This is my free 4-week class that teaches someone how to crochet. There is no prior knowledge of crochet required! This free masterclass was specifically designed for those that have never crocheted before.
This online crochet class is 100% free, and accessible to everyone. While we break it down into 28 different classes (1 per day for 4 weeks), you can follow along at your own pace, no matter the speed.
There is a printable below that can be used to mark off the online crochet classes as you finish them. Whether this free crochet course takes you 5 days or 50, you should be able to crochet like a pro by the end of it!
Course Details
Price:
100% Free
For:
Anyone who has never crocheted before
Total Time Needed:
15 – 18 hours
Course Worksheet
Use this form to get the printable worksheet that can be used to follow along with our online crochet lessons. It will help you follow where you are in the coursework, and will give you a place to take notes as you learn to crochet.
Instructions
Download the worksheet above. It will help you keep track of your progress.
Bookmark this page. This way you can easily come back to it over the following weeks.
Click on the specific day’s button below. Start with “Day 1”. This will open a popup with specific lessons.
Read the article, watch the videos (if one exists for that lesson), then practice what it’s trying to teach you. Once you feel comfortable with that lesson, come back to this page and move on to the next lesson and/or day.
By the end of this crochet masterclass, you should have mastered all the crochet skills needed to do just about every basic and easy crochet pattern from me or any other designer you can find.
Supercharge Your Learning!
Our 13-page cheat sheet booklet is just what you need! Packed with valuable tips, techniques, detailed sizes, and helpful advice, this comprehensive guide is essential for any level of crocheter.
Finally, here is the course. Follow along with the worksheet above, and move along at your own pace through these crochet lessons. Good luck!
Week 1
Time Needed: 3 hours, 15 minutes
In the first week of this course, there will be more reading than doing. The first half of the week works on building up your understanding of what crochet is, its terminology, and the supplies you’ll use. During the last two crochet classes, we attempt the two most basic stitches available.
In week two, you are going to learn the rest of the basic crochet stitches, then learn what gauge is, and why it is important. Finally, we’ll finish up with how to weave in the loose ends of yarn in a project, along with a recap of what you learned over the last 14 days.
Learning how to shape a project with increasing and decreasing the number of stitches kicks off the crochet classes in week three. These are essential skills for making anything that isn’t a perfect square (think a tapered hat). Next, you’ll learn how to create a magic circle and the techniques to change colors mid-project. Next, we prepare you to take on your very first crochet pattern: the classic granny square.
During the last week in our course, we start by making a washcloth from a pattern to see how much you retained from last time. We then touch on a couple of the more complicated stitches, then finish with a blanket pattern that uses a lot of what you’ve learned over the last 4 weeks.
During the first day of class, we are going to learn about the basics of crochet. This will be the basis of everything else you will learn in this class.
Tutorial
Length
What is Crochet? A high-level article explaining what crochet is, and the tools and stitches you’ll learn about in future classes.
10 minutes
Crochet vs. Knitting For those that don’t really understand the difference between crochet and knitting.
10 minutes
Crochet Abbreviations Most crochet terms are commonly abbreviated. Learning them is essential.
10 minutes
Day #2
Crochet Hook Basics
Today, will be a master class on crochet hooks. This includes not only how they are used, but the various sizes and types of crochet hooks that exist.
Tutorial
Length
All About Crochet Hooks Learn about the parts of a hook, the different types there are, and how the US vs. Metric sizes differ.
20 minutes
Reviews on Common Hook Sets I go through the most common brands of hooks, and explain what I like about them (and what I don’t).
10 minutes
Day #3
Crochet Yarn Basics
Yarn will become one of your favorite things by the time you’re done with our course. Today, we dive into the different types of yarn, how to read their labels, and the “weight” class they’re all a part of.
Tutorial
Length
Yarn Types Explained Learn about each common type of yarn, and the projects they are commonly used in.
