How to Hold a Crochet Hook & Yarn—How to Crochet Lesson #2

Continue watching the series to learn to crochet through simple and step by step videos.

Here are some of the questions covered in the video:
HOW TO HOLD A CROCHET HOOK
- What are the different parts of the hook called?
- Where’s the point, throat, shaft, grip, and handle on the crochet hook?
- How do I hold a hook when crocheting?
- What are the different methods of holding a crochet hook?
- What’s the pencil method? What’s the knife method?
- How to hold a crochet hook when left handed?
- How to hold the crochet hook when right handed?

HOW TO HOLD THE YARN
- What’s the working yarn VS the tail?
- How do I hold the yarn when crocheting?
- What are the different methods of holding the yarn in crochet?
- How to hold the yarn when left handed?
- How to hold the yarn when right handed?

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ABOUT THIS VIDEO:
In this video, Amanda Love Santos explains how to hold a hook and yarn in crochet, yarn types. This is lesson #2 in her How to Crochet for Beginners Series. Through these tutorials, anyone of any age can learn how to start crocheting.

[zulmailerio]

Thank you Amanda for these clear instructions of how to crochet.

[sabrinazarogoza]

Just wanted to share my method with you because I haven't heard of anyone else using it. It's not proper, but it works for me, even with size 20 crochet threads.
First off, I am totally blind and completely self-taught, which is probably why I do things the way I do.
To hold the hook I do something similar to the knife hold. The grip is near my middle finger and my thumb and index finger are up near the throat of the hook because I use them to pull the yarn over the hook. If I understand it right, usually, people don't touch the yarn and are somehow able to pull the loops through without them coming off the hook, correct?...
I've never been able to do it without touching my yarn. The loop already on my hook never wants to come off, but my yarn-over does every time. lol
I hold my yarn in a similar way to my crochet hook. It goes under my pinky, ring and middle fingers, then it gets guided between my index finger and thumb.
Just thought I'd share that.

[sierraously_]

Thank you so much for this! I haven’t crocheted in a while and sometimes you just have to go back to the basics. I’m also working on a project while at home & recovering from surgery and your voice is so soothing!

[ella-maymcbride]

If anyone’s struggling with the yarn holds Amanda demonstrated - the only way that works for me is to wrap it once around my index finger. I don’t know if I’m a naturally tense person but any other grip is way too tight for me! Try that if you’re having difficulty

[pamscorner]

Thank you so much for going in full detail!!

[darlb]

This is a good tutorial. I hold the hook and crochet the last way she showed. Thanks, Amanda I like your tutorial.

[elidabriones]

Going to show this tutorial to my niece she wants to learn how to crochet 🧶

[gabbstarm]

I wish this was out when i started crocheting 3 months ago 😭
I just finished the tank top you have on for this episode. I feel like such an expert now 🤣😅😅💖