How to Crochet: Initial Half Double Crochet Without a Starting Chain
By Candace – 7 CommentsForgoing the turning chain in crochet helps when the chains make your edges unsightly. Making an hdc without a starting chain is fairly simple once you get the hang of it. It will have your edges looking neater in no time.
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Pull the chain on your hook up to a little more than hdc height and hold the loop to the hook. The arrow in the picture points to the front half of the loop.
Wrap the front half of the chain around the hook. (You will have 2 loops on the hook.)
Yarn over. (3 loops on the hook)
Yarn over and pull through all three loops.
That’s it! If you need any help, leave a comment below.
So you don’t put another chain on the hook, you just wrap the first chain around the hook again?
Wow! That is cool and looks easy .I must try it soon.tks!
Merci beaucoup for this great technique! It allways is good to learn new ways for basics in crochet, once learned , allawys in pratice, merci for the sharing
FleurBelge
Silly question but do you use this technique only if the next stitch is a hdc? What would you do if the next stitch is a dc, sc, etc? Thanks
You use this technique when the first stitch is an hdc.
Where do I get this pattern. I like it very much.
Thanks
Rose
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