Basic Crochet InstructionsFor The BeginnerFollow these basic crochet instructions and you will become competant in no time. For the beginner the best yarn to use is a smooth acrylic yarn of DK (double knitting) Aran or worsted weight. With a fancy yarn it takes a bit of practise to see exactly where to insert your hook. The yarn label should tell you the best size of hook to use, but as a guide a 7 or G/6 (US) 4.5 or 4.0mm (metric) or size 8 or 7 (UK) should be just about right. Confused about the different yarn thicknesses? (also known as yarn weight) Don't worry, most of us are, due to the differences in terminology in the UK and US. Don't fret about it just at the moment. You won't need to sort that out until you have a pattern you want to follow to make a crochet item and there are plenty of yarn conversion tables on the web. On this page you will learn how to make a slip knot, how to hold your yarn and hook and how to make a basic chain. So let's get going!
Basic Crochet Instructions - making a slip knot With your ball of yarn to your left hand side, take hold of the yarn in your right hand a quite a few few inches from the end. Again take hold of the yarn in your left hand a few inches nearer the ball. Cross the yarn right over left to make a loop.
Clear as mud? maybe this video will help
Basic Crochet Instructions - holding the hook and yarnOnce you have your slip knot on the hook you are ready to make a length of chain stitch. However you must first learn how to hold the hook and yarn. It is vital to get this right if you want to your work to be neat and even and if you want to learn to work quickly.
Next wind the yarn around the fingers of your left hand as shown in this series of photographs. Now you are ready to make a chain stitch
Basic Crochet Instructions - how to crochet a chain stitch Use the middle finger of your left hand to hold the yarn taught.   Pass the crochet hook over and then under the yarn to hook it and pull it throught the loop that is already on the hook.
Well Done!You have learned the very basics of crochet. Now you can Go back to the Beginner Crochet page for more basic crochet instructions to learn a few simple stitches and get going on a simple project.Please feel free to contact me, Shirley, at getbacktous@aol.com if you have any questions. I don't promise I will answer you immediately (especially if I am away on holiday)but I WILL answer you. Best wishes with your beginner crochet projects If you are looking for more crochet patterns, instructions and ideas and have not found what you want on the internet, a very good source of books (thousands) can be found at Amazon. for US residents. If you reside in the UK go to
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Next push another loop taken from near the end of the yarn under and then through this first loop.
Tighten the first loop by pulling on the yarn in your left hand.
Place the remaining loop onto your hook and tighten again by pulling with your right hand. Don’t pull too tight because you are going to have to pull your hook through this loop.
Hold the hook in your right hand between your thumb and first two fingers and let it rest at the base of your thumb where it joins the hand - like most people would hold a pen ready to write.
Then turn you hand over and grip the base of the loop on your hook between the finger and thumb of your left hand.
