very helpful tip

[lynns]

I have always hated the look of a project when you have to chain 3 and turn, double crochet in next stitch...

 

I found this and it is very simple

 

[ericalynn]

Wow, thanks for that. I thought I was the only one that was bugged by the chain 3. I never have liked the way that it looks, even though it is supposed to replace a dc, it looks nothing like one! Thanks for sharing!

[Pyroteca]

Thank you for sharing that video. I always hate how that chain looks when it is time to turn your work. I usually only do 2 chains rather than three so at least it is the same height as my double crochets, but now I will have to try this method. Her stitches looked much better than using a chain.

[AundieMolina]

Thanks so much for sharing... I am gonna start using this method.... Wonderful

[ReniC]

Excellent! I just tried it on the project I am working on and it looks lovely. Thanks for sharing.

[Needle Arts]

I had watched this awhile ago. When I tried to use it I couldn't remember exactly how it was done. Thank you for posting the link.

[Roli]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is a great method and I'll start using it immediately!

[jeannej]

Crochetleluia!!!

Lynns, thank you for posting this chainless turn!!

[leaette]

YAY! thanks so much. now why didn't i think of that?

[jenniferelyse74]

Brilliant. I have a 2 round ripples in progress and I hate, hate, hate the chain three at the beginning of reach round. I am going to try this. It definitely looks like it will work and be a major improvement. Thanks for posting.

 

I hate going to the 'ville from work. Now I have to wait 4 hours before I can try it out. Bummer.

[lynns]

I am glad it was useful! I am using it now on a Jacob's Ladder afghan, it looks so much nicer and it is easy too!

[Empress Busy Bee]

I usually do a chain two because I think it looks better than the chain three.

Interesting. I think I'll try it too.

[Elle]

I love this technique. This is how I did my pentagonal afghan "The Blues" and it really turned out great! The only problem is that I learned how to crochet using the chain where you turn, so out of force of habit I often start projects using the chain, and by the time I think to use this technique, I've often got quite a few rows in and am faced with the "should I keep going or should I frog it?" dilemma. Depending on how far into the project I am, I often just keep going. I wish I could remember to do this all the time!

[happy stitcher]

That's great!

Thanks!

[alwayscrafting]

That is great! Thanks so very much for sharing.

[kittyloverdeb]

I'm going to try this tonight when I crochet! Thanks for posting this!

[tris4crochet]

Way Cool! Thanks for Sharing!

[danajokc]

How cool is that! Thanks.

[imanurse55]

Lynn- thanks for sharing this. Just getting ready to start another scarf and I'll use this method. Thank you!

[eyrthmother1]

i always hated doing a chain 3, also, since it seems to "hang" away from the other stitches w/ a large space. I had switched to the "sc, ch2" method and liked how it was closer to the others. I may have to try this 1 though, thank you.

 

Sandy

[gumby28]

thanks for sharing, I like this method much better.

[dewbaby00]

I will also be trying this method.

[stitchgirl]

This is so cool. I'm definitely going to use this, I've been using just a chain 2.

Thank you so much.

[Island Girl]

I'll be trying this too. Do you think it'll work with the hdc, triple treble, dbl trp and othe stitches? There's only one way to find out.

[conniesgranddaughter]

I thought I was the only one that thought the turning chain looked horrible. Thank you so much for sharing. I may actually use a double crochet stitch now!