Category Archives: Tutorials

Crocheting in the front loop only (or FLO), is just as easy as crocheting in the back loop only. You see how the crochet stitch has two lines in it? The first loop is called the front loop and the second loop is the back loop! Starting from the outside, insert your hook from theContinueContinue reading “How To: Front Loop Only (FLO)”

A crochet stitch is made of two little lines. The first line is the front loop and the second line is the back loop. To crochet in the back loop only (also known as BLO), all you have to do is crochet like normal but instead of putting your hook through both loops, you areContinueContinue reading “How To: Back Loop Only (BLO)”

A slip stitch is a cool way to create a nice and smooth ledge and I like to use slip stitches when finishing off a circle or on a pot for my plants! To create a slip stitch: Insert hookYarn overPull through both the stitch and the original loop on your hook (leaving 1 loop)ContinueContinue reading “How To: Slip Stitch”

Double crochet stitches are great for loose and big items like hats and blankets. It’s often abbreviated dc. To make a double crochet stitch: Yarn over and insert hookYarn over and pull through one (3 loops)Yarn over and pull through two (2 loops)Yarn over and pull through two (1 loop) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKvTleGczGc&list=PL-KEOQJ7DzrHydHzWyl8wHeKvfpCJ-8Pf&index=30

A half double crochet (hdc) is halfway between a single crochet and a double crochet. It’s great for blankets and scarves if you still want a tighter stitch look. To make a half double crochet: Yarn over and insert hook (3 loops)Yarn over and pull through one (3 loops)Yarn over and pull through three loopsContinueContinue reading “How To: Half Double Crochet”

Crocheting with 2 strands is an easy way to either make a piece thicker or to combine 2 colors in a unique way. To crochet with 2 strands of yarn at the same time, all you have to do is crochet just like normal, but with 2 strands! I like to start by lining upContinueContinue reading “How To: Crochet with 2 Strands”

In crochet, a decrease is combining two stitches together into one. There are two ways that I like to do it, a normal decrease (dec) and an invisible decrease (inv dec). In most patterns, it doesn’t matter which one is used and in all Lousy Llama Creation patterns, unless otherwise noted, either method can beContinueContinue reading “How To: Decrease (dec)”

An increase is an easy way to make your crochet piece bigger. It’s usually abbreviated with inc. To make an increase in single crochet, you place 2 single crochet stitches in the same stitch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piX1Z7wE3DU&list=PL-KEOQJ7DzrHydHzWyl8wHeKvfpCJ-8Pf&index=25

After you fasten off, you’re left with a tail that needs to go somewhere. You can’t just cut it off because your whole piece could come undone and you might have a big whole in your piece! If there is one skill that I would deem the most important in crochet, I would say properlyContinueContinue reading “How To: Weave in Tails”

Squares and rectangles in crochet usually start with a line of chains plus a turning chain. A turning chain is an extra chain or two at the end of the row that adds height to the row. For single crochet, if we want the first row to be 10 stitches, we are going to makeContinueContinue reading “How To: Crochet Squares and Turning Chain”