Crochet from the First Loop
Learn the mechanics of crochet stitch by stitch. Master hand tension, identify stitch anatomy, and troubleshoot curling edges before you build your first project.
Like Duolingo, but for Crochet from the First Loop. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
24 levels across 4 sections, about 48 minutes end to end, roughly 10 days at five minutes a day. It moves through First Loops and Motion, Expanding the Stitch Toolkit, Troubleshooting and Quality Control, and Shaping and Real Projects. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Crochet from the First Loop
- A slip knot should slide smoothly along the hook barrel without falling off
- Pulling the slip knot too tight strangles the yarn and prevents the hook from catching new loops
- The knife grip holds the hook like a dinner knife and leverages wrist roll
- The pencil grip holds the hook like a pen and relies on finger dexterity
- Neither grip is inherently correct; both accomplish the exact same stitches
- Yarn over requires wrapping from behind the hook over to the front
- The hook's beak catches the wrapped strand as it pulls down
- Pulling the captured yarn through the existing loop creates a new chain
- Tight foundation chains leave no room for row one stitches, forcing the bottom edge to curl
- Foundation chain loops must match or slightly exceed the thickness of the hook barrel
- The loop currently resting on the hook barrel is active and does not count as a stitch
- Chain stitches are counted by looking at the finished 'V' shapes below the hook
- Hook enters the fabric before catching yarn for the first loop
- A first yarn over draws a loop onto the hook to make two loops total
- A final yarn over draws through both loops to lock the stitch
- Working yarn sits at the bottom of the previous row until elevated
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Crochet from the First Loop the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
What happens if you pull your slip knot too tight against the hook?
Get it right to open this lesson and 23 more in the app.
Where Crochet from the First Loop takes you
- 1
First Loops and Motion
- The Starter Loop and Foundation Chain
- Building Fabric with Single Crochet
- 2
Expanding the Stitch Toolkit
- Stitch Anatomy and Hook Placement
- Taller Stitches and Fabric Drape
- 3
Troubleshooting and Quality Control
- Tension Tuning and Muscle Memory
- Edge Control and Lost Stitches
- 4
Shaping and Real Projects
- Working in the Round
- Finishing Clean and Reading Patterns
4 sections · 8 units · 24 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Tomo is in ChatGPT
Tomo is also a ChatGPT plugin: the same playable courses, built and played inside your chat.
Add Tomo to ChatGPT- What to ask
- “Make me a Tomo course on black holes.” “Turn this chat into a Tomo course.”
- What you get
- Quick questions with instant feedback, hearts and stars, ready to play in about a minute.
- Where it goes
- No sign-up to start. Connect your Tomo account and your streak carries on in the app.
You pick the voice
Crochet from the First Loop is taught in the Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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Start Crochet from the First Loop today.
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