Crocheting Basics: A Beginner's Guide Start your Toolbox!

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The world of crochet may seem intimidating to those who didn't start young. Well, welcome, my friend because I'm 26 years old and start at the beginning of last year! I've already made some incredible projects that I'm extremely proud of and I'm here to tell you what you really need to get started.

THERE IS SO MUCH OUT THERE TO BUY! I wish that I had a comprehensive tool list to start with , I would've saved a lot of money! Another disclaimer: I definitely am biased towards making baby blankets, so there is a lot of that good stuff on here!

Making things is a passion, and if you've got the bug for it, you are in good company! I love to make and create all kinds of things. For my day job I am actually a professional potter. So I'd say that keeping my hands moving and creating constantly really gives me a great outlet for creativity, gifts, etc.

In this blog post I am going to make these products readily available for you to start crocheting immediately. I have tried to keep this hobby under control in the spending department, so I would like to guide you down a road of buying things that you won't have to replace, and using yarn that you will love so you don't have to experiment like I did!

YARN

Obviously that is a huge topic, but for the sake of this blog I want to share what I learned at the expense of my wallet. Here is what I learned..

With good yarn you can:

• Use for practice, and REUSE, without getting tangled or frayed

• use for practice and able to SEE what you're working with (really important for beginners)

• IT IS SO SOFT, washable, and usually safe even for baby skin

For BABIES

Here are my absolute FAVORITES, non-negotiable. brands and colors:

• Bernat Bundle Up for Babies - marshmellow (more the merrier pack: here)

• Bundle Up - for a dusty blue or "beluga"

• Bundle Up - for lilac

• Bundle Up - for apricot

More for Babies:

if you want to check out a slightly cheaper option but still absolutely LOVELY to work with start with my dear friends lion brand:

• Lion brand Yarns Pale Grey

• The MOST¨precious pale pink

• Lemon Yellow

• AND unlike anyone else this sweet mint

The main thing with baby yarn is to stay away from wool. it can be scratchy and irritate that perfect angel skin.

Large Project Yarn:

Okay here is the deal with big yarn, I LOVE IT! But some are definitely too big to work with if you are just starting out, your hook can get lost in the project and it makes it really hard to see your stitches. Form my experience this has been my favorite starting point to still get that "big fluff" warm cozy blanket without it being too hard to work with!

Check this link out for my favorite big blanket yarn.

HOOKS, NEEDLES AND STITCH KEEPERS

I am going to recommend to levels of kits for this genre. This kit on amazon is absolutely everything ou need to get started before you get too picky! and it tis at a price that won't kill your wallet as you begin this new hobby:

Check it out here!

And finally, the best brand for all of this is going to be our friends at clover. but if I absolutely had to get rid of almost everything I'd still be holding onto:

• 5mm Clover Hook

• 6mm Hook Clover

• 8mm Clover Hook

Absolutely the essentials:)

Now if you are shopping for gifts for a loved one of for yourself (you deserve it) then splurge on a kit that you will NEVER need to order anything else. These are almost always out of stock at our favorite stores like hobby lobby and Michaels, so amazon really rings it in here.

• Clover Big Hook set

• Clover Reg. Set Essentials

• This one is on sale and just everything you need!

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