Once you get the hang of the crochet chain, check out my crochet stitch library to learn more! 🧶 kzread.info/head/PL_0n9_AjOCP01c3OAo2-ezAnRCT0uWasW

!STOP SCROLLING AND READ THIS! ok so i know this will be very difficult and you may bawl your eyes out but j just wanna say U CAN DO IT. keep on repeating the video and practicing. It took me an hour to master it, i cried becuase i wasnt able to do it and i went through so many books and youtube videos but i did it eventually! and so can u so dont give up!

I’m so lost, I can’t even make 1 chain and I’m just bawling my eyes out because no matter how many tutorials I watch I can’t do it

@izzyrobinson6978

3 жыл бұрын

SAME I'm trying to make an Among Us character but I regret my decision-

@phoebey5758

3 жыл бұрын

I can do one chain but the second one the knot goes so tight i cant fit it threw

@alannah5686

3 жыл бұрын

@@phoebey5758 it's alright it takes practice :]

@phoebey5758

3 жыл бұрын

@@alannah5686 yeah i finally learnt how to make a really long chain my auntie taught me i learnt it rlly quick actually!

@alannah5686

3 жыл бұрын

@@phoebey5758 i just started learning how to crochet today and i’ve got the hang of it but i need to practice being persistent. it’s hard for me to keep them all in the middle of tight and loose, haha. still working on it :]

I haven’t cried in 3 years… thanks I can cry again.

Me bawling my eyes out since in can’t make a chain 😚✌️

@survivrs

3 жыл бұрын

Silver stars YES YOU CAN!! Do you know anyone near you who can help you? Once you've learned it, you will laugh at how hard you made it on yourself. I do understand because I've been there myself.....more than once. When my husband hears me cussing, he doesn't even ask if he knows I'm crocheting, lol..

@toadstools08

2 жыл бұрын

THIS IS ME RIGHT NOW 😭

@survivrs

2 жыл бұрын

taylor, I wish I could sit down with you and teach you how to make the slip stitch because I learned if when I was 7 or 8. I learned from a classmate who wanted to show me a magic trick. He made what looked like a solid knot to me, but then he gave a pull from each end the knot was no longer there. It wasn't really a knot to begin with, but it is what you need to start any crochet project. Taking ahold of your yarn with your left hand, let about 6" dangle below your left hand while you are pinching it with your left thumb and index finger. With your right hand, you will bring about 4" of the yarn that is part of the skein, and make a circle by pinching that yarn together with the loose yarn that is pinched between your left index finger and thumb. When you do that, you continue by using your right index finger to shove the yarn right through that circle. NOW you need your hook. Bring your hook straight through, leaving the circle below it and the little piece you pushed through above the hook. Now that the yarn is on the hook, let go of everything that your left hand is doing, use it to grab the 2 sections of yarn that createdd the bigger circle and pull it all snug to your hook. THAT is your slip stitch. Practice a few times, actually quite a few times, it takes time to master. Once you get that slip stitch in place, you are ready to make a chain. I hope this helps get you started.

@toadstools08

2 жыл бұрын

@@survivrs this is so sweet thank you so much

@survivrs

2 жыл бұрын

@@toadstools08 You are welcome taylor. I hope things eventually fall in place for you because I remember way back about 32 years ago when I was in tears over a pattern that I didn't even understand. There was no internet, and certainly no KZread, so you had to find someone to rely on for help. I'm working on some small and easy things right now, things to donate to a children's hospital. Baby beanies and bookworms. I got the pattern for that from my sister-in-law. She was a teacher and every year she made one for each of her students, so I'm trying to do something like "pay it forward", but with the pandemic, I have all of my completed projects in special bags for the washing machine and hope to bring them a massive bag some day to give to the kids depending on their ages. When I get tired of these, I'm going to make caps for people who have lost their hair thanks to chemo. Try to keep following this lady, she knows what she's talking about! Good luck!!

After watching many tutorials and almost crying several times I have finally figured it out! I am so proud of myself!

