How to Hold a Crochet Hook: Knife Grip vs Pencil Grip
The two standard crochet hook grips, how to choose between them in five minutes, what your yarn hand should be doing, and what to try when your hand still hurts.
Crochet Techniques
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Meet Echo the Bat: Front Loops Only, Split Single Crochet, and Clean Colour Changes
Echo the Bat is the newest intermediate lesson at Yon Crochet. Here is what she teaches: clean mid-round colour changes, front loops only, split single crochet, sewing and embroidery. Available in both right-hand and left-hand video modes. -
Single Crochet vs Double Crochet: What's the Difference?
Single crochet and double crochet are the two most common stitches in crochet, and the difference comes down to height and density. Single crochet is short and tightly...
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Meet Rocky the Earth: What You'll Learn in Yon Crochet's New Intermediate Lesson
Rocky the Earth is the newest character lesson at Yon Crochet, and the first one built specifically for crocheters who have already finished a beginner kit and are...
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How to Join Crochet Pieces Together: Sewing vs Slip Stitch
Once all the individual pieces of an amigurumi character are crocheted, arms, ears, a tail, a head, they still need to be joined into one finished character. The...
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Best Yarn for Amigurumi: A Complete Guide
The best yarn for amigurumi is a smooth, worsted weight (medium, #4) acrylic or cotton-acrylic blend in a light to medium colour. That single sentence covers what works...
