You may have noticed that since the introduction of crochet patterns by indie designers through IDP, we've been slowly expanding our selection of crochet hooks and books. In addition to the Clover hooks we've had, we've added Susan Bates and Boye hooks, a pretty set of rainbow acrylic Clover Reflections hooks, ergonomics, and a few new complete sets.

With all these crochet hooks floating around the office, some us have gotten curious about what to do with them! Kim and three of our wonderful customer service representatives- Lori, Georgianna, and Jeanine- are our in house experts, but since we have a slew of employees interesting in learning, we thought we'd ask you for help. Come teach Knit Picks how to crochet this summer in our first crochet along!

Kerin, Nina, Kelley, Stacey, Jenna,  Alison, and I have varying levels of crochet experience. Some of us have never picked up a crochet hook and a couple of us have finished entire projects but only know one stitch (Um, yeah. That would be me). We've each picked out a project that we'll cast on now (cast on? Is that the right terminology for crochet?) and try to finish up by the end of July. We'll blog about our efforts and ask for help in our crochet along in the Knitting Community if we get stuck. IDP designer, Allison Harding, has also volunteered to help us out, you may be hearing more from her later this month. For now, you can check out her designs here.

If you're new to crochet too, we also have some new tutorials, a crochet glossary, and a list of common abbreviations here to help you get started.