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How to Crochet the Letter A

May 22, 2013 By: Tamara Kelly29 Comments

The Moogly Crochet Alphabet has been a big hit, and I’ve loved seeing some of the fun things people have done with it – from birthday banners to yarn bombs to theater sets! However, one of the letters was a little trickier than the others – and wouldn’t you know, it’s the very first one. So here’s a quick video demonstration of how to crochet the letter A!

Video Tutorial for the Letter A from the Moogly Crochet Alphabet! - free patterns for all 26 letters and 10 numbers!

How To Crochet the Letter A

Written Instructions for the Letter A

Row 1: Ch 30, sc in the 2nd ch from hook, then sc in the next 12 ch. Sc2tog over next 3 sts, skipping the center st. Sc in remaining 13 ch. Turn. (27 sts)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first 12 sts. Sc2tog over next 3 sts, skipping the center st. Sc in remaining 12 sts. Turn. (25 sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in the first 11 sts. Sc2tog over next 3 sts, skipping the center st. Sc in the next 5 sts, leaving remaining sts unworked. Ch 4, turn. (16 sc, 4 ch) (Note – this ch 4 starts the horizontal β€œcross bar” of the A.)

Row 4: Sc in the back hump of the 2nd ch from hook, sc in remaining 2 ch. Sc2tog, working into the same st as the last sc of Row 3 and the next unworked st (sts #5 and 6 of that side of the A.). Turn. (4 sts)

Row 5: Do not ch. Sc in the next 4 sts (the sc2tog and the 3 sc from for 4). Turn. (4 sts)

Row 6: Ch 1, 2 sc in the 1st st, sc in the next 3 sts. Sc2tog, working into the last st of the last sc2tog and the next unworked st (sts #6 and 7 of that side of the A). Sc in the remaining 4 unworked sts from Row 2, working back down to the bottom of that side of the A. (11 sts total) Break yarn and finish off. Use one of the ends to sew the loose end of the crossbar to the other side.

I hope that seeing the video and instructions together has cleared up the confusion! Let me know if there are any other letters in particular that give you trouble. And keep sharing your pictures – I love seeing Moogly patterns out in the world!

Written pattern copyright Tamara Kelly 2013. Please do not reprint or repost this pattern, but please do link to this page to share this pattern with others. If you wish to make items for sale from this pattern, please visit the About page for details.You can contact me via Facebook messages or at [email protected]

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Comments

  1. 1

    lady wolf says

    May 24, 2013 at 6:53 pm

    I am interested in a video for all the letters if you could?

    Reply
  2. 2

    constance d brown says

    May 27, 2013 at 6:47 pm

    making banner,s for grandson,s rooms need all letter.s and numbers. thank u

    Reply
    • 3

      Tamara Kelly says

      May 27, 2013 at 8:54 pm

      Hi constance! Patterns for all the letters and numbers are available on the blog!
      Letters: https://www.mooglyblog.com/the-moogly-crochet-alphabet/
      Numbers: https://www.mooglyblog.com/the-moogly-crochet-numbers/

      Reply
  3. 4

    Marrie says

    September 2, 2013 at 12:35 am

    OH wow!..i like your crochet knitting!..very nice! β™₯

    Reply
  4. 5

    joel says

    September 7, 2013 at 9:21 pm

    I’m having a little trouble with the K, I can’t seem to get it right. I’ll keep trying.

    Reply
    • 6

      Tamara Kelly says

      September 8, 2013 at 12:00 pm

      Letters are tricky, as the yarn just takes off in a new direction at times.

      Reply
      • 7

        joel says

        September 9, 2013 at 11:04 am

        I finally figured out how to get that R done, I was crocheting up or down the wrong side when connecting the first arm. I was able to look at the picture and it helped instructions make more sense.

        Reply
        • 8

          Tamara Kelly says

          September 9, 2013 at 11:19 am

          Oh good! I’m so glad to hear it. It’s harder to write patterns for things that twist and turn in unusual ways!

          Reply
  5. 9

    Lovetobecreative says

    November 6, 2013 at 5:57 pm

    All of your letters are really pretty. I really like the S! Do you have any other tutorials beside letters? I’m only 11(about to be 12!) and I love crocheting.

