Hot Knitting & Crochet How-Tos
How To: Crochet a five sided granny motif
Improve you crocheting skills by creating granny motifs. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to create a five sided granny motif. Crochet several motifs, bind them together and create larger handmade projects.
How To: Crochet a small rose flower
Improve you crocheting skills by creating fun shapes. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to create a small rose flower. Crochet several roses and use them to decorate your projects.
How To: Crochet a small five point star
Improve you crocheting skills by creating fun shapes. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to create a small star with five points. Crochet several of them, bind them together and create larger handmade projects.
How To: Execute a half double crochet stitch
Add on to your crocheting skills by learning more stitches. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to do the half double crochet stitch. Crochet rows of them to create large handmade projects.
How To: Crochet a small green shamrock with a stem
Improve you crocheting skills by creating fun shapes. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to create a small shamrock. Crochet several of them, bind them together and create larger handmade projects.
How To: Crochet a large five point star
Improve you crocheting skills by creating fun shapes. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to create a large star with five points. Crochet several of them, bind them together and create larger handmade projects.
How To: Crochet a small Japanese amigurumi ball
Amigurumi is the Japanese art of crocheting small stuffed animals. Add personal touches to your handmade items with Amigurumi. This how to video is a tutorial on how to crochet a small ball that can be used to create a small head. Watch and learn.
How To: Turn a crocheted beanie cap into a handbag
Add even more personal touches to your handmade crochet items. This how to video is a tutorial on how to make a crochet beanie cap into a beanie handbag. Watch and learn.
How To: Crochet a six sided granny motif
Improve you crocheting skills by creating granny motifs. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to create a six sided granny motif. Crochet several of them, bind them together and create larger handmade projects.
How To: Crochet a three sided granny motif
Improve you crocheting skills by creating granny motifs. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to create a three sided granny motif. Crochet several of them, bind them together and create larger handmade projects.
How To: Crochet a five sided solid motif
Improve you crocheting skills by creating solid motifs. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to create a five sided solid motif. Crochet several of them, bind them together and create larger handmade projects.
How To: Create a "join as you go motif" with the slip stitch
Improve you crocheting skills by creatively joining motifs with the slip stitch. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to create a "join as you go" motif utilizing the slip stitch. Crochet several motifs, bind them together with slip stitches and create larger handmade projects.
How To: Place your crochet hook and stitches in a single chain
Improve you crocheting skills with crocheting tutorial. This how to video is a demonstrations for hook and stitch placement.
How To: Change yarn color in the middle of a crochet project
This how to video is a tutorial on how to introduce a new color into a crochet project. Changing to a different color yarn is very simple with this instructional video. All you have finish your last row with a slip stitch, pull it through and secure it. Follow by adding you new yarn color with a simple slip knot.
How To: Cast yarn on a needle for knitting
Learn to cast on without needing a yarn tail! This is a simple method that also happens to complete your first row of knitting at the same time. This how to video tutorial is a quick demonstration that will show you how to cast on in knitting. Anyone can learn to knit and it's a great craft to know if you want to give handmade gifts!
How To: Decrease stitches in knitting
Learn the simple technique of decreasing stitches while knitting. Anyone can learn to knit and it's a great craft to know if you want to give handmade gifts! This how to video is a quick demonstration on how to decreasing stitches in your knitting projects.
How To: Decrease stitches with left handed knitting
Learn the simple technique of decreasing stitches while knitting with your left hand.
How To: Knit the seed stitch using purl and knit stitches
The seed stitch is another easy stitch to do once you know the knit and purl stitches.
How To: Weave in loose ends in knitting
This how to video tutorial will show you how to weave in loose ends of yarn once you've knitted your project. Follow along and see how easy it is to hide the left over yarn without cutting it. Anyone can learn to knit and it's a great craft to know if you want to give handmade gifts! By combining the knit and purl stitches, you can create a wide variety of patterns.
How To: Knit the Stockinette stitch and variations in stitches
This how to video tutorial will show you how to combine knit and purl stitches to make patterns, such as the Stockinette stitch. It is created assuming you already know the basics of knitting. Follow along and see how easy it is to actually do! Anyone can learn to knit and it's a great craft to know if you want to give handmade gifts! By combining the knit and purl stitches, you can create a wide variety of patterns.
How To: Knit the purl stitch easily
Follow along and see how easy it is to actually do a purl stitch! Anyone can learn to knit and it's a great craft to know if you want to give handmade gifts! This how to video tutorial will show you another stitch commonly used in knitting. It is created assuming you already know the basics of knitting. By combining the knit and purl stitches, you can create a wide variety of stitch patterns.
