I  talked about crochet hook sizes and yarn labels to show you what size hook is recommend. I emphasized “recommend” because depending on how you crochet, your stitches may be tighter or looser than “normal”. If you find over time that you are a loose crocheter, go down a hook size or too to a smaller size. If tight, go up a hook or two.

I talked about the importance of counting stitches at the end of each row and using stitch markers to mark the last stitch in your row.  As you gain experience, you won’t need to do this, but I highly recommend it for beginners to lear how to to keep your edges strait by not dropping or adding stitches at the end of the row. This is probably the #1 problem new crocheters have.

We learned 2 stitches and a slip knot.

Slip Knots and Chains

Continue to practice making a slip knot and chains.

With the white piece of yarn I gave you, pull everything out. Make a slip knot, chain 20 -30 stitches.

Look at it, are all of your chains even? Are some loose, some tight? If you hold your chain at the top, does it hang in a straight line, or is it “wonky”?

Tear it out, do it again.   The goal is even sized chains.

Single Crochet

Practice single crochet on the swatch we worked from in class. Use the videos above for reference.

Challenge:  If you feel comfortable with your chains and single crochets,  try to single crochet into your practice foundation chain.  The concept is the same a single crochet into a single crochet loop. The challenging part is the coordination of holding the yarn chain, vs rows of a started project.

Practice Practice Practice- it’s the only way you will get comfortable.  I compared it to learning to tie a shoe or learning to play the piano. You know what to do, but getting your hands to figure out what to do takes practice and repetition.

Please feel free to email me, Faye or Mary Ann if you have any questions!