HOW-TO VIDEOS
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HOLDING THE HOOK
Try these methods and see which works best
HOLDING THE YARN
Even tension results in even stitches
MAKING A SLIPKNOT The first loop on the hook
CHAIN STITCH Use this stitch to make your foundation chain
How to count chains
TREBLE CROCHET (tr) US term: double crochet
One of the most popular stitches in crochet, this simple stitch is twice as high as a double crochet stitch
DOUBLE TREBLE CROCHET (dtr)
US term: treble crochet
This is a stitch regularly used as an elongated version of the treble