It's so wonderful to see young people crocheting and proudly wearing their creations! I learned to knit and crochet in my childhood. When I was a teenager, I knitted and crocheted my own clothes. Growing up in post-Soviet Ukraine, it was cheaper to buy yarn and make a sweater or top than to buy a finished garment. As a teenager, I mostly knitted because my knitted garments could pass for "store bought" ones, but crocheted ones were so obviously "hand-made". I got bullied and made fun of for my crocheted pieces of clothes. Now, many years later, I absolutely love crocheting and I am proud of the garments I make. But they are definitely very expansive! I choose natural fibers such as cotton, silk, wool, etc and those yarns are not cheap.
that is a beautiful story, i’m sorry you had to go through that, people are so mean, but they were wrong i’m sure your crochet pieces were beautiful! my nana taught me how to crochet when I was 10 and I haven’t put down the hook since
How on earth are you able to crochet without looking down, talk and stay focused on camera and look so relaxed all at the same time????! You are next level and I see I have a lot to learn!!!! Great tips too!
These are really helpful tips. Especially the guidance on hooks and type 4 yarn. Some of the tips seem focused on acrylic, which is understandable, as it’s the most common kind. However, some tips on choosing your yarn type (cotton, bamboo, wool, etc.) based on the seasons or the clothing type would be great!
I’m making a swearshirt right now for my boyfriend using finger weight yarn cause I wanted it to be lightweight but this got me ready to take it apart and use weight 4 🤣
Love how you dont need to look at what you are doing......id have a mess!!.. I wear what i make...and my belly (52 now) is the biggest part...we have limited yarn available in Australia, i now buy from o/s...and the price inc shipping is comparable but the quality so much better
@@SirSealandLister its more expensive lol, spotlight (most accessible crafts store) is also limited in wool options and ply sizes. i have to travel in to sydney to get the yarn i want next week, fingers crossed itll be in stock
Just a little tip on not wanting to sew the ends after finishing a piece. If its for a sweater or top or so, with enough confidence you can definitely leave the ends out and just pretend that its part of the piece, like idk its a designer piece, it’s supposed to be this way, another way to make it look more like it is supposed to be that way is to make it symmetrical, add here or there an extra strand just to make it symmetrical and it’ll look like it really was supposed to be that way, but really the biggest part of being able to pull it off with the strands out (or not) is confidence. If you’re confident enough to just walk around in the piece you made and tell everyone around you with your body language that it looks exactly the way you wanted it, it’s way easier to actually pull it off and people will just take that as this is indeed the way it needs to be, it all just comes down to your confidence basically. Hope this can help someone
I made my granddaughter a dress with the linked double crochet. It's not a stretchy stitch but the bonus to it is it's not very see through. Highly recommend, turned out great.
thank you so much, this is so helpful. i'm a very impatient person so i often take shortcuts with stitching/weaving in ends, so i've never really gotten into crocheting my own clothing. i'm going to give it another try now :)
you got this! sometimes you can even try to crochet right over them if possible through out the project, but nonetheless it’s impossible to avoid😭 you’ll get used it after a while😊
I would add - swatching. If you are unsure about the hook size, yarn weight, stich choice, how much it would strech - make a sample, a square, like 15x15cm. Look at it, strech it, look at a contrasting background through it, and see if it fits your plan fot this project. ALSO if your project needs to be a particular size, count amount of stiches and rows, to calculate your starting chain. And just rip it (frog it :D), so you can use the yarn
I’m new to crochet so this is so useful. Thanks! It would be great if you could do a video showing different fabrics and how they look on a top or dress (etc) and/or which fabrics are best for example summer or winter and examples of how they look after when the project is done! I’m looking for a video like this and I can’t find it anywhere!
and also childrens foam puzzle play mats! theyre cheap in discount stores and you can adjust the size of your mat according to your project cause theyre just puzzle pieces
This is such a great video !! I would have loved to see it when I started to crochet ! It truly took me 3 years of actively trying to make good clothes to really figure it out but you got the good bases in this video !!!! I would also suggest any crocheter to write down what you’re doing, which type of yarn you’re using, how many skeins it took etc on a notebook cause omg it’s the worst when you cannot remember how you did something 😭
this was really informative thank you! i started crocheting a little over 2 years ago but just started experimenting with clothing. and its so much harder than i thought itd be. 😫
thank you!!! i feel like ive done the stitches millions of times i could do them in my sleep literally! thank you for all of your support I am so grateful🥰 have a great rest of ur day😊
WE HAVE THE SAME FIRST NAME AND SPELLING (although you can’t tell from my username lol). Thank you for the helpful tips too🌸 I’ve been wanting to get into making clothes
Hey, I'm planning on making a top but I'm not sure which yarn would be the best to use ,so between acrylic and cotton which one is the best for clothing?
