Red Heart on Instagram: "The Foundation stitch allows you to crochet your foundation AND the first row of stitches at the same time, eliminating that flimsy foundation chain all together! Here’s how to crochet the Foundation Half Double Crochet stitch (US terms) KEY/US TERMS ch - chain yo - yarn over st - stitch hdc - half double crochet To work a Foundation HDC: - Ch3. - Yo insert hook into the 1st ch and draw up loop (3 loops on hook). Yo and draw through the 1st loop only (this creates your f