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Hey, I'm Andrea Lemire, the education coordinator here at the Lion Brand Yarn Studio. I'm going
to show you some really cool techniques for beginning crochet, and hopefully, you'll have
as much fun as I have with it. Okay, lets get started.
Crochet is a yarn crafting technique, meaning it uses yarn to make things, and the tool
that people use in crochet is a hook. They come in different fibers, materials that the
hooks are made from, different lengths, etc. But this is a pretty basic common one. In
knitting you have all of the stitches on the needle, all in the same row. They are all
open, meaning if one drops off it can fall down. In crochet you only have loops on the
hook belonging to one stitch so all you have to focus on are the loops that are on that
hook. If it falls off, just rip it off, no big deal. You're only moving one stitch at
a time, and everything's ended once you finish that stitch. The types of fabric that you
can create in crochet are all based on the yarn you choose. Some examples of that are
very very fine delicate fabrics like this one. Or using a thicker yarn to make a big
thick fabric. Crochet fabric is generally thicker than knit fabric, Knit fabric lies
very flat and is thin. Crochet fabric is a little bit thicker, it does use about one
and a half times the amount of yarn, for the same project. If you were to knit that project
it would take a little less yarn, so that's something to keep in mind as well. There are
so many things you can make in crochet, Hats, garments, for adults, and for babies. Delicate
beautiful things, toys the sky is the limit in crochet.