📚 What you’ll learn
How to create a base row for your project.
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📋 Instructions
- Start with your slip knot on the hook
- Yarn over (wrap the yarn over the hook) and pull through the loop on your hook.
- Repeat until you have the desired number of chains (e.g., 11).
🔑 Key tips
- Each chain corresponds to one oval in a diagram. Counting these ovals helps you track stitch count in patterns.
- Chain slowly to maintain even loop size.
- Keep the chain flat and untwisted.
- Work your foundation chain loosely. Tight chains can make it difficult to insert your hook later, while looser chains give your stitches room to form cleanly.
- The top of each chain forms a “V” shape — this is the visual guide for counting stitches and where you’ll insert your hook for future rows.
🏋️ Practice
- Make a chain of 11.
- Count the stitches by locating the “V” shapes on top of each chain — each V is one chain stitch.
- Repeat until your chains are even in size and flat.
🎯 Goal to Aim For
You can make a smooth, even chain of 11 stitches that lays flat, with each chain clearly identifiable by its “V” shape.