I need your help!!

[Andrea_somtin]

Hey guys, I’m a student and I’m writing a paper on crochet, it’s on how to teach crochet and I need some ideas and fast, if you have any ideas write me back at andrea_somtin@hotmail.com (andrea_somtin@hotmail.com) thanks for helping me everyone. Andrea

[Mermaiden]

~ how to hold the yarn and hook
~ how to make a foundation chain
~ how to turn and make a first row of SC's into the chain
~ how to follow a basic pattern (& what some of the common abbreviations mean)

[birdlady1]

` lefthanded lessons

[Mittymoo]

Yep!! Learn how to make an even chain BEFORE going too much further!!! They need to establish a rhythm with their crochet, and the rest will come naturally! And don't hold the yarn too tight - it should FLOW~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!

[jleinhauser]

Well, I have to disagree with teaching the chain first, though it is usually taught that way. I have taught hundreds of people in person, and have learned that working into the chain is the hardest thing for them to learn.

So what I do is, for each student, I make up a small piece worked in sc --
maybe about 15 sts wide, and 3 rows high. Then I have them work in sc
for a few rows first. This gives them something to hold on to. Then they learn to chain to turn, do hdc, then dc, then tr. By then they have learned about chains. By now they can begin with a foundation chain and have
little trouble working the stitches they know into it.

A lot of professional teachers use this method. It is a little bit of work for you to make up the swatches, but it's usually worth it.

Jean L.