Slip Knot and Chain Crochet Tutorial

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Do you want to know how to make a slip knot for crochet? Here I’ll show you how to make a crochet slip knot, followed by how to make a crochet chain, all in an easy to follow video tutorial!

Making a Crochet Slip Knot

What is a Slip Knot?

Most crochet patterns start with either a magic ring (primarily for amigurumi projects), or a slip knot.

A slip knot is the knot that is used to attach your yarn to the crochet hook. It is made by creating a simple loop at the start of your yarn, inserting your hook into the loop, and then pulling the loop tight against your crochet hook.

Materials Needed to make a slip knot

You won’t need any special tools or materials to create a crochet slip knot, just the yarn and hook for your project!

How to Make a Slip Knot

Let’s learn how to make a slip knot! There are a couple different ways, but this method is my favorite.

As you can see in the crochet slip knot and crochet chain video tutorial below, you will start by wrapping the yarn around your fingers away from you. When you make your way around to wrap your fingers again, cross your yarn over the previous pass of yarn. You’ll then hold the yarn tail securely with your pinky.

Next you’ll insert your hook under your front piece of yarn. Grab the back piece of yarn with your hook and pull it under the first piece while twisting your hook to create a loop. Now you’ll slide the yarn off your fingers, and pull the loop tightly closed against your hook. You’ve just learned how to make a slip knot!

Tips for making a Crochet Slip Knot

  • Be sure that your slip knot isn’t too tight or too loose.
  • If your slip knot is too tight, you can loosen it by pulling on the yarn tail.
  • If your slip knot is too loose, you can tighten it by pulling on your working yarn.

Making a Crochet Chain

What is a Chain stitch?

After you’ve learned how to make a slip knot, typically the next step in a crochet project is to make a chain.

A chain is commonly the first stitch that anyone learns when they are beginning their crochet journey. It is a simple stitch that is often used to create a base row for your project. After you’ve learned how to create a chain, you’ll be able to get started with a variety of different crochet patterns.

How to Make a Chain Stitch

After you’ve completed your crochet slip knot and it is securely on your hook, you’ll wrap your working yarn (the tail of yarn that is connected to the skein of yarn that you’re using) around your hook. Next you’ll pull that yarn through the slip knot on your hook. This creates a new loop on your hook.

You’ll continue wrapping the working end of the yarn around your hook (also referred to as a yarn over), and pull through the loop on your hook. Each time you pull your hook through, you are creating a chain stitch. Check out the video below for the full tutorial.

Tips for Making a Crochet Chain

  • Ensure that your chain stitches are all the same size. If some chain stitches or smaller, while others are larger, this could create a messy appearance on the edge of your project.
  • Keep your tension even. Tension refers to how tightly you keep the yarn as you are working your stitch. Your crochet tension will continue to get more consistent the more that you do it.
  • Keep practicing! – When I first learned to crochet as a child, my grandma would have me make giant chains, unravel them, and do it again! This helps to improve the consistency of your tension.

Video Tutorial for Slip Knot and Chain

In this crochet video tutorial, I will demonstrate how to make a slip knot, followed by how to make a chain stitch.

This video is also available on YouTube. Watch this video: Slip Knot and Chain Crochet Tutorial on YouTube.

Want to learn more about crochet? Be sure to check out my other crochet tutorials and tips.

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More Crochet Tutorials

You can check out all of my crochet patterns that use the crochet slip knot and crochet chain right here on my blog! My crochet patterns include amigurumi, accessories, and so much more!


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Nicole

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