Art of Crochet by Teresa - Chainless Double Crochet Foundation

[InweTaralom]

CAn this foundation be used for something like the brick stitch? It's hard to keep track of all those chains.

[msmarliana]

awesome! ty!!

[fill9twos]

EXCELLENT

[david203]

Could be clearer for complete beginners like me. When the video slows down and gets jerky it hurts my eyes and I can't follow what is happening!

[tjw1963]

@david203 I do have lots of newer videos posted in slow motion on my second channel, youtube/crochet

[windey73]

when you are going thru the two loops on the bottom, are you going thru the post of the dc or the previous chain area on the bottom of the dcs?

[tjw1963]

@windey73 I have another video tutorial that I am going to send to you that has more detail.

[cascadejacques]

Teresa, this video stutters a bit in the beginning and it makes it unclear how to proceed after the initial stitching. You do awesome work here and it would be great if you could re-do this one!

[tjw1963]

@cascadejacques What do you mean stutter?

[dancinggiraffe]

@tjw1963 I think what happens is that you start with ch 4, YO, put the hook through the first chain. Then there's a skip in the video, then "I pull the loop through once and then complete my DC." I think what's missing because of the break is [pull the yarn through, YO] .In other words, it looks like you made the 1st DC from the first chain, rather than extending the foundation by one loop and then making the double crochet from that loop. (Sorry if I'm wrong!)

[carrieh22]

THANK-YOU! THANK-YOU! THANK-YOU! Your are so clear in your videos. I've been wanting to know how to do this for awhile to try and make a pair of mittens easier to get into...here we go! Couldn't do it w/o your teaching! Thanks again :)

[tjw1963]

@carrieh22 You are welcome.

[Texann]

I am new to crocheting. I love your videos! Thank you so much. I am working on a pattern that required a chain of 460 then skip the first 5 chains and do 2 dc in each of the next 2 ch then skip 2 chains then repeat til the turn. Are these chainless foundations usable for this kind of pattern?

[tjw1963]

Yes, you can use the foundation to replace the traditional chain. You would first want to make sure that a row of double crochet will look alright with the pattern stitch you are using.

[pyxiekit]

awesome thank you !!!! it makes things go sooooooo much faster thank you !!!

[tjw1963]

You are welcome.

[harrietschipper]

Thanks for including the left hand foundation instructions. They are helpful for leftys:)

Harriet

[tjw1963]

You are welcome.

[LangeArt]

This is BRILLIANT! There are no words to describe my excitement! I love to crochet, but always dreaded the first row after the chain. :S I can't wait to try this! Thanks!

[tjw1963]

You are welcome. I appreciate the comment, thank you. :)

[sandeleh]

Great idea! Just proves that one can crochet for decades and still keep on learning new stuff. I've been knitting and spinning for the past (mumble) years, but for some reason felt the urge to make afghans a few weeks ago - then I started reading crochet threads on Rav and stumbled across this video. Thanks so much for posting it.

[tjw1963]

With the Internet, a lot of techniques have filtered across the borders and ponds. Thank you for the comment. I appreciate it.

[mrsyooper]

thank you for sharing, i didn't know that there were even chainless foundations out there. i teach crochet to some friends and can't wait to show them this. thanks alot.

[tjw1963]

You are welcome. I prefer this technique instead of the chain. It blends right in with the rest of the stitches. You don't have to worry about a chain that is to tight and pulling.

[mrsyooper]

Last night i was so excited that i made several small square coasters just to use this stitch. it was fun thanks again.

:)

[wdstckgrl]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have been trying to conquer this stitch for over a year and I just wasn't getting it. Today I watched your video and for the first time it clicked that I need to think vertically instead of horizontally. What a difference this will make in my sweaters and scarves. Happy Holidays! :)

[tjw1963]

You are welcome. I love this stitch and prefer to use it instead of the chain whenever I can.

[gothysk8rgir]

Thanks so much for your videos they are wonderful for learning!! They have been very helpful for me!!

[tjw1963]

You are welcome. :) I appreciate your feedback.

[cattiekit]

OMG! You really made these foundation stitches crystal-clear to me. :>D I can't thank you enough for putting these videos on YouTube!

[tjw1963]

You are welcome. I am glad that they have helped you. :)

[lunahawk3]

your amazing.. what a gift.. thank you so much for sharing all your videos..

[tjw1963]

You are welcome. :)

[Wifflewaff]

That's an interesting stitch, will give it a try. Thanks for posting.

[tjw1963]

You are welcome. :)

[DotGinaMurder]

SOOO awesome!

[JoniaRogue]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!!!!!!!

[tjw1963]

Thank you. :)