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Hosted by CYC Certified Crochet Instructor and Teacher ReRe of the Yarn Over Hook Network, Exploration Crochet is a storytelling podcast and blog that explores the art, history, and humor of crochet—past to present. It’s part history lesson, part maker’s circle, and all heart—celebrating crochet as both a creative act and a living tradition.

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  • S2 · E22
    October 22 · 25 min

    Crochet Socks: The Haters, the Hype, & the History | S2 Ep22

    Fall is here, and while gorgeous sock yarn is calling your name, your hook might be raising some serious questions. Can you really crochet socks that feel comfortable to wear inside shoes, or do they always feel lumpy and stiff? In this episode of Exploration Crochet, we break down the engineering of crochet footwear, from selecting the right sock yarn to conquering tricky heels and sizing. We examine common maker complaints—from the dreaded "pebble underfoot" effect to Second-Sock Syndrome—and highlight top designers like Karen Whooley who are revolutionizing the craft. Plus, we explore exciting modern patterns and look back at a fascinating vintage children's crochet sock pattern published in Godey's Lady's Book. Whether you're a skeptic or a believer, this episode covers everything you need to know about crafting crochet socks. Godey’s Lady’s Book | https://www.siamcostumes.com/cutters_guides/pdf/godeys_1863_july.pdf YOH Autumn Sock-A-Thon | https:.≤-09//yarnoverhook.com/autumn-sock-a-thon-2026/ Karen Whooley Q&A | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rEbd8ZBDqE Designers and books mentioned Karen Whooley, Socks: The Crochet Way (2025); Rohn Strong, Step into Crochet (2017); Anna Nikipirowicz, Crochet Socks That Rock (2025); Vicki Brown, The Crochet Sock Collection; and Briana K Designs. Pattern availability and editions can change; check the designers’ current listings. Music | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Fats Waller – Your Socks Don’t Match, 1941 🔗 ADDITIONAL LINKS & RESOURCES Tip ReRe a Tea ☕️ | Help support the research, storytelling, and yarn-filled adventures behind Exploration Crochet - https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet 📬 Subscribe to the Exploration Crochet Blog/Last Week in Crochet Newsletter https://ExplorationCrochet.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E21
    September 10 · 25 min

    Hooked on Learning pt2: Becoming a Certified Crochet Instructor and Teacher | S2 Ep21

    In this episode of Exploration Crochet, host ReRe breaks down the detailed coursework behind the Craft Yarn Council’s (CYC) Certified Instructor Program for Levels I and II. Moving from foundational stitch control to advanced intermediate techniques, she explains how candidate swatches are rigorously evaluated on exact gauge, structural accuracy, and strict adherence to written instructions. The episode covers the step-by-step progression of the program's nine lessons, including chart reading, tapestry colorwork, and original lesson plan design. ReRe highlights the culmination of the program—a fully structured, professionally finished child’s cardigan—and reflects on how certification shifts a maker's perspective from simply creating to effectively teaching. Finally, she shares evaluator feedback on her performance and teases a potential next step into the CGoA Masters Program. 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES Tip ReRe a Tea ☕️ | Help support the research, storytelling, and yarn-filled adventures behind Exploration Crochet - https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Blog | https://open.substack.com/pub/explorationcrochet/p/hooked-on-learning-becoming-a-certified-53d? Hooked on Learning: Becoming a Certified Crochet Instructor | https://exploration-crochet.captivate.fm/episode/hooked-on-learning-becoming-a-certified-crochet-instructor-cyc-level-i-s2-ep20/ CYC Certified Instructor Program | https//www.craftyarncouncil.com/teach.html CGoA Masters Program | https://crochet.org/become-a-master/ Sound Attributes | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html ABC Song Music Box by Anastasia Chubarova https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=156934 📬 Subscribe to the Exploration Crochet Blog/Last Week in Crochet Newsletter https://ExplorationCrochet.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E20
    July 31 · 18 min

    Hooked on Learning: Becoming a Certified Crochet Instructor (CYC Level I) | S2 Ep20

