Initial Chain for Crochet Scarf

Video Transcript

"To get started on this scarf, it should be how this looks right here. We're going to start out with the basic chain like you would on just about every single pattern in crocheting. So what you're going to do is you're going to take your yarn, and you can use any gage that you like. I prefer finer yarns for scarves because they tend to be a little bit less itchy, a little bit softer. So with the end of your yarn, you're going to wrap it around your finger, wrap it around your finger and then you get that nice little pretzel thing going. And with your needle you're going to pull your yarn through and hold on to your end and just pull it down over that needle, and we get our first loop. Now this scarf is not going to be too wide. Again, this particular scarf is more for a warmer climate or a warmer season, so we're not going to make it too wide. So with our one loop, we're going to chain one, two, and try to keep your loop about the same. Three, four, five, six and seven. That's seven right there. And you can choose to make it thinner if you want. I think I'm going to go a little bit wider just so I can show you the pattern a little better. Here's eight, nine and we're going to stop right there. So you have this basic chain. You see it kind of looks like a braided hair. And you see those are your chains sitting on top and we got those nice little loops on the bottom. But this is really where we're going to be focusing. And we're going to go ahead and start our row one."