Today is when you finally get to combine your freshly bought tools with your new-found knowledge. We are going to learn how to hold a hook & yarn, how to make a basic slip knot, then dive into something important called tension.
Finally. Today we finally learn the first real crochet stitch. The Single Crochet stitch (abbreviated sc… if you remember from Day 1) is the first one everybody learns first.
Finally, on Day 10 we learn the Treble – or Triple – Crochet (tr) stitch. It is by no means the tallest stitch (the Quad and a few more continue on), but it is the last of the basic stitches you’ll need to know.
Also, today we take a quick detour to learn about the differences between UK and US crochet terminology. Hint: It’s because in the UK the treble stitch is really the US’s double.
Just about every crochet pattern you’ll ever try to follow will provide it’s recommended gauge. Following gauge correctly ensures that the piece you’re trying to create will end up being the size it was meant to be.
Day 13 focuses on maybe the worst part of crocheting. After crocheting a project, you’ll be left with all sorts of yarn ends sticking out. Today, we learn how to weave them back in, aka to “fasten” or “finish” off.
Let’s recap the last two weeks! You’ve gone from a noob that knows absolutely nothing about crochet, to someone that can talk about why gauge matters so much. I’m so proud of you!
Here are the topics that, I feel, were the most important over the last dozen classes:
Shaping is one of the most important techniques to learn when crocheting. While you may not need it for rectangular items like blankets, scarves, or dishcloths, they are vital to know with just about any clothing piece (hats, gloves, socks, sweaters, etc.).
So, the next few days we focus on how to shape crochet projects using increases (today) and decreases (tomorrow).
All basic stitches can be increased (or clustered), but I use the Single Crochet stitch in this example.
Phew. You’ve now learned just about all the basics of crocheting. The next step is to learn how to read a crochet pattern… which can look lie gibberish if you don’t understand the shorthand language that is used everywhere. Today, we teach you how to decipher them!
It’s what your grandma made quilts out of! The granny square is a rite of passage for any crocheter, and today we learn how to create your very first one.
Both of these patterns will also teach you a new technique called “working in the round”, which is an alternative to the magic circle we learned earlier.
Every so often, a perfectly squared off crochet project begins to curl along the edges. Blocking fixes this.
You’ll also learn about different seaming techniques as well. Seaming occurs when you have to have two pieces (think an arm onto a sweater, or two granny squares) that need to be joined.
We put all your new skills to use by creating your very first complete project: a washcloth. This pattern is one of my most popular, and should be a great starter project!
Here on Day 23, we stretch our limits by learning a new and more complicated stitch. The Bobble stitch (bo) creates a wonderfully unique texture whenever it is used. While you may not use it regularly, it’s a good example of what is possible beyond the most basic of crochet stitches.
Similar to the Bobble stitch, the Herringbone Half-Double Crochet (hhdc) stitch is one that won’t be used often, but is a great stitch that shows how combination stitches work.
There are a lot of modified crochet stitches. Front and back posts, front and back loops, and elongated stitches are just a few of what’s possible, but are perfect examples of how a basic stitch can be modified into something that looks entirely different!
I love making blankets. In fact, I have over 100 of them in my free crochet patterns archive. As a sort of final exam, we are going to work on crocheting one of my most beloved blanket patterns. While it won’t touch on everything we learned over the last four weeks, it will be a challenge, albeit an easily attainable one.
We allotted two days to complete this blanket. It may take you more of less time, though. Crochet should be fun, and if it takes you seven days, then so be it.
This day is meant to make sure you double-check some finishing techniques we learned earlier. You’ll need to weave in some ends and possibly block it. However, while you’re doing this mindless work, take a look at these fun articles:
The final day! Maybe it took you less than 28 days, perhaps more… but all that matters now is that you finished it!
If you completed everything we asked of you in this class, you’re well beyond the “beginner stage”. Here are a few more advanced tutorials if you’d like to continue to grow and learn more about crochet.