@aliyahbaker2024

2 жыл бұрын

help pls 🙏

@7Pxndx7

2 жыл бұрын

I’m proud of you

@idk-uv4we

2 жыл бұрын

im literally crying cause i can't figure making a chain out

@user-hf9pb5qg7n

2 жыл бұрын

I hope I could too :)

@summer-c7i

2 жыл бұрын

I’m finding the slipknot’s loop has to be somewhat big to move the loop on the hook thru it, but not too big that your chain is loose and messy. The other thing is you have to keep a firm grip on slipknot, or else it’ll slide up and down. It seems the tighter the yarn is around the hook, the easier it is to loop it thru the slipknot.

after watching so many tutorials and thinking i was dumb because its "so easy" to make a chain i finally found this one and i made a chain! thank you

My grandmother taught me to crochet/sew during summer visits when I was 7 yrs old. I must have been a very patient little girl & her a patient teacher. she made beautiful blankets for the church. Those memories with her have stayed with me all my life.

To anyone who may be struggling it really helps to slow down the playback speed of the video. To do so click the little Gidget tool in the top right-hand corner, and the options for playback speed to pop up in the drop-down menu. Click on it and the lower you place the speed the slower the video. And this makes it a lot easier. Hope it helps!💖

@MaleficRacing

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, she’s WAY WAY WAY too fast for a beginner. Hell even doing the slip knot I can’t understand how she did it so quickly.

@C4T_BAT31

Жыл бұрын

I injured my finger😢

@applesaucemaneatsmoss

8 ай бұрын

I've even watched a tutorial that was even slower than this one (not even altering the video speed) and I still couldn't get it right

@coolkatherine478

6 ай бұрын

​@@applesaucemaneatsmossi finally learned how to do it. You don't need to do everything with the hook, you can use your fingers to bring the bottom loop over the hook tip after you wrapped the yarn over.

sitting here trying to figure this out so i can make a cute cottagecore coaster for a girl i have a crush on

@Vera-od4hp

4 жыл бұрын

i need someone like you in my life 🥺

@ezrahmeow

4 жыл бұрын

Vera i’m sure you’ll find the right person someday!!

@Vera-od4hp

4 жыл бұрын

Grace Davis aw thank you! and i hope your crush likes your coaster

@ezrahmeow

4 жыл бұрын

Vera i’m sure she’ll get the hint lmao only lesbians would do that. tysmmm!!!❤️🍄

@lydiacho5271

4 жыл бұрын

good luck

me tryna learn how to crochet so I can make my friend a mushroom hat: 👁💧👄💧👁

I'm so glad I'm not the only one thinking this tutorial is hard to follow. You aren't making any of the steps clear and its really frustrating

@larissagruber5143

2 жыл бұрын

Please what didn't you get?? Thats a very easy tutorial?

@natsukithedragon3937

Жыл бұрын

FR

@JastaCon

Жыл бұрын

Bruh the first sentence „just like that“ 🫡🫡 and i have to pause and make the video Slow Just to get the knot right…. 😂😂

@jaclynnrautio2498

Жыл бұрын

Well if you haven't crocheted before then it'd be hard but I thought this was very easy and clear and I've been crocheting for a few months now

@GhostyButterfly

Жыл бұрын

LIKE HOW DO YOU END IT!!!! EVERY TIME I TRY TO STOP IT IT JUST FALLS APART WHEN I TRY TO TIGHTEN IT!

She explained the slip knot thing too fast

@Eviewhatttt

3 жыл бұрын

it wasnt here to explain the slip knot

@kendragibbs8754

3 жыл бұрын

I slowed down almost the whole video, it really helped

@clairepatton6880

3 жыл бұрын

Go to her slip knot tutorial, she explains very well.