    Reply
    • 10

      Tamara Kelly says

      November 7, 2013 at 8:39 am

      I have lots of patterns and tutorials! The green ribbon at the top of the page is a menu, with links to the pattern page with all my free patterns, and the tutorials page with all the video tutorials. Thank you so much! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  6. 11

    Lovetobecreative says

    November 6, 2013 at 6:01 pm

    I really like your letter patterns. Could you do a tutorial for every letter? That would be really helpful. I want to do the letter S! I love to crochet and I am only 11(almost12!). Please do other patterns.Your instructions are easy to follow.

    Reply
    • 12

      Tamara Kelly says

      November 7, 2013 at 8:38 am

      Thank you! I don’t think I’ll be able to do a video for every letter, but there are written patterns for the other letters here, and most have charts as well: https://www.mooglyblog.com/the-moogly-crochet-alphabet/ I’m adding more charts as time allows. Congratulations on learning to crochet!

      Reply
      • 13

        Lovetobecreative says

        November 7, 2013 at 2:48 pm

        I checked it out. Thanks so much. I’m still kind of getting used reading patterns

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        • 14

          Tamara Kelly says

          November 7, 2013 at 4:00 pm

          I bet you’ll learn fast! πŸ™‚

          Reply
  7. 15

    Cara Butler says

    February 18, 2014 at 6:12 pm

    I’d love to see the letter M!

    Reply
  8. 16

    Jackie says

    March 23, 2014 at 1:19 am

    I would love to see a variety of them done. It might help with learning to did them. still don’t understand reading patterns and these are all tricky. Trying to make golf club covers and would love to use the numbers..

    Reply
  9. 17

    malu says

    May 7, 2014 at 11:29 pm

    Very good tutorial! πŸ™‚ all the graph’s and the instructions, very clear! πŸ™‚ I made the A and I found easier to “sew” de cross bar while crocheting her! Like you did in one of the legs of the A, with the sc2tog!
    I also made 2 pieces of each letter and sewed them together, as an “amigurumi letter”, stuffed!
    Thank you very much for the pattern

    Reply
    • 18

      Tamara Kelly says

      May 8, 2014 at 1:48 pm

      πŸ˜€ I’m glad you enjoyed it Malu! Thank you!

      Reply
  10. 19

    Valerie Williams says

    December 30, 2014 at 1:31 pm

    Thank heavens you made the video for this! Thank you!

    Reply
  11. 20

    Sarah says

    February 23, 2015 at 12:36 pm

    Hi, thank you for your brilliant video :). Many aplogies, I am a complete amateur, I was wondering if you could possibly to help me or point me in the right direction to make an ‘A’ that is roughly 1.5 inches in size?

    I’ve made cute booties for my 7 month old little girl and would love to personalise them further by adding the letter of her first name :).

    Many thanks :).

    Reply
    • 21

      Tamara Kelly says

      February 23, 2015 at 2:22 pm

      Hi Sarah! Thank you! I think the easiest way to make it smaller would be to use thinner thread – baby or lace weight, maybe even thread – and a much smaller hook! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  12. 22

    Bejeg says

    October 27, 2015 at 12:51 pm

    Could you pls do a video for the letter “B”, iam having trouble reading and understanding your written pattern.
    Thank you I love all your turtorials I have learned alot from watchig you.

    Reply
    • 23

      Tamara Kelly says

      October 27, 2015 at 7:12 pm

      I’m sorry, I’m not doing any more letter videos at this time.

      Reply
  13. 24

    Cecelia says

    November 11, 2015 at 9:42 pm

    Thank you for this alphabet and also the video on the letter A. That helped my understanding since I didn’t have yarn and hook in hand.

    Reply
    • 25

      Tamara Kelly says

      November 12, 2015 at 9:12 am

      πŸ™‚ I’m glad to hear it, thank you!

      Reply
  14. 26

    MARIE says

    November 29, 2017 at 3:25 pm

    How can youyou download, the letters patterns I’m trying to download the pattern

    Reply
    • 27

      Tamara Kelly says

      November 29, 2017 at 7:07 pm

      Hello Marie! You can use the green Print Friendly button, there’s a tutorial at https://www.mooglyblog.com/print-pattern-use-print-friendly-button-moogly/ πŸ™‚

      Reply
  15. 28

    Valerie says

    November 21, 2018 at 9:48 pm

    I love the letters! Do you have patterns to make them double the size? Would like to spell out baby’s name to put on the wall above his crib.

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    • 29

      Tamara Kelly says

      November 23, 2018 at 11:29 am

      I do not, but I’d recommend using a super bulky or jumbo yarn and a bigger hook! πŸ™‚

      Reply

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