Crochet Basics
Dip your toes into the world of crochet with our Crochet Basics course, where you'll learn everything from the fundamentals all the way to making your first shawl. Taught by Charlotte Lee, this online workshop covers all of the basics steps so that you can start crocheting today.
Welcome to Crochet Basics!
Learn to crochet with us! Dip your toes into the world of crochet with our Crochet Basics course, where you’ll learn everything from the fundamentals all the way to making your first shawl. Taught by Charlotte Lee, this online workshop covers all of the basics steps so that you can start crocheting today.
Throughout the videos, you’ll learn:
- Choosing yarn and crochet hooks
- How to hold your yarn & crochet hook
- How to chain stitch
- Single crochet stitch
- Half double crochet and double crochet stitch
- Treble crochet stitch and beyond
- Different pick up methods & how they look
- Finishing techniques: joining crochet stitches, weaving in ends, alternating colours
- How to swatch for the included After Midnight and Lace After Midnight shawls
- Crochet pattern inspiration for after you finish your first shawl
Included is a comprehensive workbook with all the instructions needed for crocheting the course swatches plus the gauge swatch. With these new skills, you’ll be able to crochet Charlotte’s gorgeous After Midnight shawl, made in SweetGeorgia Yarns Mohair Silk DK, to show off and enjoy your wonderful new crocheting skills!
Talk about the Crochet Basics course with members of the School of SweetGeorgia. Post project pictures, share personal reflections, and join the conversations in our Community Forums!
Tag what you are making everywhere with #soscrochet and #schoolofsweetgeorgia!
Looking for a quick and fun project for the weekend? Why not Charlotte Lee`s @charlotte_milkteacup Flowerful Headband! With the pattern included in the Granny Squares online course, Charlotte will walk you through all of the steps in making your own colourful project. Get ready to zhuzh up this spring and summer!
Find the pattern at the SOS Granny Squares course »
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Crochet is a medium made for colour. From simple stripes to tapestry crochet to intricate pieced motifs, the opportunities to play with colours are endless and unique. Due to the specific textural and structural properties of crochet, colour combinations may interact differently than in other fibre arts, so intentionality is key. In this article, we’ll look at an important aspect of crochet colour play: value.
At Ruth Nguyen`s @redearthdesignstudio new "Colour & Value in Crochet" article, we’ll look at an important aspect of crochet colour play: value. Follow the link in bio to read more.
Happy May! This month, we`re kicking things off continuing on with the crochet love at our "Crochet Summit", where every day for the first week of May we`re launching new tutorials perfect for beginner crocheters!
Taught by Charlotte Lee @charlotte_milkteacup, you can now find the Choosing Your First Crochet Hook tutorial comparing characteristics of different types of crochet hooks available, Learn the Chain Stitch which includes a fun project you can make using your chain stitch practice yarn, Single Crochet Dishcloth, and more. All of these quick and helpful reference tips are available at the SOS Tutorials page (with one more coming tomorrow)!
Last week, we shared with you the schoolofsweetgeorgia new Granny Squares course, which teaches SOS members how to crochet the ever-versatile granny square. Now we are continuing on with the crochet love at the School`s "Crochet Summit", with free tutorials launching daily the first week of May!
All taught by Charlotte Lee charlotte_milkteacup, yesterday`s Choosing Your First Crochet Hook tutorial compared characteristics of different types of crochet hooks available. Today, Charlotte talks about Learning the Chain Stitch as well as shares a project you can make using your chain stitch practice yarn. Stay tuned for more videos coming soon, available at both at the School and at our YouTube channel!
Have you been drawn into all of the fabulous crochet projects being shared everywhere online? From cardigans, scarves and handbags to blankets, pillows and placemats, many of these projects are made with granny squares or granny square variations. Over at the School schoolofsweetgeorgia, we`re joining in this crochet fun with Charlotte Lee`s charlotte_milkteacup online Granny Squares course!
Using Charlotte`s included crochet patterns, the video lessons cover starting in rounds, crocheting the basic square pattern, changing colours, and piecing together squares for making larger projects. By the end of the course, you will know how to make a granny square as big or small as your heart may wish. The sky’s the limit!
If you`re not yet an SOS member, check out the Granny Squares course, along with the knitting, spinning, weaving, dyeing and fibre crafts content… use the code SPRINGSOS23 to try out the School for 7 days for just $1!
Have you been drawn into all of the fabulous crochet projects being shared everywhere? From cardigans, scarves and handbags to blankets, pillows and placemats, many of these projects are made with crochet granny squares or granny square variations.
With the video lessons now available at the School, learn to crochet your own at the new Granny Squares course taught by Charlotte Lee @charlotte_milkteacup! The content will cover starting in rounds, crocheting the basic square pattern, changing colours, and piecing together squares to make larger projects. This course is based on the foundational techniques that were covered in the Crochet Basics course; thus, we won’t go into details for each stitch, we will focus on making granny squares! Join in the fun with us!
#soscrochet #schoolofsweetgeorgia #crochet #grannysquare #grannysquarepattern #crochetlove #crochetinspiration
Have you ever had trouble with a messy long-tail cast-on? One end seems to be getting all kinked up while the other end is separating before your very eyes! What is going on here? Well, every time we make a wrapping motion, we change our yarn. Some projects are fine, but others… well, they just seem to be so difficult! Let’s have a look under the hood to see how and why the twist direction of our yarns can make or break a project.
New at the School is Amanda Buckley`s @mandythephilomath article Twist And Shout: Why Twist Direction Matters In Your Making, arming you with the knowledge of how our techniques can change yarn as we work with it, and how we can choose to compensate for it or even amplify it for effect.
Read the full post at the SOS site (link in bio)!
#schoolofsweetgeorgia #sosspinning #sosknitting #soscrochet #spinningyarn #handspun #yarn #handspunyarn #handspunstagram
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Equipment
- Sizes C-2, D-3, G-6 US / 2.75 mm, 3.25 mm, 4 mm hooks for workbook swatches
- Size I-9 / 5.5 mm hook for Dk Shawl
Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge - Sizes D-3, G-6 / 3.25 mm, 4 mm hooks for Lace Shawl
Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge
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Materials
Workbook swatches:
- 1 skein SweetGeorgia Yarns Superwash DK in Mermaid (256 yards / 234 m per 4 oz / 115g skein)
- 1 skein SweetGeorgia Yarns Flaxen Silk DK in Rose Gold (248 yards / 226 m per 4 oz / 115g skein per skein)
- 1 SweetGeorgia Yarns Sock Yarn Blank in Lighthouse (80% superwash merino wool, 20% nylon 425 yards / 388 m per 4 oz / 115g skein)
After Midnight Shawl Dk:
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3 skeins SweetGeorgia Yarns Mohair Silk DK in Velvet Elvis (218 yd / 200 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g skein; 90% Superwash Merino, 5% Super Kid Mohair, 5% Silk).
After Midnight Shawl Lace:
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1 skein SweetGeorgia Yarns Merino Silk Lace in Starlight (765 yards / 700 m per 3.5 oz / 100g skein; 50% Fine Merino Wool, 50% Cultivated Silk).
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Course Content
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Course Includes
- 10 Lessons
