Slip stitch the third of your five chain stitches to move onto the second round. Instructions for first-round using crochet abbreviations: 5ch (count as 1dc and 2ch), 3dc into the ring, 2ch 3 ...

Her love of country music and the outfits from the 60s fuelled Lola’s desire to learn how to chain stitch. “I was determined to find out how to do it,” she beams.