Ok, you've been lurking, looking, gathering your thoughts and information. You are now ready to venture in to crochet! But....What do you do? Where do you start? It's ok, we got you. Here's a very simple list to get you started. It's not carved in stone and you can do what feels best for you, this is just what I use when I teach people how to crochet:
Yarn-I recommend acrylic and size 4 or "worsted weight" yarn. It's just the cheapest and easiest to find plus it's a good size to learn with.
Hook-Size 5MM-6MM as anything smaller or bigger can get fiddly. The type of hook will be trial and error as hooks are very personal. I recommend a Bates or Boye metal hook to start. They're cheap and easy to find and metal usually works with whatever yarn fiber you want to try.
A large eye/tapestry/plastic canvas needle-Can usually be found in sets with different sizes and a container.
Scissors-Any that can cut yarn.
Optional-A row counter. You don't need this to learn how to crochet but it will come in handy when you start making projects.
YouTube is also your friend. There are tons of videos for beginners and most are very well done. I'm going to start my videos here in a bit, after I get my phone stand to record so I can help you there too.
I hope you share your crochet journey with us!
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