• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • HOME
  • PATTERNS
    • ACCESSORIES
    • ARMS & HANDS
    • BABY
    • BLANKETS
    • CLOTHING
    • HEAD & NECK
    • HOLIDAYS
    • HOME DECOR
    • STITCH ALONGS
    • TOYS
  • VAULTS
    • PATTERN VAULT
    • DIAGRAM VAULT
  • VIDEOS
    • REELS
    • STITCH ALONGS
    • ALL TUTORIALS
    • YT MEMBERSHIPS
  • EVENTS
  • NEWS

The Crochet Crowd

Home » Crochet and Knit Skill Levels » Easy Crochet Patterns

October 25, 2023

Multiples Stitches for Starting Chain

Sharing is caring!

  • Facebook
  • Email
How Many Chains to Add to Keep In Multiple Counts
How Many Chains to Add to Keep In Multiple Counts

How Many Chains Do You Need to Start a Chain with a Multiple?

Many crocheters write us and ask us to figure out the starting chain counts where a multiple in a pattern exists. To help crocheters, I've developed a worksheet with the answers but also an exercise to test your skills to figure it out yourself.

Helpful Tips

  1. Learn How To Read Crochet Patterns + Tutorial
  2. Learn How to Read Crochet Diagrams + Tutorial

The Worksheet Below

The worksheet is downloadable to print off for your own records and/or to use to complete the additional exercise to test your skills.

Considerations for the Multiple:

  1. Does the multiple go directly across or is the first and last stitch not included in that multiple?
    1. When a Multiple does NOT have stand alone edges. The Crochet Spinning Wheels Blanket is an example.
    2. When a Multiple does HAVE stand alone edges. The Baby Waffle Blanket is an example.

The worksheet tells you how many additional chains to main for both considerations. However, I think it's best to learn how to read a crochet diagram in the case that the pattern is more complex than just a start row. This is really handy to know for wave type afghans.

The worksheet shows you an example diagram of double crochet stitches. Can you figure it out without checking the upside down answers at the bottom of the page?

How Many Chains to Add for Multiples
How Many Chains to Add for Multiples

 

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

More Easy Crochet Patterns

  • Crochet Galaxy Swirl Baby Blanket + Tutorial
  • Crochet Lattice Dense Dishcloth + Tutorial
  • Crochet Wavy Afghan Pattern + Tutorial
  • Crochet To The Point Shawl Pattern + Tutorial

Filed Under: Beginner Crochet Patterns, Easy Crochet Patterns

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Connie says

    March 07, 2019 at 7:46 am

    Thank you Mikey, love you & your skills

    Reply
  2. Irene Matson says

    March 06, 2019 at 4:02 pm

    i just love how much i have learned from you! You and Dan are totally awesome!!!!! Thank You!!!!!!

    Reply
  3. NancyAnn LeMoyne says

    March 06, 2019 at 12:53 pm

    I wish this was something that could be mailed. My laptop and printer aren’t working together, so I can’t print anything anymore and our new apartment doesn’t have internet. They have wi fi in the library but not a printer. I still have newsletters from you that I cannot print out. Are you going to do more of those

    Reply
    • Mikey, The Crochet Crowd says

      March 07, 2019 at 1:23 pm

      We have a new ebook coming. I'm sorry, we are a free service online and don't have budget for printing and mailing or the people power to start that service. I'm sorry, we are doing the best we can.

      Reply
      • Donna Christopher says

        March 11, 2019 at 3:07 pm

        Will be watching for the e-book, it will be announced on your Facebook page correct? I just printed the 'Chains to add to end of Multiples Worksheet. I have a scarf that I made and cannot find the pattern that I printed or where I saved it at. It may have been on my old computer. I have been compiling things to make my own book, and I am willing to bet that yours has most of it in there already. Thank you for all the work you do. Oh yeah, one other thing, I had an idea for an afghan, and I wanted to use the Week one pattern, for the 2018 Summer Crochet Along, is that ok with you? I love the pattern with the yarn I am using, and the way I have it pictured in my head it will be awesome. I will post pictures as soon as I get it done, I have lots of other projects in progress.

Newer Comments »

Leave me your thoughts... Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

The maximum upload file size: 360 MB. You can upload: image, document. Links to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and other services inserted in the comment text will be automatically embedded. Drop file here

© 2008–2025, THE CROCHET CROWD. Site Design & Maintenance by Michael Sellick.

%d