put your hook through one of the loops right next to the end you want to Weave in. Wrap the end around the hook and pull it through. Keep on doing this. Then when you have a tiny little bit of yarn you put the hook through the stitch and pull the last bit of the end through. You might need to use a size smaller hook than you used to crochet the piece to make it go through the stitch.
Practice Weaving in ends. I'll post How to Crochet in the Round next.

How to Increase and Decrease

Increasing is when you make the crochet piece wider, Decreasing is the opposite. You can use Increase and Decrease in amigurami-little toys and or dolls- to shape it.
Ok, here's how to Decrease. I'll teach you how to do it in Single Crochet and you can figure out how with any other stitch.
Crochet back and forth for a few rows. Now put the hook in both loops and pull up a loop. Then instead of wrapping the yarn around the hook and pulling it through you go in the next two loops and pull up another loop. Wrap the yarn around the hook and pull it through all three loops on the hook. You have Decreased one stitch. Practice Decreasing.
Here's how to Increase. Crochet back and forth a couple of rows. Now to Increase. All you have to do to add a stitch is to do two Single Crochet Stitches in both loops. You have added -Increased- one stitch. Practice Increasing and Decreasing. Look for my next post on How to Weave in Ends.

How to do Triple Crochet

Heres how to do Triple Crochet. Make ten Chain Stitches. Wrap the yarn around the hook twice. Put the hook through the fourth Chain Stitch from the hook. Wrap the yarn around your hook and pull it through the Chain Stitch. You have four loops. Wrap the yarn around the hook and pull it through the first two loops on the hook. Then wrap it around and pull it through the next two loops. Then wrap the yarn around your hook and pull it through the last two loops.
Practice Triple Crochet. I'll post How to Increase and Decrease next.

How to do Double Crochet

Make ten Chain Stitches. Ok, now you wrap the yarn around the hook. Put the hook through the third Chain Stitch from the hook. Wrap the yarn around the hook and pull it through. You have three loops on the hook. Wrap the yarn around the hook and pull it through the first two loops. Wrap it around again and pull it through the last two loops. That is Double Crochet.
Practice it and look for my next post on How to do Triple Crochet.

How to do Single Crochet

Make your slip knot and put it on the hook. Wrap the yarn around the hook and pull it through. You have made one Chain Stitch. Make ten Chain Stitches. Now, put the hook through the second Chain Stitch from the hook. Wrap the yarn around the hook and pull it through the Chain Stitch. Wrap the yarn around the hook and pull it through both loops on your hook. You have made one Single Crochet Stitch. Make one Single Crochet in each Chain Stich until you get to the end of the Chain. When you have made the last Single Crochet in the last Chain Stitch wrap the yarn around your hook and pull it through the loop on the hook. Now turn your work around.
There are two loops on top of your first row of Single Crochet. When you make your next row of Single Crochet you put the hook through BOTH loops. If you only put it through one loop all across the row you will have a line running through it.
Practice the Single Crochet Stitch. I will post How to do Double Crochet soon.

How to do The Chain Stitch

Ok. You have your hook, your yarn, sissors, everything you need. Let's get started.
First, make a slip knot. Cross the end of the yarn over itself to make a loop. Put the end behind the loop and pull it through, but not all the way. Now tighten it and you have a loop. Put the loop on your hook and tighten it, not too tight though. It should be able to slide on the hook easily.
Decide how you're going to hold your hook. You can hold it like a pencil or whatever's comfortable for you.
Time to learn the first stitch, The Chain Stitch. If you hold the hook in your left hand hold the yarn in your right hand, or the other way around. Weave the yarn inbetween your fingers however its comfortable. Once you figure all that out its time to start crocheting.
Wrap the yarn around the back of the hook and pull it through the loop on your hook. You may need to loosen that slip knot. You have made one Chain Stitch.
Never count the loop on your hook, only the loops behind that one.
Practice the chain stitch and making the slip knot. I'll post How to do Single Crochet next.

Hi!

My name is Olivia Tanner. I am eleven years old and I love to crochet.
My Nan taught me to crochet when I was nine years old. I just love sitting with her talking and crocheting.
I like to crochet because its fun, easy, and you can make gifts instead of buying them. Its a fun thing to do while traveling, or sitting in front of the tv.
You can make pretty much anything. All you need is a crochet hook, yarn, sissors, and a bag for it all.
So, do you want to learn how to crochet? I will post How to do The Chain Stitch soon.