How to Knit: The basics
This how to video tutorial will show you the basics of knitting. Follow along and see how easy it is to actually knit. Anyone can learn to knit and it's a great craft to know if you want to give handmade gifts! Learn how to do a slip knot, cast on, and how to bind off.
How To: Bind off a knitting needle to finish knitting
This is a short video on how to bind off knitting which can be performed both knitwise and purlwise Learn how to perform this basic knitting move to finish off rows of stitches in a minute.
How To: Cast onto a knitting needle to begin knitting
This video shows how to cast onto a knitting needle to begin a knitting project. Learn how to start knitting in just a few seconds.
How To: Tie a basic slip knot to begin knitting
This brief video shows how to make a slip knot, the first stitch and first thing needed to know when learning to knit. Learn how to do this basic move in seconds.
How To: Knit the knit stitch both continental and English ways
A basic short video on how to do the knit stitch holding the yarn both in the continental and English way. Learn two methods for how to hold the yarn to find the most comfortable way.
How To: Knit the knit stitch in Eastern European fashion
This video is a how-to demonstration of Eastern European Knitting, the knit stitch. Please note, this is not continental knitting, as here we knit through the back of the loop in both the knit and purl stitch. The resulting fabric appears exactly the same as both English and Continental knitting styles.
How To: Knit the purl stitch in Eastern European fashion
This video is a how-to demonstration of Eastern European Knitting, the purl stitch. Please note, this is not continental knitting, as here we enter through the back of the loop in both the knit and purl stitch. The resulting fabric appears exactly the same as both English and Continental knitting styles. As a note to the purl stitch, notice that the yarn is still held at the back of the work.
How To: Knit the rib stitch in Eastern European fashion
This video is a how-to demonstration of Eastern European Knitting. Please note, this is not continental knitting, as here we enter through the back of the loop in both the knit and purl stitch. The resulting fabric appears exactly the same as both English and Continental knitting styles. Great thing to love about ribbing using this method is that the yarn is held at the back of the work the whole time.
How To: Crochet with the left hand, basic
This is a how-to demonstration for left-handed crochet, working the 'single crochet' stitch (American terminology).
How To: Cast on with the cable cast on method for knitting
This video is designed to give lots of clear and helpful information about the cable cast on method. It produces a nice, even cast on edge which is excellent for picking up stitches for decorative borders.
How To: Cast on with the rib cable cast on method for knitting
This video is designed to give lots of clear and helpful information regarding the rib cable cast on" method, also referred to as the "alternate cable cast on" method. It is used as an edging for rib fabrics and forms a somewhat 'invisible' cast on edge that blends perfectly with the rib texture.
How To: Knit the knit stitch and the garter stitch
This video is designed to give lots of clear and helpful information about the foundation stitch of knitting: the knit stitch. The instructions also covers garter stitch fabric, what it looks like, what it's good for and how you can make it.
How To: Knit the stocking stitch or the stockinette stitch
This video is designed to give lots of clear and helpful information about stocking stitch, aka stockinette stitch, which forms the basis of many knitted garments.
How To: Change between the knit stitch and the purl stitch
This video is designed to give lots of clear and helpful information about changing between the two foundation stitches of knitting: the knit stitch and the purl stitch.
How To: Knit rib/ribbed fabric for basic knitting
This video is designed to give lots of clear and helpful information about creating a rib/ribbed fabric. This video describes what rib is, what it's good for and how to make it.
How To: Knit a basic cast off or bind off in knitting
This video shows how to cast off in knitting. Casting off is also known as binding off. This video demonstrates the basic cast off method, which is fast and easy to work and produces a firm edge to the knitted fabric.
How To: Do the yarn over in basic knitting
This video gives lots of information about yarn overs - what they are, what they're used for and how to make them. These instructions provide how-to advice for basic knitting moves.
How To: Slip stitch basic knitting instructions
This video will show how to slip stitches both for purl and for knit, and how to slip stitches if the pattern is a little vague. These instructions provide basic knitting how-to instruction for those just starting out.
How To: Fix knitting mistakes, tinking knit stitches
This video will show you how to take back knit stitches one stitch at a time. This is handy for when a mistake is made but isn't caught for a few stitches and then need to 'reverse' a little. This technique is designed to be used for a small number of stitches, not for many many rows of knitting.