Cold Season Crochet Essentials - Make your Basics in less than 4 hours!

1. Cold Season Essentials Preview: It will never have been easier to face Winter with this crochet class I prepared for you. Hi, my name is Emily Burdek, a French Canadian crochet designer behind Krochem brand, and I'm pleased to introduce you to my Crochet Essentials series. To be able to follow this class, you will need to know the crochet basics. You can learn all of this by following my Crochet course for beginners here on this platform. In the cold season Essentials, you will learn how to make usi accessories in less than 4 hours, whether you're right or left handed. I will show you the conce of these three accessories. So you will be able to customize the stitches or the size in the future. Are you ready? Ay, what are you doing here? Let's start now. 2. Projects Intro: In this course, you'll be able to make a scarf, a hat, and kittens, from the easiest one to the complex one. The same stitch pattern will be using all three accessories to let you practice and integrate new techniques easily. I can't wait to see your projects. Don't forget to share them with me in the project gallery below. Let's now start with the materials and techniques. 3. Materials & Techniques: Welcome to the tutorial for the cold season essentials. To crochet the entire set, you will need 650 grams of super bulky yarn. I used line brand tick and Quick in the color fishermen, which can easily be found in all craft stores and on the web. I needed four scans of one 70 grams each. You will also need an eight millimeter hook, scissors, a yarni dog, a stitch marker, and a measuring tape. Here is how much you will need for each of the accessories. And, of course, you can choose the color you like. Here are the stitches and terms that I will use in the patterns. We will make chain stitches, single crochet, half double crochet, decreases in half double crochet and slip stitch. I put in the right corner a little reminder where the back and the front loops are located. Let's start by making our swatch. That will allow you to know if the yarn you have chosen and your tension are ideal. At the same time, we will practice the main stitch. Make a starting chain of eight chains. And you will do a half double crochet in the third chain from your hook and continue by making a half double crochet in the next five chains. Try to keep the tension very airy, very loose because we want our accessories to be as stretchy as possible to adapt to several sizes. You should have six half double crochet made. You will now chain two, turn to continue with row two, and we will make our half double crochet between each of the half double crochet from the previous row. So you enter the space between each of one. You don't go into both loops, but you really encompass all the strength to make your half double crochet into the space. You can use the fingers of your left hand to guide your hook to go between the half double crochet. And the last one will be made in the space between the stitch and the two chains. So what you just did will be the main stitch used throughout the pattern. We'll continue with row three. You're going to chain two, turn and do the same thing. A half double crochet in each of the following spaces between each half double crochet of the previous row. It should look like this. Continue by making three more rows. You can pause the video, we'll meet at the end of row six. When you finish your six rows, you can measure the little square that you get. It should be about 4 " or ten centimeter on each side. If you get to a centimeter or so different, don't worry. It's so stretchy that it will adjust. If you have a big difference with my measurements, here's what you could change. I've written the solutions here from least complicated to the most complicated. If your gauge is smaller, you can try to loosen the tension so that it is less tight. You can also choose to use a larger hook, like a nine millimeter, for example. Another solution would be to choose a yarn more similar to the one I used if you took another one. And finally, if you are very comfortable, you could adjust the pattern by adding a few stitches and a few rows. This way of doing is not ideal because it risks wasting your time since there will be many trials to arrive at the same result. And if your gauge is too big, the solutions are the same. You could tighten your tension a little more or use a smaller hook like a seven millimeter. You could also change the yarn if it is too bulky and adjust the pattern by decreasing the number of stitches and the number of rows. In any case, you will repeat the sample until you get the right measurements. Now, let's start with the scarf. 4. The Scarf: We'll start with the scarf, which will allow you to master the basic stitch. You are going to make a starting chain of 100 chains. I'll let you concentrate on counting. If you lose the count and do a little more or a little less, don't worry. It won't make a big difference. When you have completed your long chain, we will start by making a half double crochet in the third chain from the hook. And you continue to make a half double crochet in each of the next chains. At the end, we will not turn the project on itself to continue row two, but we will continue to crochet in rounds. We will make our first half double crochet between the two chains that we skipped at the beginning and the first half double crochet. You can do as I do on the screen so that your row one does not twist on itself. You will continue to crochet like this. You will make a half double crochet in the chain to space that we skipped at the beginning right here. You can put your marker on the stitch. And you will continue to make a half double crochet in each of the following spaces between each of the stitches of row one. Just a little reminder, you do not enter into both loops, but really in the space between the two half double crochet, you encompass all the strengths. I'll let you continue. We need at the end of the round. After you have made your last half double crochet, you will make the first one of round three in this space. It looks like you're making it nowhere, but we will tidy everything up at the end. You place your marker back on this one. You continue to make your half double crochet between all the following stitches. You will do the same thing until round ten. You will work in a spiral, so you will not