Beginner Crochet Tips

Pick one main color, one contrast for the features and a small accent for details, then check them by lightness. Four color schemes, real Yon character examples and a 5-minute plan.

A worsted weight crochet blanket takes about 750 to 950 yards for a baby size, 2,100 to 2,650 for a throw and 4,000 to 7,000 or more for a twin or queen. Here is the table by size and stitch, and how to turn yards into balls.

FLO and BLO tell you to work into just one strand at the top of a stitch. Here is which loop is which, what each one does to your fabric, and how to read them in a real amigurumi pattern.

Multi-size crochet patterns put the smallest size first and the larger sizes in parentheses, in the same order every time. Here is how to pick your size, read every line for it, and stop accidentally following the wrong number.

The back bump is the ridge along the back of every chain. Here is how it differs from the top loop, which one to use for a neat edge, and how to find the second chain from the hook.