How to crochet

A single crochet (sc) is one of the easiest and most essential crochet stitches. It creates a dense, sturdy fabric that works well for projects like amigurumi, dishcloths, and anything requiring a tight texture.

Starting With A Chain

To begin, you will need yarn and a crochet hook that matches your yarn weight. Start by making a slip knot. To do this, create a loop with your yarn, leaving a short tail, and pull the working yarn (the long end connected to the skein) through the loop to form a slip knot. Insert your crochet hook into this slip knot and tighten it around the hook, but not too tightly.

Next, create a foundation chain. To do this, yarn over—meaning, wrap the yarn over your hook from back to front—and pull it through the loop on your hook. Repeat this process until you have the number of chains needed. For practice, you can start with about ten chains.

The First Stitches

Once your foundation chain is ready, chain two more. Then, insert your hook into the second chain from the hook (not the first, because skipping it ensures the stitch maintains its proper height). Insert your hook under both loops of the chain or just the back loop, depending on the pattern’s instructions.

Now, it’s time to yarn over again. Wrap the yarn over your hook and pull it through the chain stitch, so you now have two loops on your hook. Yarn over once more and pull the yarn through both loops on the hook. At this point, you should have only one loop left, and this completes one single crochet stitch.

Continue working single crochets into each chain across the row by repeating the same steps: inserting the hook into the next chain, yarning over, pulling up a loop, yarning over again, and pulling through both loops.

How To Move Forward?

Once you reach the end of the row, you need to turn your work. To do this, chain one, which serves as a turning chain to maintain the stitch height, and then rotate your work so you can begin the next row.

For the next row, insert your hook into the first stitch (not the turning chain) and work single crochet stitches across the row, following the same process as before. Keep your tension even so your stitches aren’t too tight or too loose. Count your stitches at the end of every row to make sure you’re not making any excess ones (count the chain as stitch number one, and then the rest).

And there you go!