Craftuary Academy
Learn to crochet and knit, one stitch at a time, in 3D
Short looping 3D lessons that show exactly where the hook or needle goes, with the stitch count on screen. Every lesson is free and open, no account needed. 2 courses, 15 lessons, and new ones keep coming. Each Crochet 101 lesson ends with a free practice pattern that we rebuilt in 3D from its written text and count-checked round by round.
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- Your progress, saved on every device, so you pick up exactly where you stopped
- A badge for each course with its own page to share when you finish all its lessons
- Printable PDFs of every free pattern and the Crochet 101 cheat sheet
- Two full premium patterns with their 3D build video and picture guide
- One free Designer pattern made from your own idea, and a free pattern check every day
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Crochet 101: 10 lessons
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Lesson 1 · 8 s loopSlip knotMake a loop in the yarn, pull a second loop through it from behind, and slide yo…
Lesson 2 · 8 s loopChain (ch)With a loop on your hook, wrap the yarn over the hook and pull it through the lo…
Lesson 3 · 10 s loopMagic ringWrap the yarn into a ring, then work single crochets into the ring, over both st…
Lesson 4 · 9 s loopSingle crochet (sc)Put the hook into the next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (two loops on th…
Lesson 5 · 9 s loopIncrease (inc)An increase is two single crochets in the same stitch. Every increase adds one s…
Lesson 6 · 9 s loopInvisible decrease (dec)Put the hook through the front loop of the next stitch and the front loop of the…
Lesson 7 · 10 s loopRounds and the stitch markerAmigurumi is worked in a spiral: do not join, just keep going into the next roun…
Lesson 8 · 12 s loopReading a roundRnd 3: (sc, inc) x6 (18) means: one single crochet, then an increase, and repeat…
Lesson 9 · 10 s loopStuffing and closingStuff the piece firmly before the opening gets small, then work the last decreas…
Lesson 10 · 10 s loopSewing a part on (whip stitch)Pin the part where the pattern says, then sew around its edge: the needle goes u…
Beginner guides
Learn to crochet amigurumi · Crochet abbreviations (US and UK) · How to read a crochet pattern · Hook size chart
Printable cheat sheet
Crochet 101 cheat sheet (2 pages): every abbreviation with its UK name, how to read a round, the 6-stitch amigurumi start, and hook sizes by yarn weight. Free with your account.
Knitting 101: 5 lessons
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Lesson 1 · 18 s loopLong-tail cast onHold the tail over your thumb and the working yarn over your first finger, put t…
Lesson 2 · 12 s loopKnit stitch (k)Put the right needle into the front of the first stitch, wrap the yarn around it…
Lesson 3 · 12 s loopPurl stitch (p)With the yarn held in front, put the right needle into the front of the first st…
Lesson 4 · 14 s loopIncrease (kfb) and decrease (k2tog)To increase, knit into the front of a stitch but leave it on the needle, then kn…
Lesson 5 · 16 s loopBind offKnit two stitches, then lift the first one over the second and off the needle; k…
Coming next
Embroidery 101
Running stitch, backstitch, satin stitch, French knot, cross stitch.
Running stitch, backstitch, satin stitch, French knot, cross stitch.
Sewing 101
Pins, seams, seam allowance, turning and pressing.
Pins, seams, seam allowance, turning and pressing.
Crochet 201
Rows, colour changes, loops, the granny square, bobbles.
Rows, colour changes, loops, the granny square, bobbles.
The lessons are simplified 3D diagrams: the yarn is a smooth tube and the hook follows a planned path, so they show the moves, not a real maker's hands. Something unclear or wrong? Report a problem.