You Can Crochet This! Linen Stitch Wash Cloth Introduction The Linen Stitch Wash Cloth is a free pattern written specifically to help absolute crochet beginners practice the chain stitch and the single crochet stitch, comfortably hold the hook and yarn, learn to maintain even tension, and more. Materials Scheepjes Softfun (affiliate), or a comparable cotton/acrylic blend yarn that’s smooth and machine washable, since it is a wash cloth! Size 4.5mm hook, or the hook that your yarn ball suggests Stitch Description (US Terms) Note: Stitches are linked to their tutorials when available. ch chain sc single crochet sk skip sp space st stitch Written Instruction Row 1 Make a slip knot, ch an even amount of sts, about as wide as you’d like your wash cloth to be. Sc in the third ch from the hook, (ch1, sk 1 ch, sc in the next ch) repeat this across to the end, placing the final sc in the final ch, turn. Row 2 – end (Ch1, sc in next sp) across to end, placing final sc …

You Can Crochet This! Chain Stitch Statement Necklace Introduction The Chain Stitch Statement Necklace is a free pattern written specifically to help absolute crochet beginners practice the chain stitch, comfortably hold the hook and yarn, learn to maintain even tension, and more. Materials Scheepjes River Washed XL (affiliate), or a comparable chunky yarn that’s a bit funky, since it is a statement necklace! Size 5.0mm hook, or the hook that your yarn ball suggests Stitch Description (US Terms) ch chain Written Instruction Make a slip knot, and chain until your 50g, 75m of yarn is completely made into chain stitches. Do not worry about different size chains here – large, loose chains mixed in with tighter chains will only give the necklace more character. When about 6in of yarn remains, pull the yarn through the last chain stitch and pull it tight to secure it. Wind the chain into a ball as you go, so it doesn’t get tangled up. This is great to work on when you’re on the go! Determine the length you want …