Crochet 101 Lesson 2: Simple Chain Stitch Tutorial

Pretty much every pattern begins with a chain stitch. Which is usually abbreviated as ch. Here is my best way to explain the ch stitch:

Start with the slip knot from our earlier tutorial found here, Slip knot tutorial. 

 Yarn over (YO). Then pull through. That creates one chain.

 You can see why if you keep going...

 The chain starts to look like a chain!

More Stitch tutorials to come!