How to start a project in crochet and also in tricot

1st - You gonna choice the type of stitche that you gonna make the project, let's set for example a blouse, so you gonna choice the stitch, high stitch, low stitch or an fantasy stich like ones with name close hand-fan, open hand fan, or another combination of the primary stitch.

2nd - you gonna choose the thread that you gonna make your stitch and the needle or needles (if tricot).

with the thread, if the needles or needle be thin or for crochet with small head, the stitch gonna me more and more tight, so smaller neddle for clothing isn't ideal, is more ideal for do a bucket or a hat, but a very thin thread will be not that resistent because the mesh make with it is a thin thikness.

4th - If you don't have any piece crocheted with that thread and the needle that you choice in the stitch that you choose, you gonna make a sample:

with that thread,

with the needle(s),

in the stitch that you choose.

Because the sample will be used to measure and make the graphic project matching with the size of the blouse that you want to crochet.

And of course that we don't make any fashion choice like the color, that was in the moment of that you buy the thread, this is important for fashion and style, but we are deciding the work project and not the fashion release.

So the sample is to be of the size of a pocket, the fact that this isn't very economic, but without this how gonna we gonna make the calculation?

You can even after put your samples in a university binder, that with rings that you put the paper. But of course, that will be very useful in the future if well catalogued, with information like the name of the thread and the needle that was stitched.

5th - with the sample made, you gonna count specially the number of stitch by row, why not by columns because you gonna increase the crochet according to your need but the number of stitches for row you have to know before start crocheting.

6th - You gonna decide the for what number you gonna make the blouse, and if you don't have, I use commonly my t-shirts to use of model for a crochet blouse, when I use a blouse I am even choose if the blouse is gonna be loose or tight because will gonna be if the measure or a loose or tight blouse.

Also, you can take your measures or choice the size like 44 and find the measure for 44 in a manequim table.

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