    In this episode of Exploration Crochet, ReRe begins her Craft Yarn Council Level I journey to become a certified crochet instructor. Drawing on her experience teaching others, advising Yarn Over Hook members, and working with elementary-school students, she explores the difference between knowing how to crochet and knowing how to teach it. ReRe explains the CYC certification requirements, including evaluated crochet work, lesson planning, pattern interpretation, and at least 15 hours of student teaching. She also introduces notable crocheters connected to the program, including Linda Dean, Karen Klemp, Marie Segares, and Elise Rose. Along the way, she discovers why returning to crochet fundamentals can help an experienced maker become a more thoughtful and effective teacher. 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES Tip ReRe a Tea ☕️ | Help support the research, storytelling, and yarn-filled adventures behind Exploration Crochet - https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Elise Rose: How to Become a Certified Crochet Instructor | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tLOtg2GgVs&t=26s CYC Certified Instructor Program | https//www.craftyarncouncil.com/teach.html Sound Attributes | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Music by Geoff Harvey https://pixabay.com/users/geoffharvey-9096471/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=383248 📬 Subscribe to the Exploration Crochet Blog/Last Week in Crochet Newsletter https://ExplorationCrochet.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E19
    July 17 · 18 min

    Learning Crochet: Why Mistakes Are the Secret to Mastery | S2 Ep19

    Have you ever confidently announced, "I'm almost done," only to discover you completely omitted an entire section of a crochet pattern? You aren't alone. In this episode of Exploration Crochet, host ReRe confesses to making hundreds of crochet mistakes and explains why every single one of them is actually a secret superpower. We step away from the pressure of perfectionism and explore the fascinating intersections of fiber arts, history, neuroscience, and even Star Trek. Discover how legendary accidental discoveries like penicillin, microwaves, and Post-it notes share the exact same DNA as your latest wonky crochet project. Learn about "error-based learning" and how your brain functions like a prediction engine recalculating a missed turn on a GPS. If you've ever felt discouraged by frogging rows or struggling with a complex chart, this episode will completely reframe your mindset. Remember: mastery isn't built from perfect stitches—it's built from curiosity, resilience, and the power of "yet." 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES | Tip ReRe a Tea ☕ | https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Help support the research, storytelling, and yarn-filled adventures behind Exploration Crochet. Dr. Manu Kapur | How Failure Drives Learning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv952Z0lfsI Professor Robert Bjork | How We Learn vs How We Think We Learn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxZzoVp5jmI Professor Carol Dweck | Developing a Growth Mindset - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ How the Kobayashi Maru Test Actually Went | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGIYT519PVM&t=8s blog | https://open.substack.com/pub/explorationcrochet/p/learning-crochet-why-mistakes-are-b34?r=4mgl69&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Sound Attributes | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Music: Hopeful – Reaching the Summit by AK Academy https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=464332 Adventure Time | Utopiaa 📬 Subscribe to the Exploration Crochet Blog/Last Week in Crochet Newsletter | https://ExplorationCrochet.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E18
    July 10 · 24 min

    Learning to Crochet for Beginners: Overcoming the Fear of the First Chain | S2 Ep18

    In this episode of Exploration Crochet, ReRe explores the fear of the first chain and why many beginner crocheters feel anxious before they ever pick up a hook. Through humor, research, and Roman’s Skinny Scarf™ story, the episode looks at fear of failure, perfectionism, avoidance, cognitive load, and the emotional pressure of learning something new. ReRe explains why beginner crochet mistakes are not proof of failure but useful data that helps makers understand tension, stitch count, and technique. The episode also celebrates frogging as a normal part of the creative process and encourages beginners to start small, practice for five minutes, and let the first project be ugly. Ultimately, this episode reminds listeners that crochet does not require perfection, natural talent, or total confidence — only the courage to begin. 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES Tip ReRe a Tea ☕ | https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Help support the research, storytelling, and yarn-filled adventures behind Exploration Crochet. Roman’s Skinny Scarf Pattern | https://yarnoverhook.com/product/romans-skinny-scarf-crochet-pattern/ companion blog | https://explorationcrochet.com/p/learning-to-crochet-for-beginners?r=4mgl69 Tip ReRe a Tea at https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet 📬 Subscribe to the Exploration Crochet Blog/Last Week in Crochet Newsletter https://ExplorationCrochet.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E17
    June 18 · 18 min

