Crochet pattern reading instruction

Hi, this past week I have been teaching a friend crochet, I’m not a master… yet, but I have been teaching her the basics. As I was teaching her the basic stitches I thought how useful w…

Crochet patterns and charts can be very mysterious, with lots of strange abbreviations, numbers and cryptic symbols. In this class, crochet expert Edie Eckman guides you through a typical crochet pattern, explaining line by line how it should be read. Not only does Edie discuss how to interpret the written instructions

This is a beginner's guide on how to read crochet symbols charts easily. It will help you master the basics of crochet charts.

The most daunting aspect of crochet is learning how to read a crochet pattern. Learn exactly what that crochet pattern is telling you to do.

But the writing part needs to be very structured and organized. It has to be clear and concise or the art which you create will not translate into another crochet artist’s hands. NOTE: I do not pretend to know it all. Far from it. I am close to the beginning of my design journey – but I am learning more every day, and I want to share those lessons with anyone starting out so that maybe they can skip over some of the mistakes I have made and regretted.

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New to crochet? Don't understand crochet patterns? This tutorial goes through all the steps necessary to learn to read crochet patterns. You'll master it easily

Use this Granny Square Crochet Pattern Diagram to make your first granny square! It is easy to read and makes crocheting a granny square easy!

This is another one of my eclectic posts. I have a new Great Granddaughter on the way, and will be crocheting things that I am now pinning on Pinterest. This instruction list will be most helpful. With this post, the only thing I need to get up here is the afghan stitch, and I'm all set to renew my ability. I have been slacking since the kids started school, and I went back to work. I'm cutting back on the jobs I take, so have more play time. I'm looking forward to making some things for the…

Part of learning to read crochet patterns is learning what all those symbols mean. Parentheses, asterisks, brackets, oh my! All of these can be used in the same pattern, and while it might seem confusing at first, they actually make the patterns much easier to read. Here's what all those crochet pattern symbols mean! Parentheses Parentheses can be used in a couple of different ways in crochet patterns! Let's take a look at a sample row of crochet: Rnd 2: Ch 1, dc in next 3 sts, (dc, ch 1…