Holding The Work
All crochet stitches are based on the principle of drawing one hoop through another. The hook is held in the right hand. Left-handed people may find they can learn to crochet using their right hand.
- Begin by making a slip loop at the end of the yarn.
- Hold the hook in the right hand like a pencil. Put the hook through the loop and pull the yarn tight.
- Wind the yarn round the little finger of the left hand across the palm and behind the forefinger.
- Hold the loop at its base, close to the hook between the thumb and forefinger.
The Stitches
- Chain – Take the hook under the yarn and then from the back over the top, hook the yarn and pull it through the hoop. This is described as ‘yarn round hook’. This makes one chain. Repeat moving your hold up the work as you go.
- Foundation Chain – Crochet usually begins with a length of chain into which the first row of stitches is worked, this is called the foundation chain. The hook is inserted into the centre of the last chain stitch, there will be two threads above the hook and one below.
- Turning Chain – Because crochet stitches are worked from the top down, chain are used to take the yarn up to the top of the work at the beginning of each row. These are called turning chain. The turning chain acts as the first stitch of the row.
Practice these stitches for a while, some more stitches will be introduced tomorrow. 
