The Foundation Single Crochet Stitch is a very handy skill to have in your crochet tool box. It eliminates the need for a starting chain. You work both chains and single crochet stitches as you go! This is especially helpful if you have a lot of chains to make for big projects like large blankets or a wide shawl.
Watch a full video tutorial of the Foundation Single Crochet Stitch (fsc) here:
Instructions for the Foundation Single Crochet Stitch(fsc):
- Step 1: Start with a slip knot on your hook.
- Step 2: Chain 2
- Step 3: Insert hook into the furthest chain from the hook (first chain you made). Wrap yarn around hook and bring up a loop (2 loops are on the hook)
- Step 4: Wrap the yarn around the hook and bring it through the first loop on the hook (2 loops on the hook)
- Step 5: Wrap yarn around the hook and bring through both loops on the hook (one loop on the hook)This is the first single crochet stitch worked.
- Step 6: Below the last two loops worked, turn work slightly to the side and locate the “v” Insert hook into the “v”
- Step 7: Wrap yarn around hook and bring up a loop (2 loops on the hook)
- Step 8: Wrap yarn around hook and bring it through the first loop on the hook (2 loops on the hook)
- Step 9: Wrap yarn around hook and bring it through both loops (1 loop left on the hook)
Yay, this is great. Thanks!
This is great and you do it so well.