Crochet Headbands 9 Awesome Crochet Patterns Winding yarn around a crochet hook to make stitches of varying heights works crochet. According to the stitch, the material can be quite dense; the choice is yours. Crochet hooks have a small curved hook at one end and are not fairly long compared to knitting needles. This hook is where your stitches are formed. Hooks come in a variety of sizes, for chunky garments and carpets, from very excellent hooks for working lace to super chunky hooks. So, where did crochet originate? Researchers believe crochet may have started many centuries ago in China, Arabia or South America, although it is likely that the stitches formed using hands not tools, and were generated more like macramé. Learning to crochet is not hard. Once you get the hang of holding the hook in one hand and anchoring your work in another, the actual action of making stitches isn't hard. I will not try to describe the technique in writing, as I am confident you'll be pulling your hair out! Like knitting crocheting needs to be taught by watching and copying the teacher and is a visual art" s moves. There are hundreds of excellent tutorials on video sites such as YouTube see what comes up and so have a bit of a look. Better still, find someone who is willing to educate you and loves to crochet. I guarantee that you could have at least a crocheted dishcloth sized piece finished in a couple of hours!