A question about foundation double crochet

[Sunshine Crocheter]

So i am making a summer top. I know how to do the fdc. But it says FDC 76 . Does this mean I chain 76, than proceed with the fdc? Just want to clarify before u start my project 

[Granny Square]

No, the 76 foundation DCs replace what would have been 78 chains, turn, DC in the 4th and all the rest of chains to the end. 

When you start a row of straight DC with a foundation chain, you chain 2 more than the # of stitches you want to end up with, turn, and make the first real DC in the 4th ch from the hook - the 3 skipped chains 'become' the first DC of the row.

Foundation DCs are never necessary, some people like the look of them better than a foundation chain (I am not one of those people, and only use them to 'work into the air' in the middle of the project).  It is nice to have options, tho.

Edited August 2, 2022 by Granny Square

[Sunshine Crocheter]

Oh ok. I watched a video on fdc and she said chain 2 and than follow the steps (I am not going to type then out here). However there were only 7 stitches and so I don't know how to get 76 fdc

[bgs]

You just keep making them one stitch at a time until you have 76 of them.  

Here is a photo tutorial showing how to get started and then how to make each subsequent stitch. 

[Sunshine Crocheter]

There is no link

[bgs]

 https://hearthookhome.com/foundation-double-crochet-tutorial/

[Granny Square]

All the stuff Bgs linked above.

Think of it this way; a foundation DC is (mostly) a regular DC, with an extra loop made near it's base.  That loop is the spot that you will put the next stitch into; "sort of" like you are making a DC with one built-in foundation chain at the bottom for the following stitch to go into.