TURNING CHAINS

This very popular stitch forms a medium density fabric

When you work crochet stitches, you’ll see that each one has a different height: double crochet stitches are very small, while treble stitches are fairly tall. So, when you reach the end of a row of stitches, you need a way to get the hook up to the right height to work the next row of stitches. The answer is turning chains. By adding a short chain length, known as turning chains (abbreviated as t-ch), you can create a fake first stitch at the beginning of the new row. Then the hook will be in the right place to work the rest of the stitches in the row. You need to work a t-ch at the beginning of every row in crochet (unless a pattern states otherwise). Since each crochet stitch is…

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