Weaving a Community: Knots, Loops and Stitches
This instruction booklet is dedicated to my architecture thesis. all photographs and written text are my own to document my labour and process throughout crocheting with a continuous string of yarn.
Thesis Statement
The meditative craft, like crochet, utilizes a tool and a hand to loop a thread into infinite possibilities. It is the only handmade practice that cannot be replicated, or mass produced by machines, unlike knitting and weaving. This connection between the material and the human sparks for community building by creating together. As a community, designing a space shows strength in collaboration and learning the craft.
A singular knot weaves embedded concepts that explores three aspects: fabrication and notation, structure and comfort, and community and mental health. This framework documents how to crochet using the notational conventions while creating patterns. Researching precedents and methods of form finding structures. And creating an educational workshop to teach the craft and design comfort spaces.
Preface
How to Read Crochet Symbols
Sample Stitches
Slipknot and Chain Stitch
Single Crochet Stitch
Front Loop Single Crochet Stitch
Back Loop Single Crochet Stitch
Half Double Crochet Stitch
Front Loop Half Double Crochet Stitch
Back Loop Half Double Crochet Stitch
Double Crochet Stitch
Front Loop Double Crochet Stitch
Back Loop Double Crochet Stitch
Treble Crochet Stitch
Front Loop Treble Crochet Stitch
Back Loop Treble Crochet Stitch
Experiments
beginning end
foundation chain
one chain
two chains
three chains
how to read crochet symbols
single crochet stitch
front loop single crochet stitch
back loop single crochet stitch
half double crochet stitch
front loop half double crochet stitch
back loop half double crochet stitch
double crochet stitch
double crochet stitch
double crochet stitch
treble crochet stitch
treble crochet stitch
treble crochet stitch
Place the yarn in one hand and the end piece in the other hand
Pull through and form the loop, this is your Slip Knot Wrap the yarn around your two fingers two times
Pick up the far left yarn and pull it over the second yarn
Hold your continuous yarn near your hook in one hand
Repeat steps 7-10, create as many chains or for desired pattern
Repeat step three and pull over again
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook
12 This is what your work should look like
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook
To start a new row, create a chain, and turn the work
You should have three loops on your hook, Hook down and pull the yarn through both loops
Repeat steps 2-7
After a row of chains and one row of normal single crochet, create one chain
Hook up and grab the yarn with
Insert hook into the front loop, the loop closest to your body
6 Hook down and pull through
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook and pull through
On the both sides of the work, there should be a horizontal line pattern
4 There should be two loops on your hook
After a row of chains and one row of normal single crochet, create one chain
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook
Insert hook into the back loop, the loop furthest to your body
Hook down and pull through both loops
back loop single crochet stitch
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook and pull through
7 On both sides of the work, there should be a ribbed pattern
There should be two loops on the hook
8
Repeat steps 2-7
After the foundation chain, create two additional chains
There should be three loops on the hook
Grab the yarn and insert hook into the third loop
Hook up and grab the yarn
Hook up and grab the yarn again
Hook down and pull through all three loops
Hook down and pull through
8 To start a new row, create two chains and turn your work Repeat steps 2-7
After a row of chains and one normal row of half double crochet, create two chains
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook
Insert hook into the front loop, the loop closest to your body
Hook down and pull through all three loops
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook and pull through
On the both sides of the work there should be a horizontal line pattern
There should be three loops on your hook
After a row of chains and one normal row of half double crochet, create two chains
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook
Insert hook into the back loop, the loop furthest to your body
Hook down and pull through all three loops
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook and pull through
On both sides of the work, there should be a ribbed pattern
There should be three loops on your hook
After the a foundation chain, create two additional chains
There should be three loops on the hook, hook up and grab the yarn
This counts as one double crochet stitch so continue the entire row
double crochet stitch
Grab the yarn and insert hook into the third loop
Hook down and pull through only two loops
To start a new row, create two chains and turn your work
Hook up and grab the yarn again
There should be two loops on the hook, hook up and grab the yarn
Repeat steps 2-10
Hook down and pull through
Hook down and pull through the last two loops
After a row of chains and one normal row of double crochet, create two chains
There should be three loops on your hook
This counts as one front loop double crochet stitch so continue the entire row
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook, hook down and pull through two loops
On the other side of the work, there should be a horizontal line pattern
Insert hook into the front loop, the loop closest to your body
There should be two loops on your hook
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook and pull through
8 Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook, hook down and pull through the last two loops
After a row of chains and one normal row of double crochet, create two chains
There should be three loops on the hook
This counts as one back loop double crochet stitch, so continue the entire row
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook, hook down and pull through the two loops
10 On both sides of the work, there should be a ribbed pattern
Insert hook into the back loop, the loop furthest to your body
There should be two loops on the hook
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook and pull through
8 Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook, hook down and pull through the last two loops
After the a foundation chain, create three additional chains
There should be four loops on the hook, hook up and grab the yarn
There should be two loops on the hook, hook up and grab the yarn
Grab the yarn two times and insert hook into the fourth loop
Hook down and pull through only two loops
This counts as one double crochet stitch so continue the entire row
Hook up and grab the yarn again
There should be three loops on the hook, hook up and grab the yarn
To start a new row, create three chains and turn your work
Hook down and pull through
Hook down and pull through only two loops again
This is what your work should look like, repeat steps 2-11
After a row of chains and one normal row of treble crochet, create three chains
There should be four loops on the hook
There should be two loops on the hook
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook, hook down and pull through two loops
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook, hook down and pull through the last two loops
Insert hook into the front loop, the loop closest to your body
There should be three loops on the hook
This counts as one front loop treble crochet so continue the entire row
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook and pull through
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook, hook down and pull through two loops
On the other side of the work, there should be a horizontal line pattern
After a row of chains and one row of treble crochet, create three chains
There should be four loops on the hook
There should be two loops on the hook
Hook up and grab the yarn twice with the hook
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook, hook down and pull through the two loops
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook, hook down and pull through the last two loops
Insert hook into the back loop, the loop furthest to your body
There should be three loops on the hook
This counts as one back loop treble crochet stitch, so continue the entire row
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook and pull through
Hook up and grab the yarn with the hook, hook down and pull through two loops
On both sides of the work, there should be a ribbed pattern
