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Beginner Crochet Kit Videos
Welcome! You made it to the digital portion of your Zollie kit. Watch our videos to complete your Beginner Crochet Kit, featuring the original work of Yan Schenkel.
1: Welcome
This is the Welcome video for you Zollie Beginner Crochet Kit! You'll learn more about the contents of your kit, plus the items you'll need from home.
2: Getting Started
Meet the artist featured in your kit! Yan Schenkel will be teaching you how to make amigurumi, and all the steps needed to make Marty the duck. This video shows you how to hold your yarn and get to know your crochet hook.
3: Foundation Chain
Learn to make the foundation chain used in crochet when making a flat project.
4: Single Crochet
Learn to make the most basic of all crochet stitches - single crochet!
5: Fasten Off
Learn to fasted off your project once you have completed it so that yarn is secured and hidden.
6: Working in a Spiral
Yan explains the difference between working on a flat crochet project and working in a spiral - working in a spiral, or in the round, is the main way that amigurumi are made.
7: Magic Ring
To get started working in a spiral you will need to learn to make a magic ring! This video teaches you how.
8: Stitch Marker
Stitch markers help you track the beginning of your round so that you know when a round is done. This video shows you how to use them and where to place them.
9: Increasing
Learn to increase - this skill is used to widen your amigurumi by adding more stitches to a round which increases the circumference of the shape.
10: Embroider and Sew
This video teaches you to attach different body parts to amigurumi and embroider details like eyes and cheeks.
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Yan Schenkel
Yan Schenkel, founder of Pica Pau, is an Argentinian crochet toy designer known for her whimsical Amigurumi designs. She is also the author of the amigurumi books Edmundo de Pica Pau (The World of Pica Pau) and Animal Friends of Pica Pau - 1, 2, and 3.
Crochet more amigurumi!
Finished your kit and ready for more amigurumi? Your crochet hook will pair well with any of the other Beam colors so you can keep practicing your skills!
Made with love by many!
Design, Pattern, and Video Learning: Yan Schenkel
Creative Direction & Booklet Learning: Grace Casey-Gouin
Graphic Design: Maggie Warner
Photography: Nicole McConville and Ian Justice
Videography: Ian Justice
Tech Editing: Julia Madill
Video Editing: LaChaun Moore
Produced by Zollie, 2023
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