Your Mug Jumper, step by step
Welcome to the Berstuk VIP Crochet Club. Work through the steps in order with Lauren from WillowCrochet, and tick each one off as you go. Your progress is saved on this device, so you can come back any time. Need the basics again? They're on your kit's home page.
Which hand do you crochet with?
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Step 1 of 3
Half double crochet stitch
The stitch that builds your mug jumper. Manual pages 13 to 15.
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Step 2 of 3
How to read a crochet pattern
Learn the shorthand, then read your mug jumper pattern on page 17.
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Step 3 of 3
Your mug jumper, start to finish
The full walkthrough with Lauren, button and all. Pattern on page 17.
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Stuck on something?
Check the common questions below, or get in touch and we will help.
My rows keep getting shorter or wider
The most common cause is the edges: missing the last stitch of a row, or working an extra one into the turning chain. Count your stitches at the end of every row (your mug rug should always have 13), and remember the chain 3 at the start of a row counts as your first stitch. Recounting early beats unravelling later. (Manual pages 13 to 14.)
My stitches are so tight I can't get the hook in
Almost every beginner crochets too tightly at first. Relax your grip on both the hook and the yarn, wrap the yarn over the hook loosely rather than pulling it snug, and let the loops sit on the widest part of the hook, not the tip. Your tension will even out naturally within a few rows. (Manual pages 7 to 12.)