    Hooks for Humanity: The Red Cross and the Birth of the Crochet Corps | S2 EP17

    In this episode of Exploration Crochet, ReRe uncovers the fascinating history of the American Red Cross, Florence Marshall, and the World War I "Knit Your Bit" campaign. Learn how ARC-400 helped standardize patterns, yarn, and production methods decades before modern craft standards existed. Discover how millions of volunteers created more than four million sweaters and millions of other garments for soldiers during WWI. Explore the surprising connections between wartime knitting, crochet, and the development of organized fiber arts charity work. This episode reveals how the Red Cross helped create the blueprint for modern crochet volunteer organizations. 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES | Tip ReRe a Tea ☕ | https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Help support the research, storytelling, and yarn-filled adventures behind Exploration Crochet. Companion blog | ExplorationCrochet.com Library of Congress Blog | https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2026/04/knit-your-bit/ American Red Cross: Instructions for Knitting | https://collections.theworldwar.org/argus/final/Portal/Default.aspx?component=AAAS&record=6eec2929-de90-427f-91aa-6911f1d1a1da Knitting the Nation | https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/knitting-nation Men’s Sleeveless Sweater for Navy Use | https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8892 Bear Brand Yarns: Directions for Crocheted and Knitted Articles | https://open.substack.com/pub/explorationcrochet/p/hooks-for-humanity-the-red-cross-7d2?r=4mgl69&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true FREE Red Cross First Aid Kit Pattern | https://www.yarnspirations.com/products/red-heart-red-heart-cares-crochet-first-aid-kit?srsltid=AfmBOoqZexOoH3_D7KmPz2sQWFg9JeXKz_u7TZzcod9DKkmkW3XP1IEe Read aloud: Knit Your Bit: A World War I Story | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tg30gZi33E 📬 Subscribe to the Exploration Crochet Blog/Last Week in Crochet Newsletter https://ExplorationCrochet.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved. Sound Attribution | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html ""K-K-K-Katy" was a popular World War I-era song written by Geoffrey O'Hara in 1917

  • S2 · E16
    June 4 · 20 min

    Crochet Symbols Decoded: The Not-So-Universal Language of Crochet Charts | S2 Ep16

    In this episode of Exploration Crochet, ReRe decodes the world of crochet symbols and crochet charts, exploring why international crochet symbols are helpful but not always universal. Inspired by a German crochet pattern question, the episode explains how charts help crocheters move beyond written language and bridge differences in crochet terminology. Listeners will learn how common crochet chart symbols work and how Japanese crochet charts helped influence global chart literacy. The episode also explains why special stitches, amigurumi shorthand, designer preferences, and regional notation make the pattern key essential. Whether you are new to reading crochet charts or already chart-literate, this episode shows why crochet symbols are a shared visual language, and while they may not be universal law, they are a powerful visual tool that helps patterns travel across borders. 🔗 Links & Resources Mentioned | Tip ReRe a Tea ☕ | https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Help support the research, storytelling, and yarn-filled adventures behind Exploration Crochet. The Crochet Translation Project - Crochet Terms | https://oombawkadesigncrochet.com/category/crochet-translation-project/ How to Read Crochet Charts: Free Symbols Quiz & Printable Guide | Download your printable chart-reading cheat sheet and test your skills here: https://yarnoverhook.com/how-to-read-crochet-charts-quiz/ Thank you for listening to Exploration Crochet! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with your favorite yarn craft bestie. Remember: Read the chart. Read the key. Respect the dialect! 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 📬 Subscribe to the Exploration Crochet Blog/Last Week in Crochet Newsletter https://ExplorationCrochet.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved. 🎶 Sound Attribution | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html theatticdude13 | https://pixabay.com/users/attic13-35207983/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=164785

