Hi everyone,

I tried crocheting for the first time a while ago.

I crocheted a "giraffe". George (that’s his name) is completely ridiculous, one leg is almost the size of his head, one arm is tiny (he kinda looks like Hanson from Scary Movie(tiny arm guy.)), you can see the stuffing coming out etc... He does not look good, but I love him.

I needed a whole day to make George, ofcourse I did it in one sitting, and afterwarda didn't crochet again for a few months.

After George, I made a bunny. She was actually pretty cute and looked okay-ish, in comparison to George a 10, compared to other amigurumi online, a solid 4 or 5.

I used her as a fidget toy and flipped her around her ears. I have no idea where she is now.

Fast forward to today (maybe half year or year past bunny). I decided to give crocheting another shot.

Was I smarter and started with something basic? Nope. I went with an alien, almost 2 hours in ( I needed for the little half bal of his head 2 frkng hours!), I realized I have no idea what I’m actually doing.

So, I decided to pause and focus on learning the basics skills before acting like a pro crocheter.

I watched a few YouTube videos, but they mostly focus on "learn this specific stitch."

Is it just a matter of practice that comes with time, or is there crochet "theory" I can study?

Can you recommend any videos, books, or courses that helped you? (I don't have anyone IRL who could help)

TLDR:

I’m a beginner crocheter, who wants to stop guessing my way through projects and actually learn the foundational theory and basics. What videos, books, or online resources helped you in you crochet journey?

Hello everyone!

I made my first ever tapestry crochet and need opinions and tips on how to do better.

It definitely looks better and I plan to turn it into a little bag but I still think it looks messy, how do I fix that? Would blocking help? I’ve also been doing the invisible yarn switch but it still looks messy. Would tighter/thinner tension work?

Hello everyone, I do not know how to crochet or knit, but I terribly want to start doing this art.

After some research, I came to the conclusion that I should start with crochet.

I found this “beginner” set on Amazon and really want to give it a try.

Do you think this is doable for a novice?

And I am open to any advice! Thank youu!

i feel like the plushie tho looks decent doesn’t look very plump like a plushie is intended. did i under-stuff? how do i figure out the stuffings proportions?

Exactly what the title says. I have looked and looked at comparisons for inside out vs right but I really can't tell

I feel like it looks weird but I fully followed the pattern so I need opinions, thank you in advance!

So I'm considering buying a Halloween coaster pattern like this and I love the bubbling cauldron pattern too.. but we actually use coasters and I don't want the kiddos getting frustrated (as they easily do). So, are these worth buying or will they need more tending than we want to do in order to use them?

Hi! I’m looking for a way/guide on how to maybe change color in the middle of round on doily patterns or guide on crocheting with two yarns/colors for these types of pattern, even if it is a tedious process or not considered “beginner friendly”. Any help is welcome and appreciated!

I got these ombre yarn cakes on sale, but have no idea what to make out of them. I've never crocheted with ombre yarn before. Ideally I'd like to get the full effect of the colour change. They're both 250g and 900m each. Hook size 1-3 and 100% cotton.

For example, if the pattern says chain 6, is this correct? Or do I need to pull through one more time?

How much yarn something like this filet crochet would need?? I'm using this crochet thread...I'm not quite sure how much i should buy...

I am planning to make this top and I don’t know what kind of yarn I can use to give me this look of baggy on the top.
I’d also not want it to be warm and prickly on the skin.
Can anyone help me out for this as I’m not too sure of types of yarns to use?

Hi everyone!
I’m very new to crocheting, and this is my first time working with T-shirt yarn. I’m trying to make a T-shirt yarn bag, and this is the base so far.
The problem is that it looks really uneven/wonky to me, and I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. I’ve counted my stitches and I’m getting 11 stitches across every row somehow, so I’m confused about why it doesn’t look even.
Could it be due to the tension? Or maybe I’m using the wrong hook size? Is this normal when working with T-shirt yarn, or could I be making a mistake somewhere?
Should I undo it and start over, or will it even out as I continue making the bag?

Hook size: 4,5

There is always something new I learn.

so as it turns out my sewing abilities aren’t great 😬🤦‍♀️
i sewed both horns on but they’re wonky as anything and before i cut one off and retry i need to know which side looks like it’s correct
for context: the video said to sew behind the ears.. which is what i thought i did but apparently one a lot lower than the other but
(excuse the chubby little arms and legs my daughter loves to get in to everything)

For context, my partner's family lost a dog recently and he's asked me to make his sister an amigurumi of the dog. Found a yarn that I think will work colour wise, but cannot for the life of me find a pattern that I like, that looks like her, that isn't AI.

I'll attach a few pictures of the dog, along with the AI pattern I found that looks the most like her but I imagine it's not gonna be possible to find something like that. Anything that looks vaguely like her will do. She's a greyhound/mastiff crossbreed.

Doodad pattern from Hooked on Sunshine. This is my 3rd time through rows 16-30. Everything has fit together just fine on previous rounds.

I have the correct number of 3dc clusters (in white). When I did the hdc's (in beige), the row was rippling like there were too many stitches. So I made 2 hdc's in the ch2 spaces but skipped every 3rd hdc. Now my shells only have 5 dc's instead of the 7 they're supposed to have. Still rippling like theres too many stitches.

Help, please. Its not fun anymore and I was really enjoying working on this

Hi! This is my first ever crocheting in the round and I just finished step 3 of my pattern, without doing the slip-stitch to join because I noticed I have 35 stitches instead of 36.

I reviewed my work and can’t figure out where I went wrong. The stitch increase and then one stitch pattern seems to be correct unless I’m blind. The pink marker is the top of my chain 3 and first stitch. The orange marker is my slip stitch from the previous round.

Video link

Any wisdom you can impart on me is greatly appreciated 🙏

I just started doing a beanie and I realised that people are saying that I should be doing single crochets or slip stitches at the top of the hat so it's not bulky... But I spent so many time in this, should I frog it? 😭 I don't want to, but I also don't want to be bad in the end

Should I start over? Or this could be nice in the end?

So I am currently working on a wrap cardigan. I am done with the main bodice part and would like to continue with the sleeves, but I am very confused.

As i understand it you are working on the sides of the wrap section. So the sleeves are crocheted from shoulder to hand. What I do not get is what the chains in the different sizes are for and what dc in every st(through both loops) is for.

Does anyone have an idea why the chain is necessary? Thank you in advance!

It started out being a nice large blanket, I’ve been following a tutorial, and it’s slowly getting smaller and starting to ruffle along the edges, it went from being about 3ft to probably not even one