Basic Crochet: The Chain Stitch
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Learning to crochet a chain is the first step to learning to crochet.
You'll need...
  • yarn
  • crochet hook
Here's what to do...
  1. Make a slip knot
  2. Slide the hook through the hole of the slip knot and tighten slightly
  3. Hold the yarn in your non-dominant hand, and the hook in your dominant hand.
  4. Maintain an even tension on the working yarn by holding the yarn so that it comes up over your index finger.
  5. Hold the tail of the slip knot between your thumb and other fingers.
  6. Wrap the working yarn (the yarn going over your index finger) so that it goes from the back and loops over the top of the hook. Think right to left. Your thumb should continue to hold the tail taut so that the knot stays in place.
  7. Pull the yarn wrapped on the hook through the slip knot hole and out the other side. This will form a new loop; the old loop will now be off the hook.
  8. Put the working yarn over the hook again, and pull through the hole.
  9. Repeat until the chain is as long as you want.
Recipe by blossomsandposies.com at https://blossomsandposies.com/blog/basic-crochet-the-chain-stitch/