Crochet

The path

1. 1
   Level 1Free

   First Stitches

   Five handmade coasters

   14 Steps, about 31 minutes each. Total beginners. No experience needed.

   1. Chapter 1: Chain, stitch, coaster. A chain, rows of single crochet with straight edges, and your first finished coaster.
   2. Chapter 2: Taller stitches and granny squares. Half double and double crochet, your first pattern read, and a finished granny square.
   3. Chapter 3: Color and a finished set. Color changes, a square made from the pattern alone, blocking, and a set of five coasters.

   1. 1
      Make your first chain

      You can hold the hook and yarn and make an even chain.

      simplydaisy, 8:36MJ's Off The Hook Designs
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   2. 2
      Crochet your first row

      One row of 16 single crochet stitches across your chain.

      Kristin's Crochet Tutorials, 19:15MJ's Off The Hook Designs
   3. 3
      Turn and build rows

      Seven more rows, each with exactly 16 stitches.

      Cat Kemble, 10:10The Woobles

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   1. 4
      Get straight edges and even tension

      Six more rows with straight sides and stitches that match in size.

      Sewrella, 4:29MJ's Off The Hook Designs
   2. 5
      Finish your first coaster

      A finished single crochet square with no loose tails.

      Knots & Kneedles, 3:46MJ's Off The Hook Designs
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   3. 6
      Learn the half double crochet

      A 6-row swatch of half double crochet (hdc).

      Crochet Guru, 3:33Yarnspirations
   4. 7
      Learn the double crochet

      Add 4 rows of double crochet (dc) to your swatch.

      Crochet Guru, 6:20Sarah Maker
   5. 8
      Read your first pattern

      You can turn a line of crochet pattern into plain steps.

      simplydaisy, 10:06MJ's Off The Hook Designs
   6. 9
      Start your first granny square

      Round 1: a small square with 4 clusters and 4 corners.

      Maddy Marie, 10:52Nicki's Homemade Crafts
   7. 10
      Finish your first granny square

      A 3-round granny square, fastened off.

      Maddy Marie, 10:52Nicki's Homemade Crafts
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   8. 11
      Change colors

      Granny square #2 with a new color on each round.

      Maddy Marie, 19:21Nicki's Homemade Crafts
   9. 12
      Make a square on your own

      Granny square #3, made from the pattern without a video.

      Nicki's Homemade Crafts
   10. 13
       Block your squares

       Your squares are flat, square, and the same size.

       B.Hooked Crochet, 3:30B.Hooked Crochet
   11. 14
       Finish your coaster set

       A fourth square and a finished set of five coasters.

       TL Yarn Crafts, 17:10
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2. 2
   Level 2Unlocks after Level 1

   Wearables

   A beanie, cowl and mitts that fit

   20 Steps, about 46 minutes each. Crocheters who finished Level 1 or can already make sc, hdc and dc rows and follow a simple pattern.

   1. Chapter 1: Rounds, gauge and ribbing. A magic ring, a flat circle, a gauge swatch, two kinds of ribbing, and a finished twisted ear warmer.
   2. Chapter 2: A beanie that fits. Your head measured, a crown worked to size, the body and a ribbed brim, and a pom-pom on top.
   3. Chapter 3: Texture and a cowl. Moss stitch learned from words and a chart, a cowl worked and seamed, then blocked so it drapes.
   4. Chapter 4: Mitts and your own design. A matching pair of fingerless mitts, stripes in the round, and a hat of your own design in a gift set.

   1. 1
      Make a magic ring

      A magic ring with 6 single crochet worked into it and pulled tightly closed.

      Bella Coco
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   2. 2
      Crochet a flat circle

      A flat circle of 8 rounds of single crochet that lies flat on the table.

      B.Hooked Crochet
   3. 3
      Swatch for gauge

      A 5 x 5 inch hdc swatch in your hat yarn, measured, with the hook that matches the beanie pattern.

      Sarah Maker

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   1. 4
      Learn two ribbings

      Two small swatches: back loop only ribbing and front post / back post double crochet ribbing.

      Christa Co Design
   2. 5
      Make a twisted ear warmer

      A finished, seamed ear warmer with a twist at the front, in bulky yarn.

      Sarah Maker
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   3. 6
      Size your beanie

      Your head measured and the right beanie size and crown target picked.

      Christa Co Design
   4. 7
      Work the crown

      The flat crown of your beanie, worked in hdc to your size's diameter.

      Christa Co Design
   5. 8
      Work the body

      Even rounds worked down from the crown until the hat is long enough for the brim.

      Christa Co Design
   6. 9
      Add a ribbed brim

      A post stitch ribbed brim worked around the bottom of the hat.

      Christa Co Design
   7. 10
      Pom-pom and finish

      A full pom-pom tied securely on top, every end woven in: a finished beanie.

      Make & Do Crew
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   8. 11
      Learn moss stitch

      A moss stitch swatch with a flat, woven look.

      Bella CocoSarah Maker
   9. 12
      Read a stitch chart

      Your moss stitch swatch worked again from a chart instead of written words.

      LoveCrafts
   10. 13
       Start the cowl

       The first half of a moss stitch cowl in worsted yarn.

       Hooked on Homemade Happiness
   11. 14
       Finish and seam the cowl

       The cowl worked to full length and seamed into a loop.

       TL Yarn Crafts
   12. 15
       Block the cowl

       The cowl blocked so the stitches even out and it drapes softly.

       A Crocheted Simplicity
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   13. 16
       Make a fingerless mitt

       One fingerless mitt worked flat in ribbing and seamed with a thumb hole.

       Christa Co Design
   14. 17
       Make its twin

       A second mitt that matches the first.

       Christa Co Design
   15. 18
       Stripes in the round

       A striped swatch tube with clean color changes and no big jog at the join.

       Pattern Paradise
   16. 19
       Design your own hat

       A beanie of your own design: your size, your stripes or texture, your brim.

       Joy of Motion Crochet
   17. 20
       Wrap a gift set

       A set of your wearables, washed, labeled with care notes and given away (or kept).

       Yarnspirations
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3. Level 3Unlocks after Level 2

   Amigurumi

   Your first stuffed figure

4. Level 4Unlocks after Level 3

   Market Maker

   Your first sale

Where it ends: selling your own handmade pieces

Free lessons in First Stitches come from simplydaisy, MJ's Off The Hook Designs, Kristin's Crochet Tutorials, Cat Kemble, The Woobles, Knots & Kneedles, Sewrella, Crochet Guru, Yarnspirations, Sarah Maker, Maddy Marie, Nicki's Homemade Crafts, The Crochet Crowd, B.Hooked Crochet, TL Yarn Crafts, AllFreeCrochet. We link to their work and never copy it.