One of my favorite things is being able to design crochet patterns & giving them a certain feel due to the choice of crochet hook for the yarn weight.

Crochet is for me is transforming yarn into something special. The way you combine crochet hooks with yarn weight gives the finished design and project its own ease & texture. The shortest way of describing it can be:

Big crochet hooks & thin yarn will give you a stretching finish,  while a small hook with thick yarn will give you a harder more stable finish.

I guess you probably know  this, there’s a difference between US vs UK crochet terms and abbreviations. Since it’s easy to get confused I’m going to teach you the difference now. First of all I’m focusing on the basic crochet stitches and a few basic terms, since it those you most likely will come across often.

If you have purchased any pattern from the Joy of Motion shop, it’s important to know that the crochet patterns are written in US crochet terms. While you might be familiar with US crochet terms, I’d suggest you learn the UK terms as well. Hey! There’s a lot of amazing UK crochet patterns out there. Learn to read them, rather than looking at it as a problem.

Furthermore for any UK pattern readers, please read further to be able to understand my crochet patterns. In addition you are opening the door to even more amazing crochet patterns, simply by learning this.

Most noteworthy: Some of the basic stitches are named the same while some are not! Makes it a little confusing right? Let’s get started rather than being confused!