10 Online Crochet Courses Brilliant for Beginners in 2023

Learn how to crochet tank tops, chunky knits, blankets, bags, and beyond in these courses for various skills and techniques

While people have been crocheting for centuries, it’s a craft that has seen something of a renaissance in recent years. Crochet influencers popping up all over social media, the crochet comeback in mainstream fashion, and a shift toward sustainable crafting are inspiring aspiring budding to pick up their hooks.

Ready to join the movement? Read on to discover ten online crochet courses covering different techniques and styles.

Whether you want to make your own clothes using granny square crochet, learn how to upcycle with crochet, or design bags using the multi-color tapestry crochet technique, this list has you covered.

Free eBook: If you want to learn more about the basics of crochet, download our free eBook: A Beginner’s Guide to Crochet.

Courses to crochet your own clothing

1. Creating Garments Using Crochet, a course by Alicia Recio Rodríguez

From crocheted tank tops to chunky sweaters, jump on the crochet fashion trend with Nordic-style designer Alicia Recio Rodríguez (@alimaravillas). In her course for beginners, she’ll teach you how to crochet colorful and textured garments from scratch (available in both English and Spanish audio).

Discover the basic steps for making your patterns, learn the essential stitches you need to make contemporary crochet pieces, practice the Colorwork technique, and lots more.

2. Granny Square Crochet: Make Your Own Sweater, a course by Katie Jones

Looking to add a splash of color to your wardrobe? Learn to handcraft bold statement pieces using the granny square technique with British knitwear designer Katie Jones (@katiejonesknit).

A simple style to get started with, the granny square is a crochet square motif made using only a couple of types of stitches; you can then stitch your squares together to make all kinds of garments and homeware.

In her course, Katie—who designs and sells granny square patterns for vibrant colored crocheted garments—teaches you how to make your own granny square sweater.

3. Upcycling with Crochet for Beginners, a course by Emma Friedlander Collins

Embrace the slow fashion movement and give your old clothes a new lease of life using simple techniques in this beginner’s course on upcycling with crochet.

Here, sustainably-minded crochet designer Emma Friedlander Collins, also known as Steel and Stitch (@steelandstitch), teaches you how to transform your old or unused garments into one-of-a-kind designs.

As well as sharing inspiration and teaching you the skills for all kinds of upcycling projects, Emma shows you how to transform a pair of flips flops into chic slippers.


4. Top-Down: One-Piece Crocheted Garments, a course by Estefa González

Top-down crochet is a technique that allows you a lot of flexibility. By following simple patterns, you can craft seamless garments that can easily be adjusted to fit as you work.

Designer and founder of the crochet community Santa Pazienzia, Estefa González (@santapazienzia) uses this style to create all kinds of clothes and accessories.

In this course, with Estefa as your guide, learn how to design and crochet top-down garments, step by step. Discover the techniques for taking accurate measurements, adapting your designs to any material, and applying different finishes.

5. Crochet Techniques for Colorful Clothing, a course by Marie Castro

Brazilian creator Marie Castro (@marie_castro) also specializes in the top-down technique to create her vibrant garments and accessories.

In her course, Crochet Techniques for Colorful Clothing, she’ll teach you how to make seamless, easy-to-weave crochet dresses and blouses. Marie will walk you through the basic stitches, share advice for choosing your color scheme, tips for improving your creative process, and much more.

Courses to crochet accessories and home decor

6. Crochet Pattern Design: Find Your Signature Style, a course by Molla Mills

Crochet is a craft that's all about self-expression: you can create original handmade pieces that show off your personality by drawing inspiration from the world around you and translating it into one-of-a-kind designs.

This is exactly what Finnish crochet artist and author Molla Mills (@molla_mills) does for her collection of bags, homeware, earrings, and so on.

In her course on crochet pattern design, Molla shares her expertise, teaching you how to experiment with this craft using the multicolor tapestry crochet technique, and build your own patterns.

7. Intarsia Crochet: Craft Your Own Tapestry, a course by Flor Samoilenco

Intarsia is another popular crochet technique in which you use multiple colors to weave patterns into your designs using a different ball of yarn for each section. It’s a style that enables you to change colors regularly while keeping your material light—making it a great technique to create vibrant and bold patterns.

A crochet designer, Flor Samoilenco (@florsamoilenco) will walk you through the whole process to craft a multicolor wall tapestry using the intarsia technique.

You will learn the necessary stitches, the characteristics of intarsia crochet, and how to add the final touches as you prepare to hang your creation.

8. Crochet Techniques for Sea Life and Animals, a course by Marianne Seiman

The natural world is an endless source of inspiration for creatives—and crochet is no exception. Crafting fish, coral, shells, and seaweed, Estonian designer Marianne Seiman (@heegeldab) creates delicate, handmade accessories and home decorations based on marine life.

In her course, Crochet Techniques for Sea Life and Animals, Marianne introduces you to this meditative practice, teaching various stitches (from basic to more advanced), sharing where to find inspiration, and how to create patterns. She also shows techniques for adding embellishments to crocheted pieces, and how to adapt them into all kinds of designs—from brooches to appliqué to wall art.

Courses to crochet amigurumi

9. Amigurumi Design and Creation, a course by Príncipe del Crochet

Amigurumi is the traditional Japanese craft of crocheting small dolls. Often kawaii (or cute) in appearance, these characters can be anything from animals to people to food to pop culture icons.

Here to introduce you to the art of amigurumi, Marcelo Javier Cortés is better known as the “Prince of Crochet” (@principe_del_crochet). In his course on amigurumi design and creation, he covers the entire process for designing and creating your own dolls.

By the end of the course, you’ll know how to create the magic ring, crochet in the round, assemble each part of the body, and learn skills to decorate your amigurumi.

10. Crochet for Beginners: Create Food-Inspired Amigurumi, a course by Laetitia Dalbies

Design stuffed toys that look good enough to eat in this fun food-inspired amigurumi course for beginners.

Led by French textile artist Laetitia Dalbies (@laetitiadalbies), through the lessons, you’ll learn the skills to create colorful and contemporary dolls shaped after all kinds of food—think fruit and veg, cute popsicles, pretzels…

Using a giant radish as her example, Laetitia will teach you to draw patterns, define proportions, choose yarn colors, and techniques for crocheting amigurumi with different kinds of stitches. Finally, she shares some handy pointers to help you share your edible-looking art on social media.

Continue exploring the world of crochet

Check out all of Domestika's online crochet courses, and read on for more inspiration...

1. Learn everything you need to start crafting with yarn and hook in Domestika's free beginner’s guide to crochet, packed with advice from Domestika experts

2. From reading patterns to creating popcorn stitches using the tapestry technique, learn new skills with the experts in these free crochet tutorials for beginners.

3. Put your new skills into practice by crafting all kinds of designs with inspiration from these websites for hundreds of free crochet and knitting patterns.