Q&A for How to Crochet Left Handed

A turning chain is essential when crocheting in rows. Chaining a few stitches gives you some slack to start the new row without causing the work to pucker. If the pattern says to chain 1 without turning, then maybe this project is meant to be worked in the round instead of in rows, or maybe the turning step was left out. Check the pattern to be sure.

After you reach the end of the row, chain one and turn the piece, so the next row will be on top of the one you just completed.

You do not have to reverse the pattern. You can follow the pattern as it is written. A project done by a left hander will look exactly the same as a project done by a right hander. You will just be forming the stitches in the opposite direction, so a left hander's project will be a mirror image of a right hander's project.

You will have to cut the yarn and tie the new yarn to this end. Cut the yarn so that there are a few inches of yarn left and then tie the new yarn near the last stitch.

Take advantage of YouTube videos on crocheting by slowing down the speed. Select the settings icon and reduce the speed to 0.5. With any right-handed video, place a mirror in front the screen (or at an angle), then view the image in the mirror. This will now be the same as your left-handed usage.