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    How do I start a foundation single crochet?
    Suzi Quillen
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    Suzi Quillen is a Knitting and Crochet Expert based in Granite Falls, Washington. After honing a love of knitting and crochet and becoming a crochet pattern designer, Suzi founded Perfectly Knotty in 2014, an online hub for knitting and crochet learners and enthusiasts. Perfectly Knotty offers multiple avenues to inspire creativity in its customers, selling allergy-conscious yarns and fibers, offering crochet and knitting patterns, and providing stitching support via tips and resources.
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    To execute the Foundation Single Crochet (FSC), start by making a slipknot and placing it on the crochet hook. Chain two, insert the hook into the first chain, yarn over, and pull up a loop. Yarn over again and pull through one loop on the hook to create a chain. Finally, yarn over once more and pull through both loops on the hook, forming the first foundation single crochet stitch. Repeat this process, alternating between inserting the hook into the chain and creating single crochet stitches, to establish a foundation that combines the chain and the initial row of single crochets in one seamless technique.
  • Question
    How long does it take to crochet a flower?
    Community Answer
    It depends on how skilled you are at doing it, the first flower I crocheted took half an hour.
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    How many chains do I start out with?
    Community Answer
    If you want the middle to be small, start out with 4 chains.
  • Question
    Can you crochet it with your fingers?
    Community Answer
    Crocheting is possible with your fingers, but for this project, I would say that this is near impossible.
  • Question
    How do I know when to switch to the other petal?
    Community Answer
    Once you've done the double crochet, the triple crochet, and the slip stitch, then you move to the next petal. The slipstitch is between the two petals.
  • Question
    How hard is it to crochet?
    Community Answer
    Don't worry! If you have a good teacher it's not hard to crochet at all. It just depends on how easily you learn new things and how much effort you put into it.
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    How many should I chain when I first start?
    Community Answer
    It depends on what you're making and how big you want to make the item. As long as you make the chain is how wide the item will be, generally.
  • Question
    How do I decrease when double crocheting?
    Community Answer
    You dial it back with how tight your making it.
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    How do I decrease crochet?
    Community Answer
    Start like a normal stitch (hook through the stitch, yarn over, pull through the stitch), but then do that again in the next stitch. You should have three loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all three loops.
  • Question
    Can I use thick yarn and large crochet hooks and still do the triple?
    Jenny Marie
    Community Answer
    Yes you could, but the larger you go the more limp the flower will be.
  • Question
    Why don't the instructions say how many to chain on step three?
    Community Answer
    The number you will need to chain depends on how big you want your flower, so there's no designated number.
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