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Chain (ch)

The chain is where almost every crochet project begins. In patterns it is written ch.

  1. Step 1

    Start with a slip knot on your hook.

  2. Step 2

    Wrap the yarn over the hook from back to front. This is called a yarn over.

  3. Step 3

    Turn the hook down and pull the yarn through the loop on the hook. That is one chain.

  4. Step 4

    Repeat to make as many chains as the pattern asks. Each V on the front is one chain.

Good to knowDon’t count the loop on the hook or the slip knot as a chain.

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