Basic Stitches Library
Short, focused videos for every stitch and technique used across our patterns — no fast-forwarding through a 20-minute tutorial to find the ten seconds you actually need. Work through them in order, or jump straight to the stitch you're stuck on.
These tutorials are narrated in French. English subtitles load automatically where available — if a video plays without them, tap the CC icon in the player and choose Auto-translate → English.
Stage 1 of 3
Getting Started: Tools, Grip & Your First Stitches
Everything before your first project: picking the right yarn and hook, holding them comfortably, and the four stitches every pattern builds on.
Choosing Your Yarn
Choosing Your Hook
Choosing Extra Tools & Notions
How to Hold Your Hook
How to Hold Your Yarn
The Slip Knot
The Chain Stitch
Where to Insert Your Hook in the Chain
The Single Crochet Stitch
The Slip Stitch
Stage 2 of 3
Basic Stitches & Core Techniques
The stitch vocabulary used in almost every pattern on this site — plus the row-counting, finishing and diagram-reading skills that make following instructions easy.
The Half Double Crochet
The Double Crochet
The Treble Crochet
The Double Treble Crochet
Working in Rows
Counting Your Stitches
Counting Your Rows
Stitch Anatomy: Where to Insert Your Hook
Fastening Off & Weaving in Ends
Changing Yarn Skeins
Seaming Stitch to Stitch
Reading a Simple Stitch Diagram
Stage 3 of 3
Advanced Stitches & Bag-Making Techniques
Once the basics feel natural: decreases, working in the round, the magic ring, and the finishing techniques used in amigurumi and crochet bags.
The Triple Decrease
Crossed Stitches
Seaming Row to Row
Working in Closed Rounds
The Magic Ring
Invisible Decrease
Seamless Bag Lining
Sewn Bag Lining
The Picot Stitch
Romanian Cord Bag Handle
Simple Tunisian-Stitch Bag Handle
Rigid Crochet Base
Ready to put it into practice?
Start with a beginner-friendly pattern and use these videos any time you hit a stitch you don't recognize.