  • S2 · E15
    May 21 · 19 min

    Crochet’s Long History of Being Problematic — to Somebody | S2 Ep15

    In this episode of Exploration Crochet, ReRe explores why crochet has historically been viewed as controversial, overly decorative, too feminine, too homemade, and even “hostile to feet.” Comparing crochet to knitting across multiple historical eras, the episode examines how knitting was often associated with practicality and utility while crochet became entangled in debates about labor, class, domesticity, art, and taste. Topics include Irish crochet lace during the Great Famine, Victorian decorative culture, industrialization, gender expectations, modern fiber art, and online crochet discourse. ReRe also examines how crochet continues to face assumptions about acrylic yarn use, granny squares, crochet garments, and crochet socks in both yarn shops and internet culture. Ultimately, the episode argues that crochet itself was rarely the true controversy — crochet simply became a visible site where larger social anxieties played out. This week we’re exploring why crochet has spent so long being ‘problematic’ — to somebody. 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES Tip ReRe a Tea ☕ | https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Help support the research, storytelling, and yarn-filled adventures behind Exploration Crochet. Join the conversation for FREE | YarnOverHook.com Subscribe for FREE | ExplorationCrochet.com Suggest a Crochet friendly yarn Shop | CrochetYarnCrawl.com 📬 Subscribe to the Exploration Crochet Blog/Last Week in Crochet Newsletter https://ExplorationCrochet.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved. SOUND ATTRIBUTION | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Piano Synth Loop by EEE3333E -- https://freesound.org/s/854558/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

  • S2 · E14
    April 9 · 14 min

    Yarn Bombing: From Door Handle to Wall Street and Everywhere in Between | S2Ep14

    Yarn Bombing is a global fiber art movement that transforms public spaces through knitted and crocheted installations. While the term emerged in 2005 with Magda Sayeg and Knitta Please, the act itself predates the name, with earlier artists using fiber in public and environmental contexts. Over time, yarn bombing evolved from small “micro-tagging” interventions to large-scale installations, including iconic works like the Wall Street Bull and international community projects. Artists like Lauren O’Farrell expanded the practice into narrative storytelling, while Stephen Duneier brought it into wilderness spaces through temporary, permitted installations. Today, yarn bombing continues to function as art, protest, and public expression—demonstrating the power of fiber to reshape how we see the world. Tip ReRe a tea at https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Sound Attribution | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Music by Dmitry Taras | https://pixabay.com/users/soundgallerybydmitrytaras-11640913/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=500170 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES Tip ReRe a Tea ☕ | https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Help support the research, storytelling, and yarn-filled adventures behind Exploration Crochet. 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E13
    April 1 · 11 min

    The Great Crochet Stitch Debate: The Council of Brussels | S2Ep13 (4126 Edition)

    Did crochet almost get standardized in 1911? Discover the “Council of Brussels” and why U.S. vs U.K. stitch terms split and confuse crocheters to this day. In this episode of Exploration Crochet, we dive into the forgotten story of a 1911 international effort to standardize crochet terminology. Known as the Council of Brussels, this gathering of pattern writers, teachers, and textile thinkers set out to unify how crochet stitches were named across countries. But what started as a push for clarity quickly unraveled into debate—specifically over one deceptively simple question: should a stitch be named for how it looks… or how it’s made? LINKS | Tip ReRe a tea at https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet 4126Edition-Brussels.com ExplorationCrochet.com Sound Attribution | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Alexander's Ragtime Band - Early Intermediate Piano Solo ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E12
    March 26 · 17 min

    Who Made the Rules? The Craft Yarn Council and Modern Crochet | S2Ep12

    Who made the rules that help modern crochet make sense? In this episode of Exploration Crochet, ReRe explores the history of the Craft Yarn Council of America and its role in shaping modern crochet. Founded in 1981, the CYC was created by the yarn industry to standardize communication, improve education, and support the growing yarn-craft market. The episode explains how the Council influenced crochet through the Standard Yarn Weight System, hook and label conventions, and the wider use of standardized crochet chart symbols. It also examines the CYC’s role in teaching, promotion, and industry support, including its connection to the Crochet Guild of America and Warm Up America! This episode reveals how one industry organization helped make crochet easier to publish, teach, learn, and understand across modern American craft culture. LINKS | Tip ReRe a tea at https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet *FREE* Reading Basic Crochet Charts Cheat Sheet | https://yarnoverhook.com/crochet-stitches Craft Yarn Council | craftyarncouncil.com Crochet Guild of America | crochet.org SOUND ATTRIBUTION | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Jazz Lounge Elevator Music by Mykola Odnoroh - | https://pixabay.com/users/ikoliks_aj-48415707/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=332339 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E11
    March 18 · 17 min

