As featured on BBC News and The Times of India
Not crafty? Learn crochet as a complete beginner.
No experience needed. Nazar starts at how to hold the hook and takes you, one short lesson at a time, to a beanie, a pouch and a bunny you made yourself.
4.8 from 2,167 ratings
One payment. Lifetime access. Taught in English.
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- LevelComplete beginner
- TimeAbout 20 minutes a day
- You needA hook and yarn, about $10
I have never had such clear and easy to understand lessons, and the responses were quick!
Hi, I am Nazar,
the Crochet Boy
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How it works
Three steps. The first takes two minutes.
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Join today
Pay $29 once. Your login arrives by email straight away.
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Pick up a hook and yarn
A 5 mm hook and one skein of yarn, about $10 at Michaels, Walmart or on Amazon. Find the hook and the yarn.
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Follow one lesson a day
Nazar's hands, close up, one step at a time. Pause, rewind, repeat.
Students on camera
They had never held a hook either.
Filmed by the students themselves, in English.
- RabiaFound Nazar through his BBC reel, and shows the pouch she made
- NidhiAn absolute beginner
- Garima
- Paromita
From first stitch to finished piece
Every piece here was made by a beginner.
Sent in by students of Nazar's classes. None of them had experience when they started.
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Before and after
From daily stress to a small daily win.
Without crochet
- Evenings disappear into scrolling
- Stress builds with nowhere to go
- Gifts are bought last minute
- Years pass with no new skill
- You start things and rarely finish
- Yarn you bought once sits in a drawer
With crochet
- Twenty quiet minutes that are yours
- Your hands busy, your head calmer
- Gifts people keep because you made them
- A craft that grows with you for life
- A finished piece you can hold, week after week
- That yarn becomes a beanie
One minute of a real lesson
Watch Nazar teach for one minute
This is how every lesson is filmed: his hands close up, one step at a time, in English.
From his lavender class. The beginner course starts earlier than this, at how to hold the hook.
By the last lesson
What you'll learn to make
From Nazar's own table, and from students who sent theirs in.
The bunny
A beanie
Granny squares, sewn into a pouch
Amigurumi, made by a student
A granny square, made by a student
The beginner path
From "I don't even know how to hold the hook" to "I made this"
One teacher, one path. Each lesson adds one thing to the lesson before it, so you are never asked to do something you were not shown.
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Start from zero
Days 1–14: holding the hook and yarn, the chain, single, half double, double and treble crochet, reading a pattern. One whole lesson is about fixing tension, gaps and mistakes.
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Finish your first pieces
Days 15–30: the magic ring, granny squares, a pouch you sew together, then a headband and a beanie.
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Then the cute stuff
The seven-day Amigurumi Course: a small ball, a bee keychain, and a bunny.
Free tutorials each teach one stitch or one project, by different people, in no order. This is a single path with the same teacher, from the first chain to the last stitch on the bunny.
What you get
Two courses, one teacher, yours for life.
- Learn Crochet in 30 Days24 video lessons across 30 days, with a guided project week for the headband and beanie.
- The Amigurumi CourseSeven days: a small ball, a bee keychain, and a bunny made in four parts.
- Taught in EnglishNazar teaches every lesson in English.
- A certificate when you finishIssued in your name on the day you complete the course.
- Yours for lifeOne payment. No subscription, and the access does not expire.
- Help by emailStuck on a lesson? Write to us and we reply.
All included for $29, one time. Nothing recurring, no monthly payment.
Included free
Four extras that come with the course.
- Printable pattern packBeginner patterns as PDFs, so you are not holding a phone with full hands.
- Practice after every lessonA short piece of homework that locks in what you just learned.
- Completion certificateIn your name, on the day you finish.
- Nazar's journeyHow he stayed consistent, in his own words.
Lesson by lesson
Every day adds one thing to the day before.
Days 1–7 · Your first stitches7 lessons
The basics that decide whether crochet feels frustrating or possible.
- What crochet is, and how the course works
- Holding the yarn and hook
- Slip knot and chain
- Single crochet
- Turning chains and even edges
- Half double crochet
- Fixing tension, gaps and mistakes
Days 8–14 · Taller stitches and patterns7 lessons
The rest of the stitches, and how to read what other people write.
- Double crochet
- Treble crochet
- Combining stitches in a row
- Slip stitch and fastening off
- Reading pattern abbreviations
- Gauge
- Increasing and decreasing
Days 15–22 · Rounds, colors and a pouch8 lessons
Working in the round, and the first thing you finish and keep.
- The magic ring
- Spiral and joined rounds
- Changing colors cleanly
- Granny square basics
- A colored granny square
- Borders and edging
- Project: a granny-square pouch
- How to read project instructions
Days 23–30 · The final project3 lessons
A headband and a beanie, finished properly.
- A headband and a beanie
- Finishing, weaving in ends, blocking
- Presenting your project
The Amigurumi Course · 7 days7 lessons
Small, cute, and built from what you just learned.
