Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Learn how to crochet with TOFT! In this video, Kerry Lord demonstrates the basics of amigurumi crochet techniques, sewing up and finishing instructions for the canned beans, peas and sweetcorn, part of the Alexandra’s Garden collection of crochet plants, flowers and vegetables. Please note the techniques are shown for reference only. Please refer to your pattern for full instructions.
CHAPTERS
00:00 An introduction to learning to crochet a pea, sweetcorn kernel or baked bean
00:23 What you need
00:44 Tying a slip knot
01:08 How to hold your hook and yarn
02:15 How to chain
02:29 The British double crochet stitch (US single crochet)
03:19 dc6 into ring (foundation ring)
04:08 dc2 into next st (increasing)
06:06 Counting your stitches
06:29 Using a stitch marker
07:09 How to continue increasing following your pattern
09:32 dc2tog (decreasing)
11:14 Identifying the right and wrong side of your fabric
13:08 Chain start
14:59 Adding stuffing
15:54 Gathering the stitches to close
17:06 Crocheting two pieces together
19:14 Sewing the eyes into place
Want to know more about TOFT?
Find out at toftuk.com, or follow us on Instagram @toft_uk
Learn how to crochet with TOFT! In this video, Kerry Lord demonstrates the basics of amigurumi crochet techniques, sewing up and finishing instructions for the canned beans, peas and sweetcorn, part of the Alexandra’s Garden collection of crochet plants, flowers and vegetables. Please note the techniques are shown for reference only. Please refer to your pattern for full instructions.
CHAPTERS
00:00 An introduction to learning to crochet a pea, sweetcorn kernel or baked bean
00:23 What you need
00:44 Tying a slip knot
01:08 How to hold your hook and yarn
02:15 How to chain
02:29 The British double crochet stitch (US single crochet)
03:19 dc6 into ring (foundation ring)
04:08 dc2 into next st (increasing)
06:06 Counting your stitches
06:29 Using a stitch marker
07:09 How to continue increasing following your pattern
09:32 dc2tog (decreasing)
11:14 Identifying the right and wrong side of your fabric
13:08 Chain start
14:59 Adding stuffing
15:54 Gathering the stitches to close
17:06 Crocheting two pieces together
19:14 Sewing the eyes into place
Want to know more about TOFT?
Find out at toftuk.com, or follow us on Instagram @toft_uk
