How To Crochet A Chain

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The first step in crochet is the foundation chain. Follow our easy guides to creating a chain.

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	Fig 1 Wrap the yarn over the hook in an anticlockwise direction (or hold the yarn still and manoeuvre the hook) Fig 2 Draw the yarn through to form a new loop without tightening up the previous one. Note Unless otherwise specified, always wrap the yarn this way around. To make the base chain, make as many chains as required. Hint Keep shifting your left hand position up close to the hook every couple of stitches or so; this is easy, if you use a right hand finger tip to hold down the loop on the hook, while you do so. Fig 3 To count chains correctly as you make them do not count the initial alip hoop as a chain. To count them afterwards, first make sure that you are looking at the front. Fig 4 Then count back but ignore the loop still on the hook.

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