How To Start Chain Crochet Beginner Video

A basic foundation of any crocheting project you will make is the chain stitch. Today let’s learn how to start chain crochet for beginners.

If you are just beginning to Learn to Crochet, start with my very first post What Do You Need To Start Crocheting For Beginners? to get an idea of what supplies you will need. Learning to chain is the second of the 6 Crochet Basic Stitches You Need To Learn First

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how to start chain crochet

Before I show you how to start chain crochet let me talk about how to position both your hands and hold the yarn.

How to hold yarn while crocheting

Here is how I hold my yarn in my left hand to crochet. I slip the yarn above my forefinger and pinkie but under my ring and middle finger. This allows me to move my forefinger. In my right hand I hold the crochet hook between my forefinger and thumb. Usually you will see an indent on the crochet hook where your thumb can naturally sit.

Now here is how to crochet a chain stitch step by step

how to start chain crochet
  1. Start by making a slip stitch and slipping it onto your crochet hook as I show in my How To Make A Slip Knot Crochet post. Now hold the crochet hook with the slip knot in your right hand. Rotate your left wrist 90 degrees counter clockwise, and grasp the tail of the yarn between your thumb and pinkie, ring and middle fingers. Have your pointer finger extended to have the working yarn held tightly.
  2. Move your crochet hooks head under the working yarn. This is called a yarn over.
  3. Use the crochet hook to pull the yarn over through the loop on the hook. You have now made one chain.
  4. Insert the crochet hook under the running yarn, and pull through the loop on the hook again. You have now made your second chain. After every two chains, move your left hand thumb to the top of the chains (and the bottom of the loop on the hook). Repeat this as many times as needed to create this braid looking chain.

For an even looking chain, make sure you are not pulling tightly/ loosely. Maintain a constant tension. Below in an image showing you how to count your crochet chains.

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Watch and crochet along with me in this How to Chain video https://youtu.be/UnOaEFN6ocE.

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Alright friends, you have now learnt how to start chain crochet and this will be the starting point for any Free Crochet Blanket Patterns you will see! Next, check out How To Single Crochet For Beginners Video to build your stitch skills.

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