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Wednesday live video… my basic stitches!
I am revisiting this post to see if the link to my video works and hay ho it does!!!
So if you click on the link you will find one of my latest videos all about the basic stitches that I use for latch hook crochet.
I am pleased it works because this is one of my better videos. It is really informative and I tend not to talk too much drivel as I have done in the past.
I am also quite chuffed because I am hopefully getting my head around some of this confounded techno bumf!! Do make a comment if you stumble about with this too.
Then do click the above link and pop over to my facebook group page where I sum up all the basic stitches!!
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Freeform crochet… what is it?
For a few months of the year, I’m lucky to stay on our boat in Australia! So here I am, relaxing with lots of time to start some Freeform Crochet projects!
So what is freeform crochet?
Freeform crochet can be described as “patternless”, and is often referred to as “painting with yarn”. Incredibly fun and relaxing, there is no wrong way or right way… only your way.
I love to use finer yarns and a small latch hook. A latch hook is traditionally used for rug making and sometimes hair braiding, but I have found a new and easy way to crochet!
Once you have (easily) mastered the simple crochet stitches, using a latch hook, you can embrace your inner artist and try some freeform crochet! I have some free videos on YouTube and when you are ready to move to freeform and more advanced crochet, I have a subscription which includes videos, tutorials and one to ones on the platform 2, facebook group
Thanks for looking and remember to keep in touch by subscribing to the blog!
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What is a latch hook?
Did you know the answer? A latch hook is usually used for making rag rugs or hooked rugs. It is slightly similar to a traditional crochet hook but it a latch to hold the yarn when a loop is pulled through. Have you ever made a rug using a latch hook?
Can you use a latch hook for crochet?
Well, I love crochet and I love teaching (I’m a retired teacher) so I combined my two passions and discovered an easy way to crochet… the new way! I found that by using a latch hook, instead of traditional crochet hook, beginners and kids, picked up the basics in minutes. I believe it is easier… just try it out and see! They say …… ‘this is soooo cooool ! ‘
Left is a latch hook and Right is a traditional crochet hook So when children ask me “What is a latch hook?” I tell them, that it is like having their own little machine. I explain, it’s how knitting machines work with rows of similar latch hooks and that is how machine made knitted jumpers and cardigans are made.
Giving a child a latch hook is in itself motivating. But seeing the resulting chain appear is a fascinating experience and as they succeed they often become absorbed in the process. Adults do too, as not a lot of folks have used a latch hook and for those who have, it sparks off memories of making rag rugs!!
A short chain length will make a simple plain bracelet. A longer chain length will make a necklace.
Traditionally beginners would go on to make repeated rows and rows of traditional stitches, however the next step I teach is to make the same chain length bracelet with fancy yarns. There are so many available nowadays
I also go on to teach a different set of basic stitches, which have been chosen for ease of use with a latch hook. These are chain stitch , slip stitch, bullion stitch, Tunisian stitch, and later puff stitch.
I have many resources including a book on Amazon, a Youtube channel with tutorials and a community of like minded latch hook crocheters on facebook!
Join in the fun and subscribe to the blog for future updates and projects.
Thanks for reading!
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Tunisian Crochet
One of the basic stitches introduced for crochet is Tunisian Crochet Simple Stitch. Did you know, I teach crochet with a latch hook instead of a traditional crochet hook? It’s so much easier!
Don’t believe me? Check out my other articles and my YouTube channel.
If worked with the upright stitch with two or three colours it is very simple to work this stitch with a latch hook. It is also easy to do, I think easier than knitting in the sense that you are casting on (picking up loops) and casting off.
It’s an attractive and neat stitch. I love it. It doesn’t have to be square either.
Tunisian crochet, is easy and I have many resources to help you out, including a book on Amazon, a Youtube channel with tutorials and a community of like minded latch hook crocheters on facebook!
Join in the fun and subscribe to the blog for future updates and projects.
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Latch Hooking for Beginners ..crochet history
It is the week before Christmas and I have just sent my Crochet book off to the printers. It should be for sale on Amazon in a couple of months! It’s all about Latch hooking for beginners but not in the rag rugging sense… it’s all about making traditional crochet much easier to teach and learn!
*edit …. it is now available for sale.. check it out!
Meanwhile I am returning to this blog to share some of the ideas in the book. It is all about a fresh look at crochet using a latch hook! So it’s a new and exciting hobby. Kids get so absorbed in it. And it is mistake free learning, no dropped stitches !
