Hi, friends! One of the things you might not know about this Artsy Mama is that I learned to crochet at a very young age. One day when I was visiting my grandparents, my grandmother got out her hooks and yarn and showed me the basics. I was immediately "hooked."
{pun definitely intended} At first, all I knew how to do was chain, so I would chain entire skeins of yarn to practice. Then, I learned more kinds of stitches and by the time I was in middle school, I was crocheting full size afghans for the 4-H Fair.
Up to this point, I haven't ever put any crochet projects on the blog, because I know there are already a lot of fabulous blogs out there dedicated to that particular niche, and they have patterns for things that are way more involved than anything I've ever attempted. But I recently heard from the peanut gallery {aka Facebook} that many of you are interested in a little Crochet 101 Series, because let's face it, if you don't know the basic stitches and how to get started, you can't follow any of the cool patterns out there! So, here I am to show you the basics in the hopes that you can get your feet wet in this fun hobby too!
Over the next few posts, I'm going to walk you through the supplies, starting your yarn, chain stitching, single crocheting, and more! Then, on Monday, I'm going to give you a simple project to put all your new skills together! Are you ready? Let's go!