- A small ball
- Bee keychain: body and color changes
- Bee keychain: details and assembly
- Bunny: head
- Bunny: body
- Bunny: ears, arms, legs and tail
- Bunny: final assembly
Your teacher
From Nazar to “The Crochet Boy”.
From a quiet room in Kashmir with no internet to teaching thousands with a hook and a ball of yarn.
2016Found hope in yarn
During a long lockdown in Kashmir, with no internet and no way out, Nazar picked up a crochet hook. It became his way through.
2018Broke the stereotype
Everyone said crochet is for women. He posted his work anyway, and thousands of people joined him.
2020Explored new threads
Knitting, weaving, macrame, embroidery. Yarn became the way he said everything.
- 2022
Recognized
A state award for innovation in craft.
2024Teaching thousands
Workshops and classes for beginners, with government and private groups.
TodayTeaching you
The same lessons, filmed step by step, in English, for anyone anywhere.
In the press
When passion meets purpose, the media takes notice.
From loops to love
What his students say.
4.8 from 2,167 ratings. Ratings from students of Nazar's courses and classes.
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Nazar is a very good teacher and never made me feel stupid asking my questions!
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I have never had such clear and easy to understand lessons, and the responses were quick!
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For me, it's a dream come true. I always wanted to do crochet and with the help of these easy teaching classes, I am fulfilling my dream.
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He's very patient while teaching and his techniques are very easy to understand for any beginner. Overall experience was very amazing.
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Beginner program was so helpful and his teaching is very clear. He is very kind and patiently teaches us all the patterns without any hesitation!
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It's fun, enjoyable... and sir explains every stitch so well.
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A very very patient and talented teacher... Lucky to have Nazar as my teacher.
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Good class with a perfect and patient teacher!
Messages from the class group
One payment. Lifetime access. 60-day refund.
Six reasons
Why this course works for beginners.
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Confidence with every stitch
You go from never having held a hook to a finished piece, one clear lesson at a time.
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A calmer evening
Counting stitches gives a busy mind one small thing to do.
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Gifts that mean something
Flowers, bags, a bunny. People keep what you made for them.
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A teacher who started from zero
Nazar taught himself, so he remembers which parts are hard.
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Something to share with your kids
A screen-free hobby children from about seven can learn beside you.
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Yours for life
Pay once. Come back to any lesson, any year.
Before lesson one
A hook, a skein of yarn, about $10.
Two things, about $10 together at Michaels, Walmart or on Amazon:
- A 5 mm crochet hook (US size H-8)
- One skein of worsted-weight yarn (the label says medium, or 4) in a light color, so you can see your stitches
That is all you need to start. The second lesson is only about how to hold them.
Why pay when YouTube is free
What you pay for is the order.
What if I get stuck?
Send a photo. A person replies.
Everyone drops a stitch. One whole lesson is about fixing tension, gaps and mistakes, and when that is not enough you email us a photo of your work and we tell you what to change.
Days to change your mind
Try it. If it is not for you, you get your money back.
Join, start learning, and find out whether the teaching works for you.
- How long you have: 60 days from the day you pay.
- What you have to do: email and say you'd like a refund. You don't have to finish anything or give a reason.
- How you get it back: to the card you paid with.
Questions
Asked before people join.
I'm seriously not crafty. Can I really do this?
The course assumes you have never held a hook. The second lesson is only about how to hold the hook and the yarn. If it turns out not to be for you, there is a 60-day refund.
What if I mess up?
You will, and so does everyone. Day 7 is a full lesson on tension, gaps and common mistakes, and you can email us if you are stuck.
How long does it take?
The first course is laid out over 30 days and the second over 7, but there is no schedule to keep. Go at your own pace; the access does not expire.
What do I need to buy?
A 5 mm crochet hook (US size H-8) and a skein of worsted-weight yarn. About $10 together at Michaels, Walmart or on Amazon.
Is this a subscription?
No. It is one payment of $29 and the two courses are yours for life.
What language is it in? Will I understand him?
English. Nazar teaches every lesson in English, with his hands filmed close up. Watch the one-minute clip on this page and judge for yourself.
Who am I buying from?
The Crochet Boy is Nazar's own school, based in India. You pay in US dollars by card, your login arrives by email, and you can reach us at the email address at the bottom of this page.
Why pay when YouTube is free?
What you pay for is the order: one teacher and one path, so each lesson builds on the last.
What if it is not for me?
Email us within 60 days and we refund you in full.
Free, by email
Not ready yet? Get the $10 starter guide.
Exactly which hook and yarn to buy, and what you learn first. One email, then a few short notes from us.
“When I picked up a crochet hook, I was stitching myself back together. If this yarn gave me confidence, calm and a career, it can change your days too.”
Nazar, The Crochet Boy
Your first stitch is one lesson away.
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