What yarn and material are you using? I just bought one that I think matches weight 4 yarn (I'm in Europe so we measure differently which is so annoying), but it's Virgin Wool because that's the only one they had and I made myself a bandana. But it came out waaay to thick and weird-looking and stiff so I feel like I need to use different yarn, also for tops 😩 What can you recommend for a small top to tie in the back? :) Love the video btw, super helpful!
I have used yarn with a recommended hook size of 3, which came out quite nicely as a bandana. If you want it more draping then definitely even thinner.
Hi, I've never made a sweater before and I really want to make one inspired by Strawberry Shortcake from 2003 (look it up, it's the one with the red and white sweater) but I can't find a tutorial because that kind of sweater needs to be sewn I think because it has a round neckline. Do you have any recommendations? I think it would be a really cool thing for you to make.
i looked it up that sweater is so cute! i will totally make a tutorial for that in the future, if you look on my channel i have two potential tutorials that could be transformed into this type of sweater with similar necklines you just would change the color for the neck, my green one panel sweater tutorial, and my striped pink barbie sweater are similar
Hi darling! The comment above might be right. As a beginner I had a similar problem of my rows getting longer as I added them. A helpful tip for me was adding a stitch marker into my chain 1 (or 2 or 3 depending on what stitch you are using) then when I turned my work and made my way back to the end I knew where to insert my hook to finish the row and start the next. I hope that helps. I know it can be discouraging to pull out rows of work
@@escaalopette1129it may also be your tension! if you're getting looser tension then the stitches will get bigger therefore taper out, so try keep an eye on that too
that can happen😕 if it’s too unbearable i’ve known people to use a lighter to get over the fuzzies here’s a tik tok doing it: www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRKbBHLM/ but please don’t burn ur house down😊😅
@@bellscreate yes!! creating unity through the art of fashion via crochet! Unlocks a new level of excitement and creativity! I will be trying to crochet one of the summer tops you’ve made! It’s a blessing to see someone has went ahead and serves as representation💕
It's so wonderful to see young people crocheting and proudly wearing their creations! I learned to knit and crochet in my childhood. When I was a teenager, I knitted and crocheted my own clothes. Growing up in post-Soviet Ukraine, it was cheaper to buy yarn and make a sweater or top than to buy a finished garment. As a teenager, I mostly knitted because my knitted garments could pass for "store bought" ones, but crocheted ones were so obviously "hand-made". I got bullied and made fun of for my crocheted pieces of clothes. Now, many years later, I absolutely love crocheting and I am proud of the garments I make. But they are definitely very expansive! I choose natural fibers such as cotton, silk, wool, etc and those yarns are not cheap.
oh so sorry you got bullied for wearing your pieces I bet they were amazing!
that is a beautiful story, i’m sorry you had to go through that, people are so mean, but they were wrong i’m sure your crochet pieces were beautiful! my nana taught me how to crochet when I was 10 and I haven’t put down the hook since
Don’t you have a channel too Olga? Your name is so familiar. If it’s you, I follow your channel too. 😆
Olga! I love your patterns so much! Currently I have your leaf shawl in my wips, hoping it’ll be finished this summer!
@@EE_Lopez Yes, thank you so much!
How on earth are you able to crochet without looking down, talk and stay focused on camera and look so relaxed all at the same time????!
You are next level and I see I have a lot to learn!!!! Great tips too!
It is wonderful to see young people creating with knitting and crocheting these talents will be needed in the future!
thank you!!!😊😊😊
These are really helpful tips. Especially the guidance on hooks and type 4 yarn. Some of the tips seem focused on acrylic, which is understandable, as it’s the most common kind. However, some tips on choosing your yarn type (cotton, bamboo, wool, etc.) based on the seasons or the clothing type would be great!
thank you for letting me know, i’ll have to add that!😊😊😊
I’m making a swearshirt right now for my boyfriend using finger weight yarn cause I wanted it to be lightweight but this got me ready to take it apart and use weight 4 🤣
oh my goodness that must’ve taken forever😭😂
Holy cow!! I have crocheted for a long time, but still have to look at what I am doing there! How do you do that!! Great tips!!
thank you! i use my fingers as my eyes so I can feel the stitches as i crochet
Love how you dont need to look at what you are doing......id have a mess!!..
