Hooked on Learning pt2: Becoming a Certified Crochet Instructor and Teacher | S2 Ep21

In this episode of Exploration Crochet, host ReRe breaks down the detailed coursework behind the Craft Yarn Council’s (CYC) Certified Instructor Program for Levels I and II. Moving from foundational stitch control to advanced intermediate techniques, she explains how candidate swatches are rigorously evaluated on exact gauge, structural accuracy, and strict adherence to written instructions. The episode covers the step-by-step progression of the program's nine lessons, including chart reading, tapestry colorwork, and original lesson plan design. ReRe highlights the culmination of the program—a fully structured, professionally finished child’s cardigan—and reflects on how certification shifts a maker's perspective from simply creating to effectively teaching. Finally, she shares evaluator feedback on her performance and teases a potential next step into the CGoA Masters Program.🔗 LINKS & RESOURCESTip ReRe a Tea ☕️ | Help support the research, storytelling, and yarn-filled adventures behind Exploration Crochet - https://ko-fi.com/explorationcrochetBlog | https://open.substack.com/pub/explorationcrochet/p/hooked-on-learning-becoming-a-certified-53d? Hooked on Learning: Becoming a Certified Crochet Instructor | https://exploration-crochet.captivate.fm/episode/hooked-on-learning-becoming-a-certified-crochet-instructor-cyc-level-i-s2-ep20/CYC Certified Instructor Program | https//www.craftyarncouncil.com/teach.htmlCGoA Masters Program | https://crochet.org/become-a-master/Sound Attributes |YOH Tune | https://dova-s.jp/EN/_contents/author/profile162.htmlABC Song Music Box by Anastasia Chubarova https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=156934 📬 Subscribe to the Exploration Crochet Blog/Last Week in Crochet Newsletterhttps://ExplorationCrochet.comExplore Yarn Over Hook 🧶 https://yarnoverhook.com/social-media-for-crochet/📅 Explore Crochet Events https://crochetevents.com 📬 Subscribe to The Stitch Newsletterhttps://yarnoverhook.com/the-stitch-newsletter/Play Name That Stitch 🎮 https://namethatstitch.comWatch on YouTube 📹https://youtube.com/@YarnOverHookSocial━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ABOUT YARN OVER HOOKYarn Over Hook is the global home of crochet — a platform built to help crocheters create, learn, and connect through tutorials, podcasts, livestreams, events, stitch libraries, crochet games, and community resources.Built by makers, for makers. 🧶🌍 https://yarnoverhook.comExploration Crochet is a podcast hosted by ReRe and produced by Yarn Over Hook.© 2026 DesignOps as a Service DOaaS LLC d/b/a Yarn Over Hook. All rights reserved.