    Irish Crochet Lace: History, Craft, Survival

    Explore the fascinating history, craft, cultural significance, and technical brilliance of Irish Crochet Lace - one of the most beautiful and misunderstood traditions in crochet history. Host ReRe breaks down the unique construction method of separate motifs joined by intricate mesh. The episode traces how Irish crochet spread through organized teaching, print culture, women’s labor, and regional traditions. We also delve into the influence of pioneers like Nano Nagle and Mlle. Riego de la Blanchardière, as well as the world of regional and family motifs. Learn why Irish Crochet is considered true textile engineering and a living record of Irish resilience. LINKS | Tip ReRe a tea at https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet CrochetPodcast.com | Crochet People pt. 1: Mademoiselle Eleonore Riego de la Branchardière Ulster Folk Museum | https://www.ulsterfolkmuseum.org/stories/lacemaking Lacis Museum of Lac and Textiles | Irish Crochet Lace: 150 Years of a Tradition Sound Attribution | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html The Girl from Ireland - https://pixabay.com/music/folk-the-girl-from-ireland-177450/ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E10
    March 12 · 30 min

    Crochet and Cotton: The Relationship That Helped Define the Craft | S2 Ep10

    In this episode of Exploration Crochet, ReRe examines the long and influential relationship between crochet and cotton, showing how cotton helped define the craft’s visual identity, accessibility, and historical reach. The episode explores why cotton worked so well for crochet, especially in lace, thread work, and household textiles. ReRe also highlights the importance of Irish crochet, and the chemical revolution of mercerization. And finally, the episode addresses the complex ethics of the global cotton trade and its impact on the craft's accessibility including the ethical complexities that still follow the fiber choice today. Tip ReRe a tea at https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Sound Attribution | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major Op. 18 4th Movement ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E9
    March 5 · 16 min

    March Magic: The History of National Crochet Month | S2 Ep9

    In March Magic: The History of National Crochet Month, ReRe explores the origins and meaning of National Crochet Month through the lens of crochet history, community, and cultural visibility. The episode explains how National Crochet Month developed from National Crochet Week and why March became an important time for crochet education, advocacy, and public celebration. ReRe breaks down what National Crochet Month is and is not, including common myths about whether there is one “right” way to celebrate or whether the month is only about shopping and promotions. The episode also highlights how crocheters celebrate in real life through teaching, crochet-a-longs, guild events, charity makes, and public advocacy for crochet as a technical and artistic craft. This episode offers a thoughtful, empowering look at National Crochet Month as both a celebration and a living historical record of modern crochet culture. LINKS | Tip ReRe a tea at https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet National Crochet Month | https://nationalcrochetmonth.com 2026 New Year, New Blanket Charity CAL | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPHDi4h-nGwvt0K0JgbrvgmPrfs1j6U_4 Exploration Crochet Substack | ExplorationCrochet.com SOUND ATTRIBUTION | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Music by Viacheslav Starostin | https://pixabay.com/users/viacheslavstarostin-50153119/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=382067 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E8
    February 26 · 18 min

