How to work a chainless foundation working with double crochet stitches - Foundation Double Crochet Don’t like working into a flimsy foundation chain? Try a foundation stitch instead, which allows you to crochet the foundation chain AND the first row of stitches, simultaneously. Here’s how to work a foundation double crochet stitch. INSTRUCTIONS: Step1: Chain 3 Step 2: Yarn over, insert hook into 1st stitch (into stitch and under the back bump) and draw up a loop. Step 3: Yarn over and pull thro

The Foundation stitch allows you to crochet your foundation AND the first row of stitches at the same time, eliminating that flimsy foundation chain all together! Here’s how to crochet the Foundation Half Double Crochet stitch (US terms) KEY/US TERMS ch - chain yo - yarn over st - stitch hdc - half double crochet To work a Foundation HDC: - Ch3. - Yo insert hook into the 1st ch and draw up loop (3 loops on hook). Yo and draw through the 1st loop only (this creates your foundation ch st). Yo and