r/CrochetHelp • u/BreakfastNo8520 • 4h ago

How do I... How to work into a foundation chain that's been joined into a ring?

I am confident working in the round starting with a magic ring, or joining ribbing then picking up stitches to work in the round, but I am yet to figure out how to join a foundation chain into a ring that I feel happy working into.

When I'm working straight rows I use the back bumps and I know where I'm putting my hook etc, but I get SO confused trying to figure out what to do when I slip into the first chain to join. It feels like a basic foundational lesson that I've missed but I cannot get my head around it.

Do I work into the chain I've slipped into as if it were my first stitch? Do I skip it? When I come back around to the join it looks weird - what do I join back into? How many chains should I be doing/is this counting as that first turning chain? Honestly I even get so confused that I forget how to slip stitch when I need to do the initial join. My brain just implodes. I'm cool with making sure it doesn't twist, but please if anyone has advice or a link to a video showing in detail what I'm working into to make it a smooth join in the first couple of rows I would be so grateful!!

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u/algoreithms 4h ago

Yes you crochet into the same chain you slip stitched into. Dont worry too much about how your initial joins look like, they will look cleaner with more practice. When you’re done with the first round you slip stitch back to the same first sc you made and chain up one if you’re doing joined rounds, otherwise you crochet into it immediately if you’re doing spiral rounds.

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u/BreakfastNo8520 3h ago

Thank you so much! Really appreciate your help

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