learning how to crochet

For all you beginners out there, I hope this helps. Here are some step by step instructions to start to crochet .

 The next three photos are showing the beginning of your 'chain' or first row that you will add on to.  You do this by wrapping the yarn around your pointer finger and thumb.

After the yarn is wrapped around, grab the longer          end of the yarn.









Continue pulling through the loop until you have made a slip knot.

<- finished slip knot










now put the top of your crochet hook in the slip knot to begin your chain

now pull the longer string through the loop that is on your hook.








Continue doing this until you have a chain of desired length

 Now you have completed your first chain! whew! now it is time to build onto that so you have something useful (besides a really long necklace)

                                                                                   And this is what a completed chain looks like!