Single Crochet

Once you have a Chain Stitch, you can now use Single Crochets (Sometimes called Slip Stitches). Something which most people struggle with when starting is not knowing which one of the three strands of a stitch to go through, the teardrop V-like one on top, or the strand hanging beneath. In truth, it does not matter, as long as it's the same for each stitch, though it is usually any two. With Chain Stitches it is easiest to work around one side of the V and the hanging strand, but when you're working in other stitches, one usually works around the two V strands, though working around the back one and the hanging one will give you a thin horizontal stripe.

SINGLE CROCHET: Very similar to the chain. Chain one extra at the end of the chain to make up for the hight of the Single Crochet Row. In the Second Chain from the hook, use the hook and go beneath any two of the strands for the stitch. Yarn Over and pull a loop back through the Chain Stitch, so you now have two loops on the hook. Yarn over and draw a new loop by pulling it through the toop loops already on the hook. Yup, it's that simple. You just did a Single Crochet.