85+ Crochet Video Tutorials for Beginners

What's the easiest way to learn to crochet?
This varies depending on who you're talking to. Some people need to be shown by someone in person and then be able to ask questions as they go while others can sit in front of a Youtube video (like the AllFreeCrochet channel) and learn at their own speed, pausing and repeating certain bits when necessary.

If you're a video tutorial kind of person, this comprehensive collection page is perfect for you. You'll find these tutorials broken down into easy and basic crochet stitches, ones you can find being used for most patterns, and some slightly more complicated stitches that aren't as common but still look really gorgeous.

You'll find a section on specific techniques, like weaving in ends or how to change colors as you crochet, and there's a section for crochet borders and edgings that you can add to your finished projects to give them a little something special.

Finally, we have a Crochet Stitch Directory that will help you learn the stitches. There's also a section of full-project tutorials near the bottom of this page, where we walk you through each of the steps needed to make a certain baby bootie or hat project.

What is the best yarn to learn to crochet with?
Medium-weight (or worsted weight yarn) is probably the best yarn to learn to crochet with.

Any smaller and you'll be dealing with smaller crochet hooks and much more intricate stitches and any larger and you might be overwhelmed by the sheer size.

Worsted weight yarn is the most common and most popular weight yarn, and you can find any type of project for the yarn weight. Check out Types of Yarn + Yarn Weights Explained for everything you need to know.

What do I need to buy to crochet?
To learn to crochet, you need to buy a skein of yarn (as mentioned above, stick with worsted weight for starters, so you can practice), and a crochet hook. On every yarn label, you'll see a suggested hook size, so make sure you get something that matches.

If you need help with hook sizes, see our page on Choosing the Right Hook Size for more information. 

After chaining, you'll want to start with single crochet, then double crochet. Half double crochet or triple (also known as treble) is usually the next two you'll learn.

After that, you should have enough confidence to choose one of the stitch patterns that uses what you already know, like the v-stitch, which uses mostly double crochet.

These crochet stitches are a little more involved than the ones above but are also still on the basic level and popular amongst crocheters. So, at the end of the day, they aren't necessarily any more difficult than the basic ones above. With some practice and care, you can master any of these!

For example, learn how to crochet the granny ripple stitch with our stepped-out tutorial. Click on the video right below and see for yourself.

Besides knowing your crochet stitches, you'll need to know some other fundamentals. Unless you're fine with making projects in all one color, you'll want to know how to change colors as you crochet and how to join yarn.

One of our favorite techniques is filet crochet. Learn how to filet crochet by watching the video right below.

Once you're done with a project, it's nice to add an edging to your work to set it off. Sometimes you can get away with something basic, but what if you want to add some more advanced edging or border?

These crochet edging videos, like our Pointed Scallop Edging that shown in the video directly below, will show you how to work some fancy borders that would look great around a baby blanket or even along the bottom ends of a scarf or a sweater!

Now that you've learned about some crochet stitches, fun techniques and tips and how to crochet stylish borders and edgings, you're ready to go off and crochet your own projects!

The video right below shows you how to Crochet an Oversized Shawl that is perfect for charity. Click play to watch.