Video Tutorial: How To Make a Slip Knot for Crochet

This is my very first video tutorial so I thought I would start out with something simple. Just about every crochet book shows you how to do a slip knot to get started but honestly, when I look at the drawings I think they look really confusing. Hopefully this little video will make it a lot easier for crochet beginners to get started.

As seen in the video: Hang your yarn over your hook, cross one strand over the over (it doesn't matter which one is on top or bottom), pick up the strand that is on the bottom, wrap it around your hook and pull it through the loop. Use the tails to pull it close against your hook.

Comments

[Toni]

Just what I was looking for - thank you so much!

BR, Toni in Denmark

[sugarshop (Dena Berg)]

Those are adorable and could be used for so many things.

[Joanne]

Excellent timing! I just decided to teach myself how to crochet so any help in making it easier is much appreciated :)

[jennifer]

Looks great! I learned from looking at pictures. I think this tutorial would be really helpful for a beginner.

[Alicia G.]

Thanks! Great mini tutorial.

[Mearaid]

Wow, great tutorial. Being self taught it always helps me to see someone else do it.

[clarice]

Veryy good Cassi and love the music !!! Clarice

[Renna]

I assume you'll get the video working and I'll check back later to view it.

I'd love to see you do a tutorial of changing rows while crocheting. That's the one thing that's held me back from ever learning. I can do the slipknot, and most of the stitches, but whenever I try and make a simple potholder (or anything else), my rows get either shorter or longer as I go along. I've never been able to quite "get" that final row stitch and 'turning' thing down, and as you said, it's sometimes difficult to tell from the drawings how something should be done.

[Freda's Hive]

What a great idea. I think that women teaching other women is fabulous.

[geek+nerd]

Hi Cassi, just chiming in, YouTube said that you've set this video to "private." Maybe that's why the embedded video isn't working.

[Amy]

same here

[Cherry]

You Tube tells me this video is no longer available...?