Introduction to Crochet/Stitches

Chaining

This video demonstrates how to start a chain

creating a crochet chain

Single crochet

This video demonstrates turning the chain and single crochet

Crochet 17 chain stitches.

This step makes a foundation chain. You work your first row of stitches into this foundation chain.

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2

Insert the hook from front to back into the second chain from the hook.

Be sure that you have the right side of the foundation chain facing you and your yarn hand holding the foundation chain.

3

With your yarn hand, wrap the yarn from back to front over the hook.

What you've just done is called a yarn over (abbreviated yo).

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4

Rotate the throat of the hook toward you with your hook hand, and pull the hook with the wrapped yarn through the stitch.

You should have two loops on your hook.

5

With your yarn hand, wrap the yarn from back to front over the hook.

You completed another yarn over.

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6

Rotate the throat of the hook toward you with your hook hand, and draw the hook with the wrapped yarn through both loops on the hook.

One single crochet is now complete, and one loop remains on your hook.

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7

To work the next single crochet stitch and continue the row, insert your hook into the next chain stitch.

This step starts your second row of stitches.

8

Repeat Steps 3 through 6.

You've now completed the second stitch.

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9

Work 1 single crochet stitch (sc) in each chain stitch (ch) across the foundation chain.

You should have 16 single crochet stitches, or one row of single crochet.

If you’re wondering what happens to your 17th chain stitch in single crochet, remember that you worked your first single crochet into the second chain from the hook. The skipped chain stitch is considered a turning chain that brings you up to the level needed to work your first stitch of the new row.