The Basics of How to Read Crochet Patterns
Here is a list of the articles in this website that explain the basics of reading a crochet pattern:
- The Photo
- The Header
- Gauge
- Abbreviations (English)
- Abbreviations (Crochet-ese)
- Repeats
- What and Where
Then, when you are ready, I would like to invite you to make a Granny Square. There are several pages in this website devoted to how to read the pattern for a Granny Square, and how to crochet it by following the pattern. By the time you are done, you will have learned so much about how to read crochet patterns that you will probably be able to tackle many of the patterns out there (perhaps not those for experts yet!). Here is the beginning post in this journey, the overview of a Granny Square.
