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How to Crochet

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Before You Start...

Steps:
  1. Getting a Grip
  2. Let's Start at the Beginning
  3. Making a Chain Stitch (abbreviated as ch)
  4. All About Stitches
  5. Turning Chain
  6. Turning Your Work
  7. Making a Single Crochet (abbreviated as sc)
  8. Making a Half Double Crochet (abbreviated as hdc)
  9. Making a Double Crochet (abbreviated as dc)
  10. Making a Triple Crochet (abbreviated as tr)
  11. Making a Slip Stitch (abbreviated as sl st)
  12. Fastening Off
  13. Seaming Techniques
  14. Invisible Sewn Seam
  15. Slip Stitch Seam
  16. Single Crochet Seam
  17. Gauge
  18. Joining a New Ball of Yarn
  19. Crocheting with Ruffles Yarn
  20. Crochet a Circle: Joined Rows Method
  21. Cross Stitch
  22. Crocheting with a Chart
  23. Making a Base Chain with Single Crochet (abbreviated as base ch/sc)
  24. Increasing & Decreasing

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