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Best Way to Crochet both sides of a Starting Chain: No Gaps! Fine-tune your crochet: Learn the best way to crochet both sides of a starting chain. Instead of just crocheting first one side and then the other, there is a better way. You get a more solid result. This tip works with anything that starts with a chain that is crocheted on both sides: bags, pouches, amigurumi, doilies and more.

Bye bye foundation chain // Try my NEW way to start a crochet project foundation sc alternative This is a new way to do a foundation single crochet. It combines a long-tail cast-on (from knitting) with single crochet.

Worry free stitch counts for starting a project. No need to count lots of stitches for pattern blankets, try this easy tip.

How to Crochet the Double Foundation Chain; this is not a double-crochet foundation stitch, this is a double-chain foundation stitch.

Tutorial "Chain Reaction" Make a simple crochet chain thicker by turning and doing slip-stitches back down the chain. This discusses the options and different looks you get depending on which loop you use to do your slip-stitches into.

Photo-tutorial for foundation single crochet. Good for a reference when one doesn't have time to watch a video.

This is a good photo-tutorial of how to do a crochet \magic loop\ start for crocheting in the round.

Learn how to do a foundation half double crochet (FHDC). Also learn the trick on how to remember the steps so you don't have to watch the video repeatedly.

A good clear tutorial showing how to do the "magic ring" start for crocheting in the round. There is both a photo-tutorial and a video tutorial - this page has links to them all.

A good clear tutorial showing how to do the "magic ring" start for crocheting in the round. There is both a photo-tutorial and a video tutorial - this page has links to them all.

This tutorial covers how to foundation single crochet.

Not to be confused with single crocheting in a foundation chain. This technique combines the foundation chain and first row of single crochet into one.

This great technique will create a super elastic, great looking foundation for all your crochet projects.

Finally, a clear tutorial on this!

Forward Loop Chain: an Alternative to Standard Chain Stitch (with Limpet Variations and Tutorial) Alternative starting chain, looser than standard chain stitch, easier than foundation stitch.

Which Foundation Stitch? and Why? Tutorial for three different kinds of foundation stitches.