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The Ultimate Course for Beginner and Intermediate Crochet (Udemy.com)

Master Crochet Basics & Beyond – Learn Stitches, Patterns, and Create Stunning Handmade Projects!

Created by: Rita de Maintenon

Last updated July 2017

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What you will learn

  • At the end of this course, students will be able to:
  • Use Materials and Tools
  • Create a Foundation Chain
  • Keep Proper Tension
  • Work Even Edges
  • Use the Single Crochet
  • Work a Single Crochet Project
  • Add Fringe and Loops
  • Use Half-Double Crochet
  • Use Double Crochet
  • Use Triple Crochet
  • Know Proper Stitch Placement
  • Complete a Double and Triple Crochet Project
  • Complete a Single and Double Crochet Project
  • Use Single Crochet Increase and Decrease
  • Use Double Crochet Increase and Decrease
  • Use Increases in a Project
  • Use Shells
  • Work Shell Practice and Projects
  • Add Picot Trim
  • Use Clusters
  • Add Reverse Crochet (Crab Stitch) Trim
  • Work in Rounds
  • Work in Squares
  • Create Multi-Colored Granny Squares
  • Connect Granny Squares
  • Complete a Granny Square Project

How it compares

Against the other 418 rated Udemy courses in Lifestyle on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 20% of them
  • Reviews972#84 of 419 by number of reviews
  • Length3 hourslonger than 54% of them
  • Last updatedJuly 2017earlier than 89% of them

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Course Description

Master Crochet from Beginner to Advanced – Create Beautiful, Custom Designs

Want to learn crochet from scratch or take your skills to the next level? This comprehensive crochet course is designed for absolute beginners and experienced crafters alike, covering everything you need to create stunning crochet pieces with confidence.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Master perfect tension for smooth, even stitches

  • Create foundation chains and keep edges straight

  • Learn single, half-double, double, and triple crochet

  • Explore stitch increases, decreases, and proper placement

  • Work with shells, clusters, rounds, and squares

  • Crochet multi-colored granny squares and connect them seamlessly

  • Add professional finishing touches like picot trim, fringe, and the crab stitch

  • Design your own crochet projects with creativity and confidence

Why Take This Course?

  • Step-by-step video tutorials to follow along at your own pace

  • Perfect for beginners with no prior experience required

  • Great for knitters looking to add crochet techniques to their designs

  • Hands-on projects included to practice your skills

Who Is This Course For?

  • Complete beginners who want to learn crochet the right way

  • Crafters looking to refine their techniques and expand their skills

  • Knitters wanting to incorporate crochet into their designs

  • Anyone who loves fiber arts and wants to create their own designs

No Experience? No Problem!

No prerequisites—just grab a crochet hook and yarn, and let’s get started!

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Instructor Details

Rita de Maintenon

Rita is a retired educator with over 40 years of classroom experience, from Montessori Kinder Garden to Adult Education in a College setting.  

Growing up in Europe, she studied and trained all aspects of fiber work and has taught Fiber Arts workshops for the last 20 years. They range from “Heirloom Treasures Fiber Combinations” in Florida to “It’s not your Grandmother’s Crochet Any More” at UNCA.  

Rita is now retired in Asheville, NC as a full time fiber artist. She has taught Heritage fiber classes and workshops for UNCA, the Center for Creative Retirement, the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in TN, fiber weekend retreats and local classes. In addition to the teaching aspect, Rita loves restoration work on antique pieces and is well known for her designer creations, especially Christening gowns.  

She regularly demonstrates at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway, with highlight events of Fiber Day and Heritage Weekend. Rita has been the educational demonstrator at the Southern Highland Guild Craft Fairs in the Asheville Cellular Center and currently serves on the educational committee of the Guild.  

Her first book: "Heritage Crochet in a new Light" was published in July 2017. Her second book "Crochet for Knitters - a Marriage of hook and needles" was published in the fall of 2018.

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Reviews

4.4

972 ratings on Udemy

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By Lakshmi Nandan on 10/21/2025

The course is good, and informative. Easy to understand. However it is helpful only to the beginners, not intermediate and advanced learners. I was looking for more advanced stitches/patterns. The title is misleading. Better if you change the title and course description.

By Ellen Gittelsohn on 2/16/2025

Yes, this is a great course for a beginner like me. She explained how to use my hands and do the basic stitching in a way I could understand and practice. I also have enjoyed learning different types of stitches, such as double and triple. Now I'm learning how to create shells and looking forward to my next project.

By Laura McClain on 3/12/2024

She said fantabulous! The color is a little off in some of the videos so it's hard to tell the exact color on some of the yarn through the sepia. But I love her instruction! She explains things very well and has a lot of great examples and a wonderful amount of guided instruction. Would love to see more from her.

By Natasha McQuillan on 10/3/2022

Very clear and easy to follow instructions. I'm on 3. The Foundation Chain and well I have my first foundation chain going, and I started trying about half an hour ago. It took a few attempts but I was able to slow the video down and keep at it. Thank you for the easy and fun way of learning. Edit: I have just finished section 5 after lots of practice with all the stiches, I am getting much better with the counting of stitches and seeing a lot of improvement. Thanks again for the clear and easy to follow instructions

By Danille W on 2/8/2022

I thought the instructor did a great job covering a lot of different stitches and offered a variety of projects. I had previously crocheted, so this was an excellent refresher course. I had never made a Granny Square previously, and I liked that she showed us how to create one using a single color. My books only show those that change yarn.

By Alicja Piróg on 3/5/2021

It is clear for me that Rita is very exerienced Crocheter, but from my point o view her crochet course is oldfashion, I would expect more modern projects. I started her course as a completetly beginner and it wasnt clear for me what should i do, because it is not good zoomed, so couldnt se anything. I started learning myself base on YTube films, and after one month I back to Rita's course and now it is understanable for me. So I wouldnt recomment this course if you start you crochets adventure from the scratch.

By Trena Barber on 12/29/2020

this is an excellent course. perfect for anyone that wants to learn or improve on what they thought they learned (like me teaching myself to crochet). ms rita made everything so simple and easy to follow. she is an awesome instructor. this course was indeed a perfect fit for me.

By Charlene Sievers on 11/15/2020

It really showed a lot of info. Very impressed.

By Shaghayegh Darabi on 11/8/2020

I just started this course and I can say Wow! I love following it! Thank you

By Barbara Shea on 10/8/2020

A great review program. My goal is to finally make something other than a scarf and I think I may be able to follow a pattern now. It is on my bucket list to make a shawl as a gift. Hopefully I will take on the challenge now.

By Gary Derbish on 9/22/2020

How are you so fast?

By Bindya on 9/17/2020

Ms Rita explains each & everything very clearly and she also has added small stories so that those tricks stay in our mind forever.

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Overall Score : 88 / 100