@laurenbaker6625

3 жыл бұрын

“Just like that” Me:”LIKE WHAT”

@looser56boogerboo78

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jennifer could you please go slower ty i really wanna learn

I want to cry omg sorry I don't understand this girlie

@anniegeorge5664

3 жыл бұрын

ikr

Me trying to make a chain for 16 mins and the deciding to move to KZread and seeing this tutorial 😘 This helped me so much thanks!!! ✌

Yes! I'm so glad you made this video, because I was having a hard time figuring out how to make the chain. I have been watching tutorials on how to crochet for months, and I finally bought a starter set of hooks and a small amount of cotton yarn, but I couldn't get started. Sometimes in tutorials people have their own unique ways of holding yarn and making a chain, and I couldn't do it like them. The way you do it, though, is so much easier! I thought the video was great. I had to stop it once and rewatch, but that's going to happen if you are learning. I could already make a chain after your demonstration. I'm going to keep practicing like you said, and try to get a good even chain, but you have done a great job at helping me find how to wrap the yarn easily around the hook and chain. Thank you forever!

Thank you so much. My mum taught me how to crochet when i was 10, but now i am 11, and I forgot it. I have watched several videos and some of them work, but this Video helped my and my sister. Thank you ❤😊🎉

Thank you! It's Christmas day and I just started crocheting today, I only just learned how to do a slip knot, and the chains seem soo hard, but you explain it clearly, and slowely, and her hand movements are clear.

@eskzra

Жыл бұрын

SAME SAME!!! Like why tf is it so hard

@LitterallyFiona

7 ай бұрын

Wow im just learning on Christmas day too!

this was too fast for a beginner!

@Tanacarroll

4 жыл бұрын

You can always slow it down. Click on the 3 dots in upper right corner of video and you can slow it by 50 or 75%.

@j464d67

4 жыл бұрын

I recommend naztazia

@yeidielyan9525

3 жыл бұрын

I DIDNT SEE THE TITLE THAT SAID FOR BEGGINERS,SOOO 🤔

@thebusybeanhomecafe4035

3 жыл бұрын

@@yeidielyan9525 are you dumb? Only beginners need to learn how to make a chain. Obviously

@internetperson4007

3 жыл бұрын

@@yeidielyan9525 they didn’t say it, but it was pretty implied chains are probably one of the first things you learn in crocheting

I've been looking up trying to find how to finish a crochet work. And you showed that all I had to do was just a yawn over and tighten it. Thanks.

my loop gets too small by the time I get to the second chain bit, I can’t pull it through :/

@rebekkavenoy4817

2 жыл бұрын

You’re pulling too hard on your yarn then!!

"And its actually really easy." Me: *Struggles for 5 and a half hours trying to get one stitch right*

@Artiztisaurus

4 ай бұрын

ikr like whenever i try to do the first part of the chain it just spins round the hook and slides down back to where i started

I’m getting so frustrated rn bc ive been trying so hard and its still not working i am abt to ball my eyes out

I have a 10.00MM needle thing and it's SO FRUSTRATING I'M ABOUT TO YEET THIS STUFF ACROSS THE ROOM

0:35 " and to begin we will put a slip knot on our hook just like that" LIKE YOU DID NOT TEACH US A SLIP KNOT

Thanks so much this made it very easy! For anyone struggling, try .5 speed it helped me get it right away

Me struggling on how to make a slip knot👁️👄👁️

@avazuniga6350

3 жыл бұрын

the one i use is the first example under the video called: CROCHET BASICS: MAKE A SLIP KNOT, THREE METHODS | Bella Coco Crochet

@gintagutmane5880

3 жыл бұрын

Like yeah

@the_losers7400

2 жыл бұрын

Never trust bella coco and use the pretzel method it's extremely easy

@nathiiiii-hc1pg

2 жыл бұрын

@@the_losers7400 ok thx :)

@GhostyButterfly

Жыл бұрын

I just looked up another video cuz I new it would be like this lol

Thank you miss jennifer i could not do those chains for the life of me until this video if i could give 1000 likes i would

I crochet a little as a kid...now I'm here teaching my daughter how bout that...thanks for the video..

After making a dozen Amigurumi’s, I mastered the magic circle, but couldn’t, for the life of me, remember how to make a chain. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Thank you SO MUCH for this easy to follow tutorial. Also, thank you for showing us how to make a very simple slip knot.

