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How to crochet a chain stitch (ch)

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In this DROPS video we show you how to crochet a chain stitch (ch).

Hold the slip knot between your thumb and middle finger on the left hand. Move the hook under and over the yarn, with the yarn held in the hook. Pull the hook and the yarn back through the slip knot to form the first chain stitch. Keep going until you have the number of chains stated in your pattern. When counting stitches, do not count the stitch on the hook.

It is easy to work too tight, first we show many chain stitchs after each other where we work correctly. When we pull the thread through the loop and got a new st we MUST get along the thickness on that is on the hook (in the video we take the new st far up the crochet hook so that you easily can see what we mean).

Then we show how NOT to work a chain stitch. Here we work the new stitch only through and let the new st lie on the thin part of the hook instead of the thick part. We then get a chain st that gets shorter and the crochet tension will not be properly with patterns.

You must read the pattern to be able to follow. You’ll find patterns where this technique is used by clicking on the pictures below.

Patterns using this technique

DROPS 253-59

DROPS 253-59
DROPS Extra 0-1637

DROPS Extra 0-1637
DROPS Extra 0-1647

DROPS Extra 0-1647
DROPS Extra 0-1646

DROPS Extra 0-1646
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Video #22, listed in: Crochet Videos, Learn to crochet, Crochet stitches, Basic crochet stitches

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Country flag Bente Mikkelsen wrote:

Til Petra: Kig i venstre kolonne under Slå op osv. Derunder kan du finde en video om, hvordan man starter med at hækle helt fra begyndelsen :-)

29.12.2012 - 17:01

DROPS Design wrote:

Hi, we have a video that shows exactly how to start up, you will find it under: Crocheting videos, cast on/bind off/cast off/increase/decrease, crochet - start.

20.12.2012 - 09:31

Country flag Jannike wrote:

Hope that you read this, to Petra: I have found a blog, in swedish, that shows the first step, the loop if you still don't know by now search for amigurumipyssel. You'll find it at "Virkskolan - Hur du virkar en luftmaska" Or for others wondering the same thing, enjoy! :)

09.07.2012 - 21:19

Country flag Petra wrote:

Hvorfor viser ingen videoer hvordan man begynner, når man sitter med tråd i den ene handa og nålen i den andre..?? Tydeligvis ikke beregnet på helt nybegynnere..og når man er venstrehendt i tillegg så blir det jo helt håpløst..

17.03.2012 - 12:41

Country flag Annabel wrote:

I can't get my chains to be straight and even.

17.12.2011 - 04:26

Venus wrote:

Why the video's sound is mute? I could not understand how to do the steps...

01.12.2011 - 15:25

Drops Design :

We are a worldwide company and our videos are watched by people speaking endless of different languages and many do not understand Norwegian. So since there is not a given language for us to use, we instead have written instructions to accompany the video, and then there is no sound to disturb while watching.

01.12.2011 - 17:08

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