How to Crochet

How to Crochet

Holding the Crochet Hook and Yarn

Holding the Crochet Hook and Yarn

Getting Your Crochet On

Getting Your Crochet On

Basic Crochet Stitches

Basic Crochet Stitches

Making Crochet Fabric

Making Crochet Fabric

Increasing and Decreasing Crochet Stitches

Increasing and Decreasing Crochet Stitches

Crochet Stitch Variations

Crochet Stitch Variations

Knitting

Knitting

Intermediate Knitting - Combining Knit and Purl Stitches

Intermediate Knitting - Combining Knit and Purl Stitches

How to Knit a Gauge Swatch

How to Knit a Gauge Swatch

How to Crochet

How to Crochet

Simple Sewing Basics

Simple Sewing Basics

Beading Basics

Beading Basics

Beading Basics-How to Make a Simple Pair of Earrings

Beading Basics-How to Make a Simple Pair of Earrings

Beading Basics-Peyote Stitch

Beading Basics-Peyote Stitch

Beading Basics-Brick Stitch

Beading Basics-Brick Stitch

Beading Basics-Herringbone Stitch

Beading Basics-Herringbone Stitch

Needlepoint

Needlepoint

Cross Stitching

Cross Stitching

How to Quilt

How to Quilt

Crocheting Beyond the Basics

Crocheting Beyond the Basics

Crochet Chainless Foundations

Crochet Chainless Foundations

Crocheted Ribbing

Crocheted Ribbing

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Toni Lipe

Toni's Design Studio

http://www.tonisdesignstudio.com  

(703) 403-3222

Toni’s Design Studio, located in Northern Virginia, started in 2002 as a small studio fulfilling the requests of friends and relatives. Word quickly spread and the business was born.

The fiberholic behind the business is Toni Lipe Mahmud. Toni has been working with fiber all her life. She loves to knit, sew, and embroider. She has also dabbled in bobbin lace, tatting, and macramé. Toni has a BA in Business Administration and an MBA. In her spare time, she loves to sip lattes, enjoy the company of her friends and chauffer her daughter to school, ballet and birthday parties.

Holding the Crochet Hook and Yarn

Fiber artist Toni Lipe demonstrates how to hold the crochet hook and yarn.

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Toni Lipe: Hi! I am Toni Lipe with Toni's Design Studio. Today, we are talking about how to crochet. Right now, let us talk about how to hold the crochet hook and the yarn. There is no one perfect way to do this. It is a personal preference. Most people start out holding the crochet hook as if it were a pencil. The yarn is held in the left hand and in order to maintain a slight tension on the yarn supply, it is a good idea to thread the yarn through your fingers and I will show you how we do that in just a minute. The left hand is actually holding your crochet fabric, while your right hand is making the stitches. You only have, generally, one stitch on your crochet hook at a time, unlike knitting where you may have up to 100 or 200 stitches on your knitting needle. So you are only knitting one crochet in one stitch at a time. So this is how you hold your yarn through needle and your yarn in your left hand. Next, we are going to talk about actually getting started to crochet.

Crochet Chainless Foundations

Crochet Chainless Foundations

Crochet Linked Stitches

Crochet Linked Stitches

Crochet Crossed Stitches

Crochet Crossed Stitches

Crochet V-Stitches

Crochet V-Stitches

Swimwear for the Average Figure

Swimwear for the Average Figure

Finishing the Gauge Swatch Ends

Finishing the Gauge Swatch Ends

Crocheting Beyond the Basics

Crocheting Beyond the Basics

Crocheted Ribbing

Crocheted Ribbing

Crocheted Ribbing: Attaching the Ribbing

Crocheted Ribbing: Attaching the Ribbing

Crocheted Ribbing: Post Stitches

Crocheted Ribbing: Post Stitches