Crochet Techniques for Sea Life and Animals

Basic Crochet Techniques 1

A course by Marianne Seiman , Crochet Designer

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5,013 students

Audio: English, Italian, Portuguese

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About the video: Basic Crochet Techniques 1

Overview

“In this lesson you will learn how to make the basic stitches needed in this project. I will show you how to make a slip knot, chain stitch, slip stitch, single crochet stitch and magic ring.”

In this video lesson Marianne Seiman addresses the topic: Basic Crochet Techniques 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Crochet Techniques for Sea Life and Animals. Learn how to crochet marine-inspired pieces and explore a variety of embellishing techniques to bring the beauty of the ocean to your home.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, we will learn basic crochet stitches We start with Slipknot. When chain stitch Slip stitch. single crochet, and Magic Ring. To learn the stitches, we will need yarn. and a hook. The yarn is the one I showed you before, 50 grams equals 125 meters. Normally for this yarn, I would use 1.5 hook, but to show you stitches, I'm using a little bit thicker one, 2.0. We'll start with Slipknot. Wrap the yarn around your finger hold it to your thumb No. Pull it up a bit. and twist it. So... You have actually loop here. where the end of a yarn is on the left, And the yarn which goes to y...”

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Course summary for: Crochet Techniques for Sea Life and Animals

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (199)
5013 students
5 units
20 lessons (3h 30m)
8 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Crochet, Fiber Arts, Textile Design

Marianne Seiman

A course by Marianne Seiman

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Crochet Designer

Marianne Seiman is an Estonian crochet designer. She grew up in a crafty home, and became a professional swimmer in her teenage years, which she says helped her to be both patient and hardworking. After a modeling career in her 20’s and later becoming a stay-at-home mom, crochet became her meditative and creative outlet.

After stating her own crochet blog, she started selling her pieces online and in different Estonian design shops. She later went on to design crochet accessories for the Estonian craft magazine, Käsitöö.