A flower brooch Take a look at my many resources including a book on Amazon, a Youtube channel with tutorials and a community of like minded latch hook crocheters on facebook!
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From struggling starter to mastering crochet
I am Roslyn Hill, a crochet entrepreneur, ex art teacher, crochet tutor and inventor of a new crochet tool. I have devised new easy methods, which are appropriate for the learner so they can find enjoyment in succeeding in their work.
In my videos you may learn
How to easily get started on your Crochet Art journey
How to learn just two crochet stitches to make just about anything
You may learn my bridges method
If you are struggling with following patterns, I can show you how to make your own
How to use new crochet tools to create amazing new projects.
Let me know if you or your child is struggling to get started with crochet and I will point you in the right direction so you will be crocheting in no time!
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An edit to the previous post
This is an edit to the above post because I decided to subscribe to my own blog and looked at my email to see if this post would appear in my email….. and it did! now as I have nearly 1600 subcribers then potentially they will see this post too. If you have received it then please comment and let me know. I would really love to know as I didnt think I had an email list. Otherwise reply to my email and let me know what’s on your hook
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Gosh its 2025 already!!
I started this blog many years ago when I was an enthusiastic blogger, however if you know me now, I am more of an intrepid YouTube Vlogger! My journey has taken a few dives into the internet world, one thing that hasn’t changed is that I am obsessive about my desire to share with the world the things I have discovered about how we teach and how we learn how to crochet. I have come a long way on this journey and recently it is becoming more exciting as I have a new tool to share, new ideas and I giving a talk at the Knitting and Stitching Show last year gave me a new platform to explore.
if you are still following here then I wish you a happy and enjoyable new year. Do let me know how your year is going so far. Thanks for staying…. Roz Hill
(This is an edit to the above post because I decided to subscribe to my own blog and looked at my email to see if this post would appear in my email….. and it did! now as I have nearly 1600 subcribers then potentially they will see this post too. If you have received it then please comment and let me know. I would really love to know as I didnt think I had an email list. Otherwise reply to my email and let me know what’s on your hook 🙂
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This post is for Crochet Art followers
Hi everyone! welcome back to my Crochet blog. I have unfortunately neglected my blogging, but I am reaching out to those who may be interested in some exciting news that I have to share. So much has happened in recent months while I have been concentrating on keeping my YouTube Channel up to date. I have also been trying to learn more about the algorithms that help you to find me. If you are reading this then it really helps if you can comment. Let me know where you are from and what your crochet interests are. Let me now if you have heard of my new invention the Cordmaker tool which you can use to make Cordcrochet. Last year I was able to present a talk at the Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrogate which was a major achievement for me in getting Crochet Art out there. Let me know in the comments if you have found my videos and if you are finding them useful.
Happy New Year to all , Roz Hill x
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Catching up in January 2024
It is the 3rd January and I find myself with time to update my blog as I can only use my left hand due to a carpal tunnel operation.
Not a good predicament to be in for someone who loves to teach crochet!
However I will keep this short for now and pop back for more updates!
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My Fiber Chats interview..YouTube link
Link https://youtu.be/GxD0IWFcBLY
You will need to grab a cuppa and put your feet up to watch this one. What a lovely lady Irena is, we had quite a chat!
please note adding interviews and links is new to me, so please comment or find away to let me know if you watched this.
all the way through?
just a bit of it?
was it interesting?
Did you learn anything?
anything else?
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Catching up!
I have been sooooo busy writing my Crochet Art text books during the school holidays. Post covid I have been able to go back into the classroom and begin teaching crochet to both primary and secondary school children. It went so well! The children had so much fun learning in a hands on creative way. The Staff were keen for me to return for more school sessions and the parents loved how the kids were involved in making things. So much positive feedback online too has been an incentive for me to put the hours in.
I want to say a big thank you to Minera School in Wales for allowing me to work with you.
I have also been working on my own crochet…
I have been away from blogging for quite sometime, please do add a comment and I will reply ASAP
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Write about a challenge you faced and overcame
Self publishing my own book has been by far the biggest challenge I have faced in recent years. Or so I thought. I naively thought it would then be on the bookshelves, so once written I was faced with an even bigger challenge and that was to market the book!
This first book lead me to a more recent passion. And dare I say this challenge has become a vocation and that is to rethink how crochet is taught and learned. I am devising methods which are very untraditional, I have made tutorials, taught a beginners class and the results are looking very convincing. I now have to convince everyone else, and therefore life has become one challenge after another.
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