The Crochet Stitch

Could a little yarn lead to a whole new crochet adventure?This week on The Crochet Stitch, we are celebrating curiosity, confidence, and the joy of learning together. Our featured maker is Karen Whooley, crochet designer, author, and educator, whose work invites crocheters to explore new techniques and grow their skills.Checkout the Newsletter: A Little Yarn, A Lot of PossibilityWe also continue the Autumn Sock-a-Thon 2026, share Karen's Sock-a-Thon signup and freebie link, and invite you to tell us where you are on your crochet sock journey.Plus, we preview Square Up Saturday, the YouTube members-only Sock-a-Thon session, Crochet & Chat's fall decor conversation, Stitches, and a look ahead to Saturday Spins.Grab your current project and settle in. You do not need to master everything this week. Start with one small possibility and see where it takes you.Yarn Over Hook helps crocheters create, learn, and connect.Show NotesExplore Autumn Sock-a-Thon 2026View the scheduled livestreamMeet Karen in the Yarn Over Hook Vendor DirectoryExplore Karen Whooley DesignsVisit Karen's Sock-a-Thon signup and freebie pageShare your crochet sock journey in our pollFind Yarn Over Hook livestreamsSubscribe to The Crochet StitchThis Week's ScheduleAll times are PST, as supplied and confirmed. Check the livestream listings for the latest details.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔗 LINKS & RESOURCESExplore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/start-here📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletterhttps://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.comWatch on YouTube 📹https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ABOUT YARN OVER HOOKYarn Over Hook is the global home of crochet — a platform built to help crocheters create, learn, and connect through tutorials, podcasts, livestreams, events, stitch libraries, crochet games, and community resources.Built by makers, for makers. 🧶🌍 https://yarnoverhook.com/aboutThe Crochet Stitch is a weekly crochet podcast hosted by Sammi Jai and produced by Yarn Over Hook.© 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

October is here, and our hooks are ready for a little handmade cozy.In this edition of The Crochet Stitch, we explore fall wearables through three simple starting points: choosing a useful project, experimenting with texture, and finding colors you love to wear.We also spotlight Holly & Oak Yarn Co. in South Bend, Indiana, a participating shop in the Michiana Yarn Crawl running October 7 through 17.Then we preview Square Up Saturday, the members-only Autumn Sock-a-Thon, Crochet & Chat, and Stitches, where it is time to crown the WIP Queen.Bring your current project and settle in. What is on your fall hook?Show-note links:Holly & Oak Yarn Co.Michiana Yarn CrawlYarn Over Hook livestreamsSubscribe to The Crochet StitchYarn Over Hook helps crocheters create, learn, and connect.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔗 LINKS & RESOURCESExplore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/start-here📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletterhttps://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.comWatch on YouTube 📹https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ABOUT YARN OVER HOOKYarn Over Hook is the global home of crochet — a platform built to help crocheters create, learn, and connect through tutorials, podcasts, livestreams, events, stitch libraries, crochet games, and community resources.Built by makers, for makers. 🧶🌍 https://yarnoverhook.com/aboutThe Crochet Stitch is a weekly crochet podcast hosted by Sammi Jai and produced by Yarn Over Hook.© 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

Yarn Over Hook is turning two, and we are celebrating with a full week of crochet, livestreams, games, giveaways, and community connection.In this anniversary edition of The Crochet Stitch, we reflect on two years of projects, livestreams, learning, laughter, and crocheters showing up for one another.Anniversary Newsletter: View the IssueWe also share what the community told us it wants from Year 3. Among survey respondents, 49% selected Crochet-Alongs, community projects, and challenges. Forty percent selected livestreams and opportunities to crochet together, while 31% selected help learning new techniques.The comments revealed something even more meaningful. Members want Yarn Over Hook to remain welcoming, encouraging, and safe for unfinished projects, questions, mistakes, and real life.You will also hear the complete Anniversary Week livestream schedule, including the 9-Hour Anniversary Stream-A-Thon with Sammi, Alexis, and Drew, plus an invitation to take the new Crochet-Along Energy quiz. Are you a Cozy Co-Stitcher, Milestone Maker, Curious Explorer, or Community Cheerleader?Bring your WIP, listen in, and help us begin Year 3 together.Podcast Show NotesYarn Over Hook turns two on September 26, and Anniversary Week is officially underway.In this episode:Celebrate two years of the global Yarn Over Hook crochet communityHear the top priorities shared by survey respondentsLearn what Yarn Over Hook is carrying into Year 3Get the full Anniversary Week livestream scheduleDiscover the four Crochet-Along Energy stylesFind simple ways to participate, share, and invite another crocheterLinks From This EpisodeRead the anniversary newsletterTake the Crochet-Along Energy quizSubscribe to The Crochet StitchSee all Yarn Over Hook livestreamsJoin the 9-Hour Anniversary Stream-A-ThonYarn Over Hook helps crocheters create, learn, and connect.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔗 LINKS & RESOURCESExplore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/start-here📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletterhttps://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.comWatch on YouTube 📹https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ABOUT YARN OVER HOOKYarn Over Hook is the global home of crochet — a platform built to help crocheters create, learn, and connect through tutorials, podcasts, livestreams, events, stitch libraries, crochet games, and community resources.Built by makers, for makers. 🧶🌍 https://yarnoverhook.com/aboutThe Crochet Stitch is a weekly crochet podcast hosted by Sammi Jai and produced by Yarn Over Hook.© 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

