Crochet stitches explained

Learn how to read a crochet pattern. This guide covers common terms, abbreviations, and symbols in a crochet pattern.

How to read a crochet pattern.

Learning how to crochet is easy once you understand the basic stitches. If you’ve never tried to crochet before, we’ll walk you through the crochet stitches you’re likely to find on patterns, from the easiest to the most complicated ones. Once you’ve mastered these basic stitches, you’ll be able to crochet just about a

Before you can start crocheting, you need to make sure you know the basics, particularly abbreviations for crochet. You might know how to complete basic stitches (or not), but you need to learn what the crochet abbreviations are before you make any progress on a crochet pattern... and crochet has a lot of abbreviations. Some abbreviations are quite simple to figure out without a guide, but some might take a bit to remember. If you look at a crochet pattern, you will see a lot of shorthand…

If you want to learn how to crochet you will need to know these basic crochet stitches, because they are the base for making so many more.

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