Howcast - If you know some basic crochet stitches, it may be time to move on to a challenging project. Here are some steps to choosing the right crochet project for you.

Howcast - Knowing how to count your stitches is a fundamental step in learning to crochet – assuming you want your finished product to be the right size and shape.

Howcast - Whether you are changing colors or joining two skeins, this method is easy and works well for either single or double crochet stitches.

Howcast - If you can knit and purl, you can do this texture stitch known as the seed stitch, also called the British or Irish moss stitch, to add visual interest to your next project.

Howcast - Don't waste your time or your yarn on the wrong pattern. Thinking ahead to prepare for your crochet project will assure that you pick the design that's right for you.

Howcast - Converting a pattern takes a little guess work and a little math. But with practice you'll be able to make a nice product from whichever pattern you have.

Howcast -Learn how to sew machine buttonholes from Fabricworm.com founder Cynthia Mann in this Howcast video.

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Howcast - Learn how to increase and decrease crochet stitches, also known as dropping and adding, from Lion Brand Yarn's Andrea Lemire in this Howcast video.

You know how to knit, and you know how to purl. Now it's time to put those two basic stitches together to create a third—the stockinette stitch.

As if its name weren't a dead giveaway, the knit stitch is the most basic of knitting stitches, and a must-know for all aspiring knitters.

The purl stitch isn't as fancy as it sounds—nothing bejeweled or bedazzled. It's just the reverse of the knit stitch, plain and simple.

Hooray for you! You've completed all your stitches and now it's time to stop knitting. What? You don't know how to stop? Relax, you've come this far—the rest is easy. . .

The rib stitch, or ribbing, is often used on the edges of pieces where you need a snug fit, because it's stretchy and doesn't curl. Best of all, since you've already learned the knit stitch and purl stitch, you're practically already done.

Make these super simple, handcrafted socks for everyone in your family.

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We visit Fritz Haeg at his home and studio in Los Angeles and receive the assignment to make a rag rug! But not just any rag rug--one that you make over time and do something on.

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