I wear what i make...and my belly (52 now) is the biggest part...we have limited yarn available in Australia, i now buy from o/s...and the price inc shipping is comparable but the quality so much better
No offense but isn’t Australia/New Zealand full of beautiful fluffy sheep ripe for a sheering? How do you not have the best yarn selection there is?
@@SirSealandLister its more expensive lol, spotlight (most accessible crafts store) is also limited in wool options and ply sizes. i have to travel in to sydney to get the yarn i want next week, fingers crossed itll be in stock
Just a little tip on not wanting to sew the ends after finishing a piece. If its for a sweater or top or so, with enough confidence you can definitely leave the ends out and just pretend that its part of the piece, like idk its a designer piece, it’s supposed to be this way, another way to make it look more like it is supposed to be that way is to make it symmetrical, add here or there an extra strand just to make it symmetrical and it’ll look like it really was supposed to be that way, but really the biggest part of being able to pull it off with the strands out (or not) is confidence. If you’re confident enough to just walk around in the piece you made and tell everyone around you with your body language that it looks exactly the way you wanted it, it’s way easier to actually pull it off and people will just take that as this is indeed the way it needs to be, it all just comes down to your confidence basically. Hope this can help someone
Love how calming your voice is and these are great tips! Thank you
thank you😊😊😊
No fr. Could read me bedtime stories 😂
I made my granddaughter a dress with the linked double crochet. It's not a stretchy stitch but the bonus to it is it's not very see through. Highly recommend, turned out great.
that is awesome, i always wanted to make a dress, will definitely have to try! 😊
Hey, I just wanted to tell you, that you have a really pleasant voice, very soothing and relaxing 🥰
thank you so much😁😊
When I steam and block, I add fabric softener to the water to help soften the fabric.
that’s a great tip, i’ll have to use that next time😊
Such a calming video watching you crochet without looking and also giving out great info. Thank you.
thank you so much, this is so helpful. i'm a very impatient person so i often take shortcuts with stitching/weaving in ends, so i've never really gotten into crocheting my own clothing. i'm going to give it another try now :)
you got this! sometimes you can even try to crochet right over them if possible through out the project, but nonetheless it’s impossible to avoid😭 you’ll get used it after a while😊
I would add - swatching. If you are unsure about the hook size, yarn weight, stich choice, how much it would strech - make a sample, a square, like 15x15cm. Look at it, strech it, look at a contrasting background through it, and see if it fits your plan fot this project. ALSO if your project needs to be a particular size, count amount of stiches and rows, to calculate your starting chain. And just rip it (frog it :D), so you can use the yarn
I’m new to crochet so this is so useful. Thanks! It would be great if you could do a video showing different fabrics and how they look on a top or dress (etc) and/or which fabrics are best for example summer or winter and examples of how they look after when the project is done! I’m looking for a video like this and I can’t find it anywhere!
yes I totally will! thank you for the idea! i’m so happy u enjoyed my video 😊😊😊
I can watch and listen to you all day sweetie. It still amazes me how much my granddaughter is like you ❤❤
I love your videos, they're are so educational and your calming voice goes so well with the crochet craft.
i've been crocheting on and off all my life but I still learned so much from this video. thank U!
A tip for blocking, you don't need a whole blocking board with pegs, cardboard and push pins work fine.
that’s so smart!!! thank u for sharing 😊
and also childrens foam puzzle play mats! theyre cheap in discount stores and you can adjust the size of your mat according to your project cause theyre just puzzle pieces
You covered all the specifics thank you..
This is such a great video !! I would have loved to see it when I started to crochet !
It truly took me 3 years of actively trying to make good clothes to really figure it out but you got the good bases in this video !!!!
I would also suggest any crocheter to write down what you’re doing, which type of yarn you’re using, how many skeins it took etc on a notebook cause omg it’s the worst when you cannot remember how you did something 😭
i dont crochet clothes bc im scared of fit and washing it but i DO make alot of hats so this video is still quite useful
Thank you! If I could wear hats with my curly hair I would be making a lot too! They're so cute!
That’s me! Hats and accessories ftw! But I’m working on a skirt now so I hope that’ll work out
Great content! Well said!
So happy to see crochet in the hands of “next” generation. 🦋
thank you😊😊😊😊😊
this was really informative thank you! i started crocheting a little over 2 years ago but just started experimenting with clothing. and its so much harder than i thought itd be. 😫
you got this! once you get the hang of it, you’re going to love doing it😊
You have wonderful tips. I’m making my first cardigan.
