Hey! I’d like to start out by first saying how happy I am that you are here. I know you’ve been practicing How To Hold Your Yarn & Hook and working hard learning How To Chain. I’m so excited to be teaching you how to single crochet(SC). Just in case that last sentence confused you SC is an abbreviation for S-single C-crochet. I want to add these abbreviations to future posts and get you familiar with seeing them. This will help you later in your crochet journey to read patterns easily.

Back to single crochet. I’d like you to attach your yarn to your crochet hook and chain(CH) 11. When counting your chains(CH) look for the V’s or as my daughter likes to call them hearts. Each V is one chain.

Now that you have 11 CH(chains), insert your hook into the second chain from your hook.

Next you’re going to wrap the working yarn around the crochet hook and draw it through the chain.

You should have 2 loops on your crochet hook.

Wrap the working yarn around your crochet hook one more time.

Pull through both loops on your hook. You just created your first single crochet!

Repeat for the remaining chains(CH) for a total of 10 single crochets(SC). Insert your hook into the next chain space. Wrap your working yarn around the hook and draw through the chain space. With 2 loops on your hook, yarn over(wrapping the yarn around the hook) and pull through both loops.

Now we are going to build on top of that first row by chaining(CH) 1 and turning your work over. Single crocheting(SC) on top of the previous row.

Insert your hook into the first opening and draw up a loop. Yarn over and pull through both loops on your hook. You will continue inserting your hook into the previous single crochet(SC) space, drawing up a loop, yarning over and pulling through both loops to create a single crochet(SC).

When you get to the end it may be a little tricky. Try looking from the top of your work instead of the side. Do you see the sideways V? Insert your hook under the two strands that make up the V. Draw up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops to create your last single crochet(SC) for that row. Chain(CH) 1 and turn your work, single crocheting on top of the row you just made.

PIN IT FOR LATER!!!

To count your stitches turn your work slightly so that you’re looking at it from the top instead of the side. Count each sideways V or 2 strands of yarn. You should have 10 SC-single crochets. Continue working 10 single crochets(SC) across each row. Chaining(CH) 1 and turning to start another row. Once you feel comfortable single crocheting(SC) you can move onto a double crochet(DC). Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram @shesrootedhome #abeginnersguidetocrocheting so I can see your progress and cheer you on my sweet friend!