If you are a beginner in crochet art and have never held a crochet hook in your hand, that’s no problem. Here's [...]

One hand holds the hook, and the other has the yarn. There are several ways to hold yarn. Try numerous [...]

Before we learn how to make a chain stitch, let's look at how to make a slip knot, an essential step to begin [...]

This is the first stitch you learn when starting to crochet. We use chain stitches when we work in rows or [...]

The single crochet stitch is the basic stitch for making amigurumi. In the crochet world, you can work in rows [...]

Just as we made single crochet stitches in rows, we can also make single crochet stitches in rounds. [...]

When we crochet in rounds, we use a marker to remember where the first round ends and the second begins. [...]

We increase when two single crochet stitches are made in the same hole. Increasing a stitch in crochet is a [...]

We decrease when we reduce the number of our stitches. There are two ways to crochet a decrease stitch. [...]

Another quick stitch to know is the slip stitch, used for example, to finish a crochet piece.

Sometimes, even with small projects, we run out of yarn and have to start a new ball of the same color. There is [...]

If, on the other hand, the pattern asks you to change the color of the yarn, I will show you a straightforward [...]

In this video, you can learn how to crochet an oval (like the snouts of some of our animals, for example).[...]

To sum up, to practice the basic stitches and techniques we will use for all the patterns in this book, let's [...]

In this video, I show you how to fasten off the yarn when the pattern asks to close a piece of work.

I use these steps to close the pieces that will be sewn to the puppet's main body, leaving a tidier final seam.

In this video, I show you how to work only into the Back Loop of the stitch, and only on the Front Loop of the [...]

You can learn how to make a double crochet stitch in this video.

This video, teaches you how to make a half double crochet stitch.

You can learn how to make a double chain stitch in this video.