5:57 that made me smile 🥰
hahaha thank you😊😂
I am astonished on how u cro w/o looking.??????? You r amazing!!!!!! Always watching Kim from MI xoxo ❤❤😮😊
thank you!!! i feel like ive done the stitches millions of times i could do them in my sleep literally! thank you for all of your support I am so grateful🥰 have a great rest of ur day😊
you are so pretty!! (the tips are great too)
This is a great and informative video that I have yet to come across till now. I needed this for sure. ❤
thank you so much😊😊
LOVE! Thankk youuuu❤
does anyone have any recommendations on yarn for tops? preferably any softer ones? or just any tips in general? 😭
Great tips! Thank you.
your welcome, thank you for your lovely comment😊🥰
This was great info! I am enjoying your channel so much!
aww thank you! that’s makes me so happy😊
This was super helpful, thank you!
i’m so glad you liked it😊
Thank you so much. Very helpful tips. ❤
WE HAVE THE SAME FIRST NAME AND SPELLING (although you can’t tell from my username lol). Thank you for the helpful tips too🌸 I’ve been wanting to get into making clothes
for the blocking part: do you think blocking along the way as you crochet would save time/be helpful to envision the piece at the end of the process?
6:48 for pretty stitches:]
You said it right the first time. ❤
thank you! hopefully I'll remember for next time😂
Love your videos- keep up the good work 😊
thank you😊😁😊
Awesome information, very well outlined!
thank you:)😊
Hey, I'm planning on making a top but I'm not sure which yarn would be the best to use ,so between acrylic and cotton which one is the best for clothing?
This was so helpful tysm.
i’m so happy you liked it😊
So how do you wash and dry your crochet items in a safe way ? Do you lay it out to dry ?
What yarn and material are you using? I just bought one that I think matches weight 4 yarn (I'm in Europe so we measure differently which is so annoying), but it's Virgin Wool because that's the only one they had and I made myself a bandana. But it came out waaay to thick and weird-looking and stiff so I feel like I need to use different yarn, also for tops 😩
What can you recommend for a small top to tie in the back? :)
Love the video btw, super helpful!
I have used yarn with a recommended hook size of 3, which came out quite nicely as a bandana. If you want it more draping then definitely even thinner.
I would love to know what you used to edit this video ! So well done 🤍
thank you! i use capcut😊
Hi, I've never made a sweater before and I really want to make one inspired by Strawberry Shortcake from 2003 (look it up, it's the one with the red and white sweater) but I can't find a tutorial because that kind of sweater needs to be sewn I think because it has a round neckline. Do you have any recommendations? I think it would be a really cool thing for you to make.
i looked it up that sweater is so cute! i will totally make a tutorial for that in the future, if you look on my channel i have two potential tutorials that could be transformed into this type of sweater with similar necklines you just would change the color for the neck, my green one panel sweater tutorial, and my striped pink barbie sweater are similar
@@bellscreate okay tysm, i love you channel
my problem is that my projects just gets wider and wider idk if it's because I use acrylic yarn or cause i am bad at crochetting
that means you're creating extra stitches as you crochet. i have the same issue and counting my stitches every 5 rows really helps me!
Hi darling! The comment above might be right. As a beginner I had a similar problem of my rows getting longer as I added them. A helpful tip for me was adding a stitch marker into my chain 1 (or 2 or 3 depending on what stitch you are using) then when I turned my work and made my way back to the end I knew where to insert my hook to finish the row and start the next. I hope that helps. I know it can be discouraging to pull out rows of work
@@friendswithfae hi cutie thank you for the tip I will do that ❤️
@@minjjis hi! Yeah I will keep that in mind thank you for your comment❤️
@@escaalopette1129it may also be your tension! if you're getting looser tension then the stitches will get bigger therefore taper out, so try keep an eye on that too
Wow
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I find as I crochet my yarn gets a bit fuzzy, how would you fix this?
that can happen😕 if it’s too unbearable i’ve known people to use a lighter to get over the fuzzies here’s a tik tok doing it: www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRKbBHLM/
but please don’t burn ur house down😊😅
Loveeeee this video! We love slow fashion🩷💕your amazing greatful you made this video
yes we do!!! saving the world one crochet piece at a time! i’m so happy you liked the video😊😊😊
@@bellscreate yes!! creating unity through the art of fashion via crochet! Unlocks a new level of excitement and creativity! I will be trying to crochet one of the summer tops you’ve made! It’s a blessing to see someone has went ahead and serves as representation💕