I can knit (although I struggle to follow patterns - just know the basic knit/purl stitches) and thought crochet would be easy(ish). I've borrowed a book from the library with the basic steps together with some 'simple' projects, and was going to try to make a couple of small things for people for Christmas. Trouble is, I can't even follow the instructions and diagram to make the very first stitch, let alone make the foundation chain. I don't know whether my book ('I love crochet') is just not particularly clear, or whether I'm just not suited to this, but can anyone point me in the direction of a very simple website (I've obviously googled but there are so many and I really need something simple that really works!) to help me out. Any words of wisdom for a keen but exasperated novice? Thank you!