FREE Lesson 2 of 10
With a loop on your hook, wrap the yarn over the hook and pull it through the loop: that is one chain. Each pull-through adds one link; count the Vs, not the loop on the hook.
Practice it: Cocoa Mug Ornament (free pattern)
We rebuilt this pattern in 3D from its written text and checked all 12 rounds' stitch counts. That checks the counts and the shape, not your yarn or tension.
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