Beginner Crochet Lessons - Looped and Knotted

Looped and Knotted Beginner Crochet Lessons

The Looped and Knotted Beginner Crochet Lessons where designed for you to learn the art of crochet at your own pace. Follow these 23 step by step lessons with written and video tutorials. You’ll be creating your own beautiful pieces in no time!

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Before The Loops

Everything you need to know before you make your first crochet stitch.

1. The Basics – Learn the supplies needed, how to read yarn labels, crochet terminology, how to read crochet patterns, tension & gauge, and the right and wrong sided of a crochet piece.

2. Essential Skills – Learn how to hold a crochet hook, make a slip knot, hold the yarn, and how to yarn over.

Loops and Knots

Now that you have the basics and essential skills down let’s start crocheting!

Beginner Stitches

Learn all of the beginner crochet stitches: Chain, Slip Stitch, Single, Half Double, Double, Triple and Extended crochet stitches. Also how to fasten off and weave in ends to finish your crochet pieces.

3. Chain Stitch and Turning Chains

4. Slip Stitch

5. Single Crochet Stitch

6. How to Finish a Crochet Project

7. Half Double Crochet Stitch

8. Double Crochet Stitch

9. Triple Crochet Stitch

10. Extended Crochet Stitches

11. Correcting Gauge How to correct gauge in crochet to match the tension of a pattern, so your crochet pieces are the correct size.

12. Adding an Edge How to add an edge around your crochet projects to clean up edges for a more finish look.

13. Changing Yarn Color How to switch yarn color in crochet with this simple technique that can be used anywhere in a crochet row.

14. Increase and Decrease Stitches How to increase and decrease the number of stitches in a row/round of crochet.

15. Crocheting in the Round How to start a circle and increase stitches while working in the round.

Stitch Placement

One Loop

16. Front and Back Loop Crochet

Around the Post

17. Front Post and Back Post

Between Stitches

18. Crocheting Between Stitches

Several Stitches in One Space

19. Shell and Fan Stitches

Several Stitches Together

20. Cluster Stitch, Puff Stitch, Bobble Stitch, and Popcorn Stitch

21. Basic Granny Square and Seams

22. After Care

23. Bonus!!! Chain-less Foundation

Student reviews

What people say

So I consider myself an artsy person and like to dabble or try new things and even improve old skills whenever I can. So I was super happy to come across Lisa’s Looped and Knotted blogs on crocheting!! I have knitted some but not much crocheting beyond the basic entry level scarves, lol. But after enrolling in the course and following Lisa’s easy step by step instructions, I might just get some gifts made during this lockdown!! Lisa’s directions are easy to follow and for those visual learners, there are even pictures and videos to see and make sure you are on the right track. I like that you can be a beginner, intermediate or even a bit more advanced and still learn something new. It’s also nice when she throws in a little personal touch in her emails.. I feel like I’m crocheting with an old friend. Lisa is also really good about answering questions when I’m stuck on something, I just email her. You will not be disappointed with this course!!

The Looped and Knotted course is a wonderful and easy to follow crochet crash course that I would recommend to anybody who's interested in the craft. Lisa does a fantastic job of explaining each term and stitch, as well as everything you need to go from crochet newbie to regular crocheter. I couldn't recommend this course highly enough!!!

I have been trying to learn crochet most of my life. My grandma used to crochet all the time and I would always watch her with wonder. She tried to teach me many times over the years to no avail. I would get a few rows in and just get confused and give up. After my grandma was gone, my mom tried to help. We would go through patterns together, but again, I just couldn’t grasp it. Well after Lisa’s single crochet video, I made a whole washcloth on my own. It has been a few weeks since and I could sit down and do it again without any help. She is great at explaining what is going on and common mistakes in the process. I finally understand what I couldn’t for many decades. Lisa is an amazing instructor and always there if I need her. Five incredible stars for Looped and Knotted!