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CHAIN STITCHUse this stitch to make your foundation chain

1 Holdthehookinyourright

hand,andboththeyarnend

andtheworkingyarninyour

lefthand.Movethehookunder

andovertheyarntowrapit

around anticlockwise.

2 Pullthehooktowardsthe

slipknot,catchingtheyarnin

thehook,andpullingit through

theslipknotloop.Thisforms

yourfirstchain(ch)stitch.

Repeatsteps1 and 2 to form a

chain length.

3 Thisis whatyourrowof

chainswilllooklike.Holdthe

chainwithyourlefthandnear

thehook,tokeepthetension.

Keepgoinguntilyouhavethe

numberofchainsthat’s stated

in your pattern.

MAKING A SLIPKNOTThe first loop on the hook

1 Holdthetailoftheballof

yarninyourlefthandand

drapetheyarnclockwiseover

thetopofit toform a loose,

circular loop.

2 Holdtheloopbetweenleft

thumbandforefinger,then

insertthecrochethook

throughthecentreofthe loop

from front to back.

3 Catchtheballendofthe

yarnwiththehookandpullit

backthroughthecentreofthe

loop,taking the yarn through

with it.

4 Pullbothendsoftheyarnto

tightentheknot,thenpulljust

theballendtotightenthe

loopsoit’sclosetothehook,

but not touching it.

PENCILMETHOD

Holdthehooklikea pencil,in

yourrighthand(ifyou’re

right-handed),about3-5cm

fromthehookedend.If your

hookhasa flatarea,you’llfindit

comfortable to hold it here.

KNIFEMETHOD

Holdthehookbetweenyour

thumbandforefinger,about

3-5cmfromthehookedend,

restingtheendofthehook

againstyourpalm.Thiswill

give you lots of control.

METHODONE

Passtheballendoftheyarn

betweenthelittlefingerand

thirdfingersofyourlefthand

(ifyouareright-handed),then

behindthethirdandmiddle

fingers, over your index finger.

METHODTWO

Looptheballendoftheyarn

looselyaroundthelittlefinger

ofyourlefthand,thentakeit

overthethirdfinger,behindthe

middlefingerand over your

index finger.

Eachchainorloopcountsas

onestitch.Nevercountyour

firstslipknotortheloopon

thehook(calledtheworking

loop).Sothatyoucanbe

accurate,makesurethe

chainis nottwistedandthat

the front is facing you.

How to count chains

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2

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HOLDINGTHEHOOK

Tr y thes e m e tho ds and s e e w hich work s b es t

HOLDINGTHEYARN

Even tension results in even stitches

Overthenextfewpages,you’llndsimplestep-by-stepguidestomany useful

stitches and techniques that you’ll use every time you pick up a hook

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