You have NO IDEA how much this helped me!!!! THANK YOU!!!!

I literally had no idea how to crochet and I actually cried and I came back to it a day later and watched this video and so I thank you for helping my on my journey

Thank you so much because after this tutorial i can finally make a chain❤🎉😂

Thank you so much! This really helped, i slowed the video down and had the patience and determination to listen. Now i can make a frog!!🐸💫

@jks_0813

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice. I’m sitting here like... too fast haha

Here's what they don't tell you in the tutorials, you need to pair the right measurement of a hook with the right yarn thickness or else it won't work :)

@GhostyButterfly

Жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh thank you so much

@vaderciya

Жыл бұрын

Depending on what you're doing, you might actually want a bigger hook than thread. So if your yarn is size 3, get a size 4 a.k.a. 4mm hook. It'll be easier to hook the yarn and the holes will only be slightly bigger but not enough to matter (I know it's a necro post but for anyone who needs help, there you go. Some people even like to go 2 sizes above the yarn size)

You did it to quickly and didn’t explain, when ever I tried to do it the yarn would just fall of

@donnacollier7758

5 жыл бұрын

Good stuff Lloyd

@RED-fo9py

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@williamclement4597

4 жыл бұрын

Prob because you weren't using the right yarn or hook

@beatusqui

4 жыл бұрын

Remember she's using tension, yarn round her little finger and holding the chain with her other hand. The instruction was fine, i made one while watching to join a bobble to a hat.

@4KindnessGal

4 жыл бұрын

Ciara Walsh I thought she did a good job. You can always slow down the playback speed.

This makes no sense, I have watched every vid under the sun, none help, at this point, I give up

@isabelrobertson246

3 жыл бұрын

Me to. I’m mad. Did you figure it out.

@olivialight3894

3 жыл бұрын

I can do it the video hwlped

@stevethebabysitter997

3 жыл бұрын

I just made a pumpkin I started learning a month ago so all I can say is keep practicing

It was actually easy for me to understand it cause I’m a visual learner but if anyone is having trouble I found it won’t really work if you’re not holding the slip knot while looping

I just learnt my first chain crochet!❤️ thank you.

@psychospiritualhealing

2 жыл бұрын

🤣HOW, I CAN EVEN MAKEA SLIP KNOW CORRECTLY

@princess.taylorsversion

Жыл бұрын

What mm hook and yarn are you using?

I have a thought on working on a chain. I'm making a project that I start out with a chain of 90. Fortunately, it doesn't have to be pretty when it comes down to it. I've done this many times, and if I were going to have to show it, it's not perfect, but it is hidden, and for most projects it is hidden, it's just an anchor for the project. Don't worry if your chains appear to curl as you go, if you run your thumb and index finger gently down the chain, it straightens out, but with a chain this long, you can see where you might have made one too tight or too loose, so that's just another thought if you're struggling. I've been there.

This is a fabulous tutorial that opened so many windows of opportunity for me! Thankyou so much! I subscribed for more x

Thanks a lot 😊 I could never find a tutorial that I could follow properly but this one I could 🎉

Thank you so much i have watched video after video getting so frustrated at this damn chain and your the only person who i could actually understand, i have watch maybe over 10 videos and this one is the best out of all of them thank you so much and have a nice day! ❤

“Try a chain” they said… “it would be easy” they said. SO WHY AM I STUCK ON STEP ONE AND BAWLING MY EYES OUT

I recommend playing this video at a really slow speed. That's how I got the hang of it. Thanks for the easy to watch video !

Tip for beginners: when I first started learning to crochet, I used fairly small yarn, and I've since realized that usually if you start out with bigger yarn (not absolutely huge but just a small amount bigger), it's so much easier to practice with! Everyone has a different experience when learning how to do new things like crocheting, knitting, sewing, etc., so just keep in mind that not everything works for everyone. Experiment with different crochet yarn (sizes, material, etc.), and see what works best for you!

