Back or front loop crochet (abbreviated as BL/BLO and FL/FLO). Remember as a rule of thumb: The loop closest to you is the front loop. It usually lies on the outside when you crochet three-dimensional bodies in spiral rounds. The loop further back, away from you, is the back loop. It lies usually on the inside when you crochet three-dimensional bodies in spiral rounds.

Working into which loop?

Crochet stitches are always worked through both loops of the next stitch(looks like a "V" on the stitch) unless the pattern tells you otherwise.

Working into Back Loop(abbreviated as BL/BLO)

The loop further back, away from you, is the back loop.

Working into Front Loop(abbreviated as FL/FLO)

The loop closest to you is the front loop.

At first glance, crochet patterns look like a foreign language. They use a lot of abbreviations and symbols, but once you get used to decoding them, they actually make it easier to read a pattern.

Before diving into a pattern, check to see if it’s written in US or UK terminology. The same stitches are named differently based on the country. All the patterns in The Woobles crochet kits are written in US terminology. Here’s a list of all the abbreviations used in the Woobles crochet kits, plus their UK equivalent:

How to count stitches when working in chains

When you have to count your chain first, make sure that you are on the front side. Then count every “V” in your chain; each V is a stitch. If you have problems identify the stitches or the “V’s”, here is an image showing you every countable stitch.

How to count stitches when working in rows

The idea is the same, you have to count the “V’s” but this time they will be on top of the row.

If it’s too difficult for you to identify the stitches from the front when working in rows, you can look at your work from above, and count the “V’s” like in the chain.

How to count stitches when working in rounds-Magic Ring

Just be careful with the first and last stitch, because sometimes (depending on the thickness of the yarn), you can miss one stitch. stitch markers

There are plenty of different ways you could hold a crochet hook and yarn, but most of the time, crocheters fall into either of two groups: the pencil grippers and the knife grippers. If you're right-handed, hold the hook in your right hand and yarn in the other. If you're left-handed, switch sides.

How to hold a crochet hook

There are two ways to hold a crochet hook. Do what’s comfiest for you:

1. Pencil Grip

2. Knife Grip

• It doesn’t exist a wrong way to hold your hook. You can do it as you want!
• Sometimes after being crocheting for a while, you can feel some pain in the hands and that is not unusual. The reason for the pain, in general, is because you are holding your hook in a bad position for you OR you are holding it too tight and that is normal. The first time we do something we are stressed because we want to do it right and that mixed with the frustration of failure at the beginning is commonly expressed in a hard and tight grip. My advice, take it slow and practice.

How to hold yarn

The simplest way to hold your yarn when crocheting is by placing the strand in between two fingers such as between your index and middle fingers.

To use the Ring & Index Finger Method, wrap the yarn all the way around your ring finger. Then insert and slightly lift your index (the pointing) finger.