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Crochet Fundamentals: How to Make a Starting Chain

Most crochet projects start by making a long chain. It's quick to do and an essential technique in crochet! If you’ve always wanted to learn how to crochet, follow our series of Crochet Fundamentals. This tutorial uses US terms and stitches.
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This post is part of a series called How to Crochet: Step-by-Step Tutorials for Beginners.
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Most crochet projects start by making a long chain. It's quick to do and an essential technique in crochet! If you’ve always wanted to learn how to crochet, follow our series of Crochet Fundamentals. This tutorial uses US terms and stitches.


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Make a Starting Chain

Check out the following video to learn how to make a starting chain.

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Start Crocheting

Nice work. You now know how to make a starting chain.

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