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Crochet from Chain to Scarf, a free arts course on Tomo

Crochet from Chain to Scarf

Like Duolingo, but for Crochet from Chain to Scarf. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.

For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.

A short one: 12 levels across 2 sections, about 24 minutes end to end, roughly 5 days at five minutes a day. It moves through Making Your First Stitches Flow and Growing the Scarf and Finishing Clean. It starts from scratch.

12 bite-size levelsAbout 5 minutes each

Free forever · No credit card · iPhone & Android

Cleo the Cat, the guide who teaches the Crochet from Chain to Scarf course
Crochet from Chain to Scarf
with Cleo the Cat
12
Levels
2
Sections
5
Min/day
What you'll learn

Key ideas in Crochet from Chain to Scarf

  • Both the pencil grip and the knife grip provide equal control over your scarf's stitches
  • Hook grip is entirely a personal comfort preference to prevent hand strain while working long rows
  • The knot acts as the secure starting anchor from which all foundation chains are worked
  • A slipknot creates a loop that slides to fit the crochet hook snugly without locking tight
  • Tugging the tail or working yarn lets you adjust loop size directly on the shaft
  • The working yarn rests behind the crochet hook
  • The hook catches the yarn by moving under and bringing the yarn from back to front
  • The hook head rotates downward to pull the wrapped yarn through the loop already on the hook
  • Chaining too tightly creates a rigid foundation that cannot stretch to match subsequent rows
  • Working the foundation chain loosely (or using a larger hook) keeps the scarf's starting edge straight and flexible
  • Tension mismatches between the chain and the body stitches force the fabric to bow
  • The face of each chain stitch resembles a braided 'V' made of two loops
  • The reverse side of each chain features a distinct rounded ridge known as the back bump
  • Identifying these surfaces lets you insert your hook consistently for a clean, neat scarf edge
  • A single crochet starts by inserting into the scarf's fabric and drawing up one new loop
  • A second yarn over pulls through both loops on the hook to seal the stitch
Why not just Google it

You've tried the other tabs

Wikipedia

Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.

YouTube

You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.

ChatGPT

One answer, then back to scrolling.

Online courses

Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.

Tomo gives Crochet from Chain to Scarf 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.

Try a question

Here's what playing it feels like

A real question from this course. Take your best guess.

Holding Your Hook and Starting Loops

Why would you choose one hook grip over another when making a scarf?

Get it right to open this lesson and 11 more in the app.

Course map

Where Crochet from Chain to Scarf takes you

Pick up a hook and yarn to turn raw thread into soft, wearable fabric. Learn the fundamental stitches, keep your edges straight, and finish a classic scarf with confidence.

  1. 1

    Making Your First Stitches Flow

    • Starting Off: Loops and the Foundation Chain
    • Building Fabric with Single Crochet
  2. 2

    Growing the Scarf and Finishing Clean

    • Turning Rows and Keeping Edges Straight
    • Fastening Off and Polishing Your Work

2 sections · 4 units · 12 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.

How it's taught

You pick the voice

This course
The Bestie

Crochet from Chain to Scarf is taught in the 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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