    The Rise of the LYS: Crochet’s Third Place | S2 Ep8

    Explore the cultural and economic history of the Local Yarn Shop (LYS) in this episode of Exploration Crochet. Host ReRe traces the evolution of yarn retail from 19th-century general stores to modern-day community "sanctuaries." Learn about historical landmarks like Heindselman’s and School Products NYC while discovering how the 1970s craft revival reshaped our hobby. Today, the crochet-friendly LYS functions as a vital “Third Place,” preserving fiber literacy, mentorship, and intergenerational craft traditions. Discover why supporting your local shop is an essential part of the future of the crochet community. If crochet is a chain of events…the yarn shop should be one of its strongest links. Tip ReRe a tea at https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Colossal Yarn Crawl of 2026 | crochetyarncrawl.com Shop links | Yarn Shoppe Denver | https://yarnshoppedenver.com/ Fibre Space | https://fibrespace.com/ Yarning Fiber Arts | https://yarningfiberarts.com/ Gauge Yarn | https://www.gaugeyarn.com/ World Yarns | https://worldyarns.com/ The Quilted Skein | https://thequiltedskein.com/ Scout & Skein | https://scoutandskein.com/ The Quarter Stitch | https://www.quarterstitch.com/ Sound Attribution | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Music by Music Word – Spring | https://pixabay.com/users/musicword-39191707/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=193127 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E7
    February 19 · 16 min

    From Bones to Burls: The Crochet Hook Chronicles

    It’s never "just a hook." In this episode, we dive deep into the material science and global chaos of the crochet hook’s evolution. We explore how a simple notched stick transformed into a $500 luxury item. Crochet hooks are design history in your hand, shaped by materials science, industrial manufacturing, and maker culture. In this episode of Exploration Crochet, ReRe traces hook evolution to innovations that solved the “spinning” problem and you’ll hear how hook sizing became a global comedy routine - with millimeters becoming the most reliable modern anchor. The story then jumps to the early 20th century, when crochet shifted from lace to garments and aluminum became the lightweight “space-age” hook material for bigger yarns. Rounding out the episode, we'll take a look at WWII “blackout” hooks, modern ergonomic grips, and today’s luxury hook culture. Links | Tip ReRe a tea at https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Conversion Chart: https://explorationcrochet.com/p/yarn-weight-conversion-chart Sound Attribution | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Steel Drums 90bpm Key of A.mp3 by AjubaMusic -- https://freesound.org/s/320806/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E6
    February 12 · 14 min

    Mosaic Crochet: Making Simple Look Stunning | S2 Ep6

    Mosaic crochet is one of modern crochet’s most "how-is-that-possible" looks. Mosaic is a bold, graphic colorwork technique that seems impossibly complex, yet is built on a simple rule: one color per row. In this episode of Exploration Crochet, ReRe traces mosaic’s story from 1970s mosaic knitting into crochet’s evolving toolkit. We’ll highlight the contributions of crochet legend Lily Chin and modern designer Tinna Thórudóttir Thorvaldar. You’ll learn how it moved from experimentation to published instruction, then exploded in popularity through charts, tutorials, and crochet-alongs in the 2010s. We’ll break down the two main types—Inset mosaic (often lighter with fewer ends) and Overlay mosaic (crisp, structured, and famously end-heavy). And lastly, explore why these methods are the ultimate high-payoff project for the modern maker. Links | Tinna Thorudottir Thorvaldar | https://www.youtube.com/@TinnaThorudottirThorvaldar Sound Attribution | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Music by ArtManzh https://pixabay.com/users/artmanzh-3855363/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=330440 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES Tip ReRe a tea at https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E5
    February 5 · 16 min

    George Washington Carver - Crocheter: The "Black Leonardo" | S2 Ep5

    Discover the hidden history of George Washington Carver’s life as a prolific fiber artist and crocheter. While famous for his agricultural breakthroughs at Tuskegee University, Carver was a master of domestic arts who dyed his own threads using local Alabama clay and plant life. This episode of Exploration Crochet explores how his artistic training at Simpson College informed his world-renowned scientific career. We examine archival evidence, including rare 1937 footage of Carver crocheting, to reveal a man whose curiosity had no boundaries. Join ReRe to see why TIME magazine dubbed Carver the "Black Leonardo". Edgar A Guest – Equipment excerpt – “Courage must come from the soul within The man must furnish the will to win. So figure it out for yourself, my lad You were born with all that the great have had. With your equipment they all began Get hold of yourself and say “I can”” Tip ReRe a tea at https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Crochet Sampler: Tuskegee - https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Carvers-crochet-samples-Tuskegee-Institute-National-Historic-Site-Image-by-Curtis_fig3_283353138 TIME 1941 – “Black Leonardo” https://time.com/archive/6603680/art-black-leonardo/ Color film of Professor Carver - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_yn6Qz81Y8&t=1s The Henry Ford Museum: What if an Artist Becomes a Scientist - https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/stories-of-innovation/what-if/george-washington-carver GWC Recites “Equipment” - https://archive.tuskegee.edu/repository/digital-collection/audio-collections/george-washington-carver/george-washington-carver-recites-poem-1942/ PBS – George Washington Carver: An Uncommon Life - https://klru.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/booker-t-washington-invites-carver-tuskegee-video/george-washington-carver-an-uncommon-life/ Sound Attributions | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Duke Ellington - Black and Tan Fantasy (1927) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E4
    January 29 · 27 min