@user-yj7ei5lf2r

8 ай бұрын

I dont think i have a different size yarn but i'll see

@user-yj7ei5lf2r

8 ай бұрын

the only bigger yarn I have is already connected to a knitting thing that my grandma taught me I dont know if I should cut the end off or not

I HAVE BEEN TRYING 3 HOURS OF TUTORIALS UNTIL THIS ONE FIXED MY WHOLE CHAIN PROBLEM

I personally thought this video was so helpful! I was able to finally make a chain

This helped so much! I was struggling and you made it super easy to follow!

I havent crocheted in years. Thanks for the refresher!

Love how you didn’t explain a single thing.

Bruh the first chain had me all the way messed up!!! Finally figured it out. Thank you!!!!!

I bought a book and I’m actually about to cry, come back to y’all if this video helps 😓 Edit: I did it!! I slowed down the video and got it! She made it seems so easy I had to go really slowly and make sure the yarn didn’t move from where it was supposed to be, but I did it!!

I went to a summer camp a long time ago and this was one of the activities, we didn’t really make anything lol but I remember really liking it and now I finally want to sit down and make something

I did it yaaay thankyou so muchhhhh ❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

I finally figured out what I have been doing wrong! I've been holding the yarn so tightly in my left hand that the loops got too tight and I had to struggle to get the needle through. I loosened it up and now I can make it much faster and the spaces are the same throughout the whole chain.

I LOVE U 🙏 I finally learned how to make a chain. I was about to give up 🙏🥲

Today is my first day learning so let me see if I can give some tips. Slip not. I found an easy way. 1) Make a loop the end of the thread should be on the right. Take your index finger on your right hand the one that is not holding the loop and grasp the middle of the loop. make sure to grasp over not under. Once you grab the loop switch it. Then insert your thumb into the loop. Once your thumb and index is in the loop grab the thread that is connected to the wool and pull Then attach your hook and pull until a little loop is formed.

Thank you so much for slowly demonstrating this technique. I got the hang of it after watching the start a few times. I may end up joining The Dark Side ! Appreciate your help in getting me started on my crochet journey 😊 For all my Knitkin, there is hope, don't give up ❤

@itzkalanii6105

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t even lie- she was going way to fast

me making the slip knot: ok this is easy, move on me trying to make the chain: *literally trying my hardest not to cry/rage quit*

thank you this is the only croshet video do the rest of them were hell hard to learn

Who elsa in corona training how to crochet me:dying in side because cant even make a single chain

Omg!! I finally got it after watching so many vidoes!!! Thank u so much 😭❤️

I thought that I just sucked at this but reading others experiences made me realize that they’re all going through the same things as me

after my many crying sessions this morning , i’ve finally gotten somewhere

i’m not sure how anyone found this confusing! thanks for the awesome vid!!

PEOPLE IN THE UK!! DONT PANIC!! AT HOBBY CRAFT THEY DO LESSONS!! ITS £10 EACH👍👍👍👍

i’m learning to crochet so i can make my sister a nice fluffy afghan for christmas. she just got married, so it’s also a wedding gift :) your videos are so helpful, jennifer!!

I totally see the reason for your left finger holding the tension on the yarn. Watching your video closely, I discovered how to pull a loop through, pull it down to tighten the previous loop, and then grab a new loop and pull it through, repeat. Thank you for that! So I can pretty much make a long chain, on to the next step!

i only crochet very casually and every time i gotta come watch this tutorial bc i forget how to do it haha THANK YOU SO MUCH

I can't do it. My knot is tightening when I try to pull it through.

@mystiq_verse7709

6 жыл бұрын

PSALMSOFSONGS Yeah same..

@victoriapethrick3796

6 жыл бұрын

Same 🤬AAAAAA

@emmasmith7848

5 жыл бұрын

Sameee

@cathybumgarner839

4 жыл бұрын

PSALMSOFSONGS that’s a common problem for beginners I crocheted so tight when I started try using a bigger size hook

@dudidontevenknow318

3 жыл бұрын

Try grabbing the yarn and physically pulling it over

Me: makes the whole body of a shark in a few hours Also me: forgets how to make a chain and has to search for it

You know when you’ve been making to much amigurumi when you have to watch a video on how to start a chain. I’ve been using a magic ring to start. Lol

Me: decided to try something new My anger issues: my time to shine!

