When you crochet in rows, you always work in one direction. So each time you reach the end of a row, you turn your work before carrying on. This guide walks you through how.
How to turn your work
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The heart of it
Turning is just two moves — add a turning chain (ch), then flip the work like a page — so the top edge faces you again, ready for the next row.
Step-by-step instructions
Step 1:
Make a turning chain (ch)
At the end of the row, yarn over and pull through the loop on your hook to make one chain (ch).
Step 2:
Turn your work
Flip your piece like turning the page of a book, so the fabric moves to the other side of the loop on your hook.
Your hook is now back at the start, ready to work the next row.
Step 3:
Find the next stitch
Look for the V-shaped stitches along the top edge.
Insert your hook under both top loops of the first stitch and work across the new row.
Step 4:
Keep going
Crochet across the row as your pattern says, then repeat these same steps each time you start a new row.
That’s a turn!
Once you’ve done it a couple of times it becomes second nature, and your rows will start to stack up evenly.
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