Learn To Crochet – Starting Point
Published January 8, 2011 | 
This is how to make a regular double crochet blanket. www.mikeyssmail.com This crochet demonstration is extremely popular and has taught thousands of people to crochet for the first time. Good Luck!
@gabyblabla74 hey dont be too hard on yourself and certainly dont give up!!!!! it takes a lot of practice to get these stitches right!!! You will get it just keep at it …… if you practice it will get easier and easier!! dont forget that if your getting tired or frustrated take a time out and then go back to it!!!!! Let me know if i can be any more help to you!
Chanel@mikeys helpdesk……
I don’t get it!! I can make the first chain but after that I have no idea what you’re doing. IM FLIPPING OUUUUTTT >:(
I love all of your videos mikey!!!
This video is fantastic–thank you!
@emmaleepeanut maybe you just need a time out for a few days and retry again… there’s another version of this video if you want to try that one… it’s in my collection here…
I can’t be taught by anything I have watched about 50 videos and still can’t do it :’(
You Taught the unteachable person here lol(: Thank YOu!!
Thank You for this video… it’s the best so far! I totally understand this one … you should do a dvd, “Crocheting For Dummies” I so get this video and can’t wait to see the rest of them. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! Now I am excited to start … was so afraid of messing up until now. My Grandmother taught me how to Crochet when I was small and I never practiced it since her passing over 20 yrs ago, thanks for bringing me back
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it took me ages to work out how to hold the hook right haha i either dropped it or the yarn all fell off but i seem to have got the hang of it now
this is extremely helpful, thank you for the wonderful video. i hope to see more videos, from you
Thank you for the wonderful video! I am visually impaired and have been searcing for a clear “lesson”. Your audio and video are so easy to follow. This is the first time i have been able to achieve more than a chain! I canno thank you enough. I would love to see how you would describe the more intricate methods without the visual cues of the material. I look forward to viewing other videos and tutorials you share.
thank you for this excellent video!
This is a great video and has helped me out so much so thank you for that. The only question I have is how do I finish a blanket after using this method?
@CADMamaD thank-you it was the tension with me i started again and made sure it was looser
I find all your videos useful but can you do one for making a shawl? I’ve tried the others on youtube but the quality’s bad or they’re going too fast. Please please please! I really want to make a shawl!
@TheViva11 i know i started too and after awhile of the twisting your hands get numb
but its fun and its a good time killer if your bored 
My fingers are kind of bony and crooked, and there are gaps between the fingers. This makes it hard to hold the string to control the tension. Is there an alternative way to hold the string and control the tension?
@ptsgrl2495 @suffolklas: I decided to restart because I was unhappy with the way it looked & didn’t want to waste more time on it & not have it look right. I am now 4 rows in again, after making it much less wide this time & I NOW like the way it looks – hardly any curling! What I did differently: w/the initial chains and the first row, I paid close attention to making sure I wasn’t twisting the yarn when working w/it & left it much looser. Hope this will work for you too!
@CADMamaD as far as the curling some project tend to do this but you may want to watch your tension/make sure oyur not making you stitches too tight…..
and longer do you mean your sides are spreading longer???
chanel@mikeys helpdesk
@CADMamaD i’m glad you asked that question as i am also having the same problem
and i’m definatly not picking up stitches either as i’ve counted each row to make sure.
My grandmother taught me to crochet when I was very young and after she passed I stopped crocheting. Recently, I’ve decided to pick it up again and 18 years later had obviously forgotten all of the basics. After looking at several different tutorials yours certainly is the most well thought out, gives the best practice, and you are very encouraging! Also, showing what NOT to do truly helped me through my first blanket project. Thank you so much for taking the time to post these! I’m subscribed!
I am making a throw blanket for my queen-sized bed. The length is long, about 6 feet. A couple of rows of double crochet in and it seems to be curling. Am I in trouble here and need to restart? Also, even though I am pretty sure I am not picking up stitches, it is getting longer? Please advise ASAP – thanks!
@harleydiva1200cc hi…you just need to make sure it is actually the last stitch you are grabbing and then for a dc you want to chain three before you turn…..
let me know if you need any more help….
chanel
I do grab last stich and chain up one before turning not quite sure what I am doing wrong. But yes you know what I am talking about with the shrinking concept. Thank you..
@harleydiva1200cc hi this is chanel from mikeys helpdesk…..sounds like you are a bit frustrated…I think I know exactly what the problem is…..you need to pay attention to the end of your rows….the very last stitch before you turn to go the other way!
let me know if i can be anymore help..chanel
if you dont go into the very last stitch it will cause the work to shrink and become slanted!
Mikey addresses this issue in the video so watch again and keep practicing!!! you will get it!