The six basic crochet stitches every beginner needs to learn are, in order: slip knot, chain stitch, slip stitch, single crochet, half-double crochet and double crochet. Treble crochet is a useful seventh. These six cover around 90% of beginner patterns. Most people can learn all six in a focused weekend (8–12 hours of practice), and they
The six stitches every beginner crocheter needs
Crochet has more individual stitch names than any other fibre craft — Wikipedia lists over 80. But only six appear in most beginner patterns: slip knot, chain, slip stitch, single crochet, half-double crochet and double crochet. If you know these six, you can follow aroun