    Crochet People pt 1: Mlle. Eleonore Riego de la Branchardière | S2 Ep4

    In this kickoff episode of Crochet: A Chain of Events — The People, ReRe introduces the Victorian-era publisher and pattern powerhouse Mlle. Eleonore Riego de la Branchardière, one of the earliest figures to make crochet reproducible at scale. We explore how crochet spread globally not just because it was clever, but because it became standardized, teachable, publishable, and commercially distributed. We look at how Riego treated patterns as professional intellectual property, protecting her works through mechanisms like Stationers’ Hall registration and “right of translation” notices. We unpack her public-facing brand—from Great Exhibition prestige and “registered designs” to royal appointment marketing, and explore her creative range from raised floral “rose” motifs to geometric star designs and “tricot” (early Tunisian/afghan-style) warmth for winter wear, and finally how she marketed "imitation lace" to democratize luxury for the middle class. We will ground the story in historical truth: the deepest roots of crochet belong to innovators who were anonymous, mostly working-class women sharing knowledge across generations. Named figures like Riego rise in the record because their work was printed, preserved, and funded—so this episode holds both truths at once: crochet is collective intelligence, and Riego helped make that intelligence portable. LINKS | Tip ReRe a tea at https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Books by Riego de la Branchardière, Eléonore (6): Project Gutenburg - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/33346 The Crochet Book Archive (17): The Crochet Book was a series of numbered books on crochet by Eléonore Riego de la Branchardière - https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=crochetriego SOUND ATTRIBUTION | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Music by Echo Gate https://pixabay.com/users/echogatestudios-52624047/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=450676 – Pixabay ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

  • S2 · E3
    January 22 · 20 min

    Crochet Adjustable: The Evolution of Starting pt.2 | S2 Ep3

    In Exploration Crochet S2 Ep3, ReRe explores the technical and cultural history of the adjustable ring, also known as the magic ring or magic circle. This episode explains what the technique truly is—a starting method built from a controlled slip-loop foundation—and why it likely emerged organically rather than being invented by one person. ReRe traces the method from Japanese chart culture (including the わ / wa ring symbol) through the amigurumi boom, where eliminating the center gap solved the “stuffing leak” problem in cute crochet toys. You’ll hear how YouTube, Ravelry, and early internet crafting helped the technique go global, and why the West rebranded it “magic” around 2008—because naming drives adoption. We explore why the "Thread Era" favored chain starts and how modern worsted yarns made the magic circle a global game-changer. ReRe also covers common magic ring mistakes, the rule for durability (it’s not a knot—weave the tail securely), the double magic ring, and when a classic chain ring still wins. Links | Tip ReRe a tea at https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochet Colossal Crochet Yarn Crawl of 2026 info + where to submit shops | https://yarnoverhook.com/crochet-yarn-crawl/ Listen to Part 1: Crochet Unchained: The Evolution of Starting | CrochetPodcast.com Learn How to Start a Magic Ring | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2K0XLwc3XI Share your story: @ExplorationCrochet - #MRM (Magic Ring Magic or Magic Ring Misery) Sound Attribution | YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.html Remix of 2684__TexasMusicForge__Dandelion.wav by Timbre -- https://freesound.org/s/94564/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0. Dandelion.mp3 by TexasMusicForge -- https://freesound.org/s/2684/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletter https://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/ Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.com Explore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/ Watch on YouTube 📹 https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT YARN OVER HOOK Yarn 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 Exploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook. © 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.

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