CHAIN STITCH

Create a foundation chain to work stitches into

One of the most important techniques you need to learn in crochet is making chain stitches. No matter what crochet project you’re working on, you will always need to make chains. Fortunately, they’re also the easiest stitch to work in crochet. Follow our guide (below and right) to make chain stitches, which are also called chains or a chain length. Practise the technique by making a length of about 20 chains (don’t count the slipknot as a stitch). Hold the stitches firmly, just below the hook, moving your fingers up the chain as you go. Keep making short chains like this until you can make chain stitches that are even in size and shape, and the whole process feels quite natural. Don’t worry if your chains look a bit uneven when you…

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