Start a Chain in Crochet
A quick-reference for starting your foundation chain, plus exactly how chain length maps to your intended target width.
Resources
Your hub for crochet how-tos, terminology, patterns, techniques, and everything else crocheters want to know.
How to Stiffen Crochet
Fabric stiffener versus a homemade sugar-water starch solution compared, for holding a crochet ornament’s shape long-term.
Crochet Hot Air Balloon
A full pattern for a small crocheted hot air balloon, worked start to finish, perfect as an ornament or nursery decoration.
Graph Crochet Pixel Art
How to design your own pixel art graph for a C2C graphghan, from a blank grid to a finished, ready-to-stitch chart.
How to Cast On Crochet
Why crochet doesn’t technically have a cast on like knitting, and what starting a foundation chain looks like instead.
Crochet Hook Sizes in MM
A full crochet hook size conversion chart from steel to jumbo, listed in both millimeters and US letter sizes side by side.
Small Items to Crochet
10 small, fast crochet items that use minimal yarn and finish comfortably in under an hour, perfect for last-minute gifts.
How to Make a HDC in Crochet
The half double crochet stitch explained step by step, for a fabric height that sits between single and double crochet.
Where Did Crochet Originate
The regions most closely tied to crochet’s early record, and why its exact origin point still stays genuinely fuzzy today.
Crochet Cap for Men
A full pattern for a simple ribbed crochet cap sized specifically for a men’s fit, worked from the brim up in one piece.
HDC 2 Tog Crochet
How to work a half double crochet 2 together decrease step by step, shown clearly enough to follow on your first try.
How to Price Crochet Items
A simple, repeatable pricing formula for handmade crochet items you sell, walked through with a fully worked real-world example.