Yarn Over Hook is getting back into the swing of things, and before we decide what comes next, we want to hear from you.It’s been a little quiet around Yarn Over Hook.Before we get back into our usual rhythm of crochet inspiration, community stories, resources, events, livestreams, and everything else happening across the global crochet community, we wanted to take a moment to say something simple:Thank you for sticking with us.In this episode, Sammi shares a quick update on where Yarn Over Hook has been, why community continues to be at the center of everything we’re building, and why this next chapter starts by listening to you.View the Newsletter: A Quick Hello From Yarn Over HookWe also have something worth celebrating: Yarn Over Hook turns two on September 26.As we head toward Year 3, we don’t simply want to decide what Yarn Over Hook should become behind the scenes. We want to build it alongside the crocheters who watch, read, participate, share projects, ask questions, teach one another, support makers, visit local yarn shops, and keep this craft moving forward.Help Us Shape What Comes NextWhat would make Yarn Over Hook more useful to you?More tutorials or stitch guides? New patterns and project inspiration? Better ways to discover local yarn shops and crochet events? More livestreams? Designer and maker spotlights? Resources for learning new techniques? Something completely different?We want to hear it.Take a few minutes to complete our new community survey and tell us what you’d like Yarn Over Hook to focus on next.Your responses will directly help us decide where to spend our time, what to build, and what experiences we create for the community in Year 3.Because Yarn Over Hook has always been about more than patterns, videos, or another place to scroll.We’re building The Global Home of Crochet, a place where makers can Create, Learn, and Connect.And this is our first stitch back.Keep creating. Keep learning. Keep connecting.— The Yarn Over Hook Team━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔗 LINKS & RESOURCESExplore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/start-here📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletterhttps://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.comWatch on YouTube 📹https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ABOUT YARN OVER HOOKYarn Over Hook is the global home of crochet — a platform built to help crocheters create, learn, and connect through tutorials, podcasts, livestreams, events, stitch libraries, crochet games, and community resources.Built by makers, for makers. 🧶🌍 https://yarnoverhook.com/aboutThe Crochet Stitch is a weekly crochet podcast hosted by Sammi Jai and produced by Yarn Over Hook.© 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

Welcome back to The Crochet Stitch, the weekly crochet podcast from Yarn Over Hook, the global home of crochet.View this week's newsletter: The Hardest Stitch Isn't the One You Think.If you've ever looked at a ball of yarn and wondered..."What if I mess this up?"You're not alone.This week we're talking about one of the biggest obstacles nearly every crocheter faces, not learning stitches, choosing yarn, or reading patterns...It's simply making that very first chain.Whether you're picking up a crochet hook for the very first time, starting a challenging new pattern, or returning to crochet after a long break, this episode is a reminder that you don't have to feel ready before you begin.You'll hear why beginner mistakes aren't failures, they're some of the best teachers you'll ever have.Every loose stitch teaches tension.Every crooked edge teaches stitch count.Every project teaches something you'll carry into the next one.We'll also ask this week's community question:What's stopping you from starting your next crochet project?Fear of making mistakes?Confusing patterns?Not having the right yarn?Waiting for "next weekend"?Or something else entirely?Plus, we'll highlight one of Yarn Over Hook's favorite beginner resources—the Crochet Stitch Library—filled with tutorials, stitch guides, inspiration, and educational resources designed to help crocheters build confidence one stitch at a time.This week's featured episode from Exploration Crochet dives even deeper into overcoming the fear of the first chain and reminds us that every experienced crocheter started exactly where beginners are today.We'll also cover everything happening this week across Yarn Over Hook, including:🧶 The Great Summer Mosaic CAL Part 6 (Zesty Citrus)🎉 The 200th episode of Crochet & Chat🧺 Summer Stash Bash recap👕 Luther Top Check-in🟪 Square Up Saturday🎁 ReRe's Summer Stash Bash WIP Bag GiveawayWe'll finish with a reminder every crocheter needs to hear:You don't become a crocheter because your first project is perfect.You become a crocheter because you begin.Explore the Crochet Stitch Library: https://yarnoverhook.com/crochet-stitches/Yarn Over Hook helps crocheters create, learn, and connect.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔗 LINKS & RESOURCESExplore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/start-here📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletterhttps://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.comWatch on YouTube 📹https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ABOUT YARN OVER HOOKYarn Over Hook is the global home of crochet — a platform built to help crocheters create, learn, and connect through tutorials, podcasts, livestreams, events, stitch libraries, crochet games, and community resources.Built by makers, for makers. 🧶🌍 https://yarnoverhook.com/aboutThe Crochet Stitch is a weekly crochet podcast hosted by Sammi Jai and produced by Yarn Over Hook.© 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.