CHAIN STITCH
This is the foundation of all crochet stitches.
1
About 15cm (6in) from the end of the yarn, make a loop with the ball end on top. Insert the hook through this loop and catch the yarn, pulling it through the loop. Slide the slipknot up to the hook.
2
With the hook in your right hand, hold the slipknot between thumb and finger of the left hand. Move the hook under and over the yarn.
3
Pull the hook and yarn back through the slipknot loop to form your first chain (ch) stitch. Now repeat steps 1 & 2 until you’ve formed a chain.
4
This is what your row of chains will look like. Keep going until you have the number of chains that are stated on your pattern. (Don’t count the slipknot.)