Am so happy that am now learnt 🙌how to chrochert a chain Thank you alot Next step please

Her saying it’s so easy and simple for complete beginners then me whilst I can’t even do a slip not it comes so easily to her

Does anyone here know someone who crochets??? Everyone is making this so much harder than it has to be. You can't start any crochet project without first doing the slip knot that should be on your hook. Do you remember back in elementary school when someone would take a string, make a "knot", then pull from both ends, making the knot magically disappear? That is a slip stitch. You can create that knot on your finger using your thumbs and index fingers. Leave an opening that your hook can fit through easily. Then pull gently to get that slip stitch a little loose on your hook. Each chain following that should be that loose. When you are learning, just keep making that chain until you find that you can stick your hook through easily and that every chain looks the same. You don't need to use a lot of yarn, you can tear out that chain and start again, same way. Eventually you will find that your chains will be the same size and you can move on to the single crochet. I haven't crocheted my entire life, but long enough to know if I'm happy or not as I look at what I've worked on. When I'm not happy, sometimes I have to go back, tearing out stitches to get back to where I made the mistake and start over at that point. I hate having to do it, but if I don't, it's not going to turn out pretty. I'm just trying to help anyone keep from having a meltdown like I've had more than a few times. It takes time to learn it and do it well, but it can be done. Good luck!!

Me crying till my eyes are red 🤭✌️ Edit: nvm I found it out and made that “HUUUUUOOOOOO” noise

Thank you so much. I’ve been looking through all the videos, and this video is the one to choose teach me.

Thank you so much! I’ve just got my supplies today and I couldn’t figure out this chain, i wanted to give up. But thanks to you I can continue on! TYSMM!!

You should make these tutorials so much easier I have tried to do this so many times and I have sat here bawling for an hour because no matter how many times I try I still can’t do it and I have spent 50 pounds on all the equipment

Me making three chains TIME TO SET UP THE ETSY SHOP

I have already learned the magic ring, and when a tutorial talked about chains, I was so lost, like “when does the magic ring come in??”

no matter how many times i cry and fail and i cant do this, and this is considerd "super easy"

I love how she said real easy to make

HI ITS JENNIFER!!! SHE MAKES IT SO EASY

This video was actually really helpful, it was nice to see how she did it step-by-step

Am I dumb? I feel dumb. This is the third tutorial I’ve watched and I still can even do anything

Thank you so much maim for easily explanation I tried to do and I made chain easily

thanks! im a beginner and this helped a lot

Ive been off and on learning for like 2 years (In total have probably only spent an hour or two really trying to learn anything) and I actually thought this chain was called a single crochet. which makes since as its a single line haha but I now know this is called a chain and I know the different between a chain and single crochet lol. I can do both and Im a little excited. I've been a few squares before just following instinct so they weren't technically done correct but they're fun to do and it helps to get use to it. Now I should learn the proper techniques I guess

Thank you so much, it really helped me

Thank you so much 😅 I guess i decided to be one with my inner grandma, because im 20 got bad hips, bad back, but im bored, so THIS✨

Guys⚠️ all of you claim down it’s takes time it took me to days to learn

i love this,this video help me, well at first i dont get it but when it tried i again and again and watch it again and again i finally learn it

I'm attempting to teach my left-handed child basic crochet and thought I'd see if she could learn it easier from someone else. I got excited at the slip knot--much easier than how I learned! Now for the rest of the video.😊

I’ve known how to crochet with just my hands since 3rd grade but i find it so hard to use a hook 🥲

tried a few vids and this was the best one! thx

Omg you are literally the best I finally learnt how to chain thanks to you and I can finally actually follow a crochet tutorial on how to make thing

Am I the only one who feels like she started off way to fast???