Getting Started



One of the toughest things with Crocheting is getting started. Whether it be from a teacher, a book, or internet rescources, getting started with crochetting is something most people find difficulty with; the hook and yarn combination and how to hold it is awkward at first, and it takes many mistakes before one may become proficiant with it, but after some time, effort, and a lot of undoing your work, (I know how it feels, but you've got to suck it up and restart again, and again, and again..) the end result pays off.

COMPARING CROCHETTING TO KNITTING. When it comes to creating things from yarn, the initial thought goes to knitting, although why this is I have yet to figure out. I find knitting more suitable for working large, usually square, but sometimes circular, objects, like scarves, or sweaters. Knitting uses two needles and involves working all the loops used to form a row at the same time, there are only two basic sitiches that are used, and in order to make anything impressive one needs to have expirence and skill (To those of you who are proficiant at knitting, you have my upmost respect!! My hands are not suited for such things). Crocheting, on the other hand, involves working each individual loop of a row one at a time, allowing one to use a variety of twists or stitches with only basic compatence. I have been crochetting since I was ten years old, and continue to through this day. Mostly I make and design hats which I sell to raise money for charities. There's a lot of fun to be had in this craft, and I strongly encourage it to anyone willing to give it a chance. (By way of notice, I am a man, so if there are any men out there, crochetting, if anything, wins you more respect than you might think).

The following provides some pages on how to get started on Crochetting:
 * Yarns and Hooks
 * Chain Stitch
 * Single Crochet (Slip Stitch)
 * Double Crochet
 * Crochetting Stitches