Here are some how-to guides and patterns that will get you started.
Beginner’s guide — links to stitch instructions, abbreviations, following patterns, seaming, etc.
Basic shapes – squares, granny squares, joined-row circles, in-the-round circles, etc.
Patterns — hats, Harry Potter scarves, Harry Potter afghan charts, etc.
Stitch variations — different or unusual crochet stitches
No-sew ends — keeping ends to a minimum
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