Crochet For Beginners

Choose a good recipe

The first step is to find a recipe. There are many to choose from, so it can be difficult -ice when you start. 

Of beginner friendly recipes within crochet can be mentioned:

• Dishcloths
• Different Accessories like Punge and Bags 
• Scarves
• Toys and dolls

Of course, you have to choose to crochet something that you like and that you can use. The more fun, the more motivating the process is. Especially if you are beginning in crochet, where it is even more important to crochet something that feels like a breeze. 

If you want a light project that is done quickly, a recipe crocheted on large crochet pins can be a good idea. For example, you can go for recipes where you need to use Needle 8 mm or thicker. 

Choose the right yarn

The yarn choice is an important part of crochet. Of course, the type of yarn that you want to use depends entirely on what you want to crochet. With Mayflower we have many different types of yarns that you can choose from and all yarns are of good quality, which will give you a good result. 

A good offer for a yarn type for beginners can be cotton as it is nice soft and easy to crochet in. If you go looking in our range of Crochet recipes, you will find a lot of suggestions on what you can start crocheting. 

Wool is also a lovely yarn type that gives you a lot of options for crocheting hot accessories and warm sweaters. 

Remember the crochet strength 

When you are a beginner in crocheting, it may well be that crochet strength is a foreign word for you. But it simply means that you need to be aware of hitting the crochet strength that the recipe indicates. It may mean that you have to try and see which crochet hook you need to get the crochet strength prescribed by the recipe. 

Therefore, it is always a good idea to do a crochet test before you start crocheting the project itself. Then you end up with the best result. 

Have the right equipment

Crochet requires good equipment and you can get a long way if you have a crochet hook and some good yarn. But it can be helpful to have crochet pins in different sizes so you have it Needle In stock that your recipe suggests using. In addition, it is always good to have a tape measure, a scissors, one Needle to be stapled with and some mask markers.