need to think. You just insert your hook into each of the spaces to make your half double crochet. And don't forget to put the marker back on the first half double crochet of each round. And if you forget, it's okay. I'll show you how to count them at the end. When you think you finish round ten, we'll count them together. You have the first one that's right here. The second one, the third, the four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, and ten. And for a nice finish, you make a slip stitch in the next stitch by taking both loops this time. And that's it. You have finished your scarf. You can cut the thread by leaving a good length, secure it by pulling on the loop. And I'm going to show you in fast motion how to weave in the ends. We're going to start at the beginning to close the opening of row one. And don't forget that you have to weave in the ends on the wrong side of the scarf, the less attractive one. I'm going to show you how to weave in the ending thread. For the most beautiful finish possible, turn the scarf right side out. You will insert the needle into both loops of the next stitch, and then you will insert the needle into the back loop of the slip stitch that you made. This will create a fast stitch and a very even finish. You can then weave this thread in as usual on the wrong side. And there you have it. Your neck will now be nice and warm. It will be long enough for you to wrap it around twice. Now, let's move on to the head. 5. The Beanie: We're going to start the hat by making a sort of elastic band at the forehead. I'll show you how to do it. You will make a starting chain of seven chains. Then make a single crochet in the second chain from the hook and a single crochet in the next five chains. You will have a total of six stitches in row one. From row two, you will always do the same thing. That is chain one, you turn, and you're going to make a single crochet in the back loop only of the next six stitches. Be careful not to go into the same stitch, but rather the next stitch, which is this one. Use a marker if you have trouble seeing what the next stitch is. And you enter the back loop only, the loop that is furthest from you. And you will end up in the turning chain that is right here. The fact of making our stitches in the back loop will create elasticity in our bend. Row three, you do the same thing. Chain one, turn, and you will make a single crochet in the back loop of the next six stitches. And your last single crochet will be in the turning chain. You continue like this until row 36. You can pause the video. We'll meet up at the end to count our rows together. Each little bump that you see that the rows make are made up of two rows. So in reality, you should have 18 little bumps. The beginning thread should be at the bottom left and the end one at the top right. We will continue to crochet our hat on the side of this strip. Each row will correspond in a way to a stitch. You will chain to, rotate the project to work on the side, and you're going to make a half double crochet in the next four stitches in the next four rows of the strip. It looks complicated, but you just go into the strands that you see. There's not really a chance of making a mistake. Good After you have made your four half double crochet, we will make two half double crochet together, one decrease in the next two stitches. Here is how to do it. You yarn over, you enter the next stitch, yarn over, pass through the stitch. You yarn over again. You enter the next stitch. Yarn over, pass through the stitch. Yarn over and pull through the five loops that are on your hook. You just have transformed two stitches into one. This will make the heat smaller at the head, and you will repeat a half double crochet in the next four stitches, followed by two half double crochet together, a decrease, all along the strip. You will do what is in the parenthesis six times in total. You will have 30 stitches, 30 half double crochet at the end of row one. I'll show you here how to do the two half double crochet together one more time. I'll let you continue. We'll meet up at the end of the row. The last ditch of row one will be a decrease. So you will make two half double crochet together to finish. It should look like this. And like the scarf, we will start crocheting in the round. You can fold a hat like this on itself and continue crocheting between the two chains at the beginning of row one and the first half double crochet. You will make your first half double crochet in the chain two space. You can put your marker on this one and continue by making a half double crochet between the next 29 stitches. We meet at the end of the round. As with the scarf, you will start the first half double crochet of the third round in this space here, which looks a little empty. Reposition your marker on this half double crochet and continue to make half double crochet in each of the following spaces, working in a spiral. So once again, you won't need to concentrate. You will make nine rounds in total, which will consist of 30 half double crochet each. When you have completed round nine, we're going to make sure we have the right number of rounds. The first one is right here, just above the strip. You have the second, the third, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine. We're now ready to close our ni. You're going to do half the all crochet together 15 times. So 15 decreases. Always entering between the stitches. I'll let you continue. We'll meet at the end. And for a nice finish, you will make a slip stitch in the next stitch by entering into both loops. That's it. You can cut the thread, secure it, and we're going to be ready to close the top of the hut. Put the end thread into your yarn needle and you're going to enter both loops of the next ditch, from the outside to the inside, and come out through the next one from the inside to the outside. You do it like this all around. You could also do it like this to make it faster. At the end, pull hard on the thread to close the round well. Take this one inside and you can weave in the end in the hat. Mm once the thread is well secured, cut the excess and we will now sew the beginning of the hat together. If you starting thread is long enough, you can use it. Otherwise, you can simply cut another one. Still on the wrong side of the hat, you can join the corresponding stitches of the first and the last row of the strip with the