HOW TO CROCHET

Introduction
Streetknit is a charity project whose sole purpose is to create knitwear. The knitwear is donated to homeless shelters. If you find knitting to be difficult, then I would suggest you try crochet. Many people find crochet to be easier.

GETTING STARTED

WHAT YOU NEED

• Yarn
• Crochet hook

HOW TO HOLD YOUR HOOK

• Grab the hook with your thumb and middle finger.
• Rest your index finger near the the tip of the hook.
• There you go, this is called the pencil grip.

How to make a Slip knot

• Fold the yarn to make a loop
• Catch the yarn through the loop
• Pull it through
• Pull the ends to tighten the slip knot

HOW TO MAKE A CHAIN STITCH

• Hold the crochet hook in your right hand.
• With your left hand, put the yarn under then over the hook.
• Slide the yarn under the throat of the hook.
• Pull the hook with the wrapped yarn through the loop.
• Be sure to keep up with the amount of chain stitches you have made.

SINGLE CROCHET STITCH

• Skip the first chain stitch
• Insert the hook into the second chain stitch
• Bring yarn over the hook back to front.
• Pull the hook towards you with the yarn.
• You will have two loops on your hook.

SINGLE CROCHET STITCH

• Bring the yarn over back to front again.
• Pull the yarn through the loops with the hook.

Weave in Ends

• Cut the yarn leaving a few inches of tail.
• Insert your tail through the loop on your hook.
• Remove hook.
• Pull on tail to tighten.
• Weave the tail through the stitches with a yarn needle.

Troubleshooting

Warnings

• Avoid pulling the yarn from the center of the skein.
• Improve tension by using a ball of yarn.
• Please put your hair up if it's long to avoid getting it in your project.
• Remove all cats from the crocheting area.
• Avoid wearing jewelry a it can get caught on to your project.

Further Warnings

• Switch hooks when needed.
• If your work is too tight, use a larger hook.
• If your work is too loose use, a smaller hook.
• Don't change hooks in the middle of a project.

Patterns

Single Crochet Scarf for Beginners

Materials

• Worseted Weight Yarn
• Crochet Hook Size I - K
• Tapestry Needle

Directions

• Make 15 chain stitches.
• This will be your first or foundation row.
• Single crochet in 2nd chain stitch from hook.
• Single crochet in each of the next 13 chains
• Chain 1 at the end to turn.

Directions (continued)

• This will be your second row.
• Single crochet in each single crochet stitch across.
• Make one chain stitch at the end of the row.
• This will be your third row.
• Continue making rows until you are satisfied.