Do you dread the instructions to work double crochet into a foundation chain in crochet? This brilliant technique is a game-changer! No need to worry any more whether you've chained the right number of stitches, just work foundation double crochet and you're ready to go! This technique is particularly useful for blankets and other patterns which start with a long chain. You can use the same technique to work a foundation treble or half-treble.

Top 5 patterns to try with this technique!

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Foundation Double Crochet (fdc)

Please note that we use UK terms. In the USA, this would be known as Foundation Single Crochet.

Make a slip knot on your hook and chain 2. Insert hook into second ch from hook. Yrh and pull through (two loops on hook).

Yrh and pull through one loop – this makes the loop in which you’ll work the next stitch (two loops on hook).

Yrh hook and pull through both loops on hook (one loop on hook).

To start the next st, insert the hook into the loop you made in Step 2.

Yrh and pull through one loop.

This makes the loop in which you’ll work the next stitch (two loops on hook).

Rep steps 4-6 across until you reach required size or required number of stitches.

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