with stitch technique. It consists of going around the stitches. You will always go from one stitch to the other in the same way. There is no exact science as long as it is visually beautiful and with the threading to secure it. And that's it. You finish your Bini. You can turn it over on the right side and wear it proudly. All that's left is to keep your hands warm. 6. The Mittens: You are now ready to crochet the last project of the cold season essentials, the mittens. The concept will be very similar to the hat. We will start by making an elastic band that will come around your wrist. We will start by making a starting chain of six chains. A single crochet in the second chain from hook. And continue with single crochet in the next four chains. Let's start the second rope. You will chain one, turn, and you will make a single crochet in the back loops only of the next five stitches. The last single crochet of the row will always be in the turning chain of the previous row. And you will do the same thing up to row 14. Be careful to actually go into the next site when starting the row and not in the same stitch. I'll let you continue. We'll meet at the end of Row 14. Each little bump you see is made up of two rows. So you should have seven of these little bumps. The beginning yarn should be on the bottom left and the end yarn on the top right. We will continue working on the side of the strip. Make two chains, and you will do a half double crochet in each of the next 14 stitches in each of the 14 rows of the elastic bend. And the last one will be in the turning chain of the first group. As with the hat, we will continue to crochet in rounds. So you can fold the midden over itself, and we're going to continue crocheting, starting the first half double crochet of round two in the chain to space, which is right here. And you're going to continue by making a half double crochet between each of the following stitches. We meet at the end of the round. When you're done, the first half double crochet of the third round will be in the space right here. We'll come and close everything at the end, and you can place your marker on this stitch. Continue by making a half double crochet between the next five stitches. You will then make three increases, so two half double crochet between the next three stitches. And you continue by making a half double crochet between the next five stitches. The next round, we will come to form the opening of the thumb. So you can start by doing a half double crochet between the next eight stitches. You're going to skip three stitches, three spaces, and you're going to continue between the next stitches. It should look like this so far. Round five through nine, you'll do a half double crochet between the next 14 stitches. When you get to the thumb opening, you can simply make a half doble crochet in this one and continue. We meet at the end of Round nine. We will count together the number of rounds. Here we have the first, the second, the third, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine. Round ten, we're going to start to decrease the top of the mitten. You're going to make a half double crochet between the next two stitches. Followed by a decrease. So two have double crochet together. You yarn over, enter into next stitch, yarn over, pass through the stitch, yarn over, going into next stitch. Yarn over, pass through the stitch. And finally, yarn over and pull through all the loops that are on your hook. And you continue with half double crochet between the next five stitches. Another decrease of half double crochet together in the next two stitches. And you will make a half double crochet between the next three stitches. For the last round, you will make two half double crochet together six times, so six decreases. And you finish with a slip stitch in the next stitch. Pull the hook, cut the yarn, and secure it. Close the end of the mitten with your yarn needle. Enter the front loops of each of the following stitches in this way. At the end, pull on the thread and enter your needle in the middle of the round to be able to secure the thread inside the mitten. When you're satisfied, you can cut the thread. We will move on to the construction of the thumb. And throw your hook in the lower corner right here and join the yarn. Chain two, and you're going to make a half double crochet between the seven stitches around the opening. Reach the top corner, choose one of the two spaces where you could go. I chose the second one, which is right here. You will continue with round two by making a half the bow crochet in the chain to space and a half doble crochet between the next six stitches. Round three will be the same. You will make a half double crochet between the seven neck stitches. If you have small hands like mine, you can step after round three. But if you usually wear medium or large, you can add an additional identical round, a half double crochet between each stitch. The last round will be to close the thumb opening. You will make two half double crochet together three times, always between the stitches. And you will make a slip stitch in the next stitch by entering into both loops. And that's it, cut the yarn, secure it, and close the end. Do the same closing technique as for the top of the mitten. You enter the front loops of each of the following stitches. And you will secure the yarn inside the mitten. You can also secure the yarn at the beginning of the tongue. And it is not necessary to do the same thing as me as long as the thread does not come out and you feel enough resistance when you pass it between the strands. We will now sew the lower part of the elastic bend. If the thread at the beginning is long enough, you can use it. Otherwise, cut another one. You will sew it the whip stitch technique which consists of wrapping the thread around the stitches of the first and last row of the elastic bend. And secure this thread. Well done, you have finished your method. To crochet the second one, you can either be watch this video or follow the writing pattern that is provided in the documents. The instructions are the same for both hands. You are now ready to face the cold season with style. M 7. Final Words: I hope you loved making your case accessories with me, and I can't wait to see your creations. You can share them with me in the project gallery below or in my social networks. See you soon in my next crochet class au revoir.