Attach the yarn to your hook using a slipknot, then work a foundation of 10 standard chain stitches.  You can change this number of chains according to your needs. This example uses 10 chain stitches, but you should alter this number based on your pattern's instructions or on the desired length of your work. To make a slip knot:  Create a loop, passing the tail end of the yarn beneath the attached side. Push the attached side of the yarn up through the bottom of the loop, creating a second loop in the process. Tighten the first loop around it. Insert your crochet hook into the second loop. Pull on the tail end of the yarn to tighten the second loop onto the hook and complete the knot.   To make a standard chain stitch:  Yarn over the tip of the hook once. Pull this yarn-over through the loop already on your hook. This completes one chain stitch. Yarn over the hook once, then pull a loop back through to the front of your piece.  You can either work your stitches into the back loops of your foundation chain or into both the front and back loops. No matter which method you use, however, you should continue to use the same method throughout the entire work. At the end of this step, you should have two loops on your hook. Note that you are beginning your first forward pass. You are also creating a preparation row for the rest of your work. Follow the same technique to pull up a loop through each chain. Continue until you reach the end of your foundation chain.  For each chain, insert the hook into the chain, yarn over the tip, and draw the loop back through to the front of the stitch. By the end of this process, you should have as many loops on your hook as you had stitches in your foundation chain. For this example, you will have 10 loops. This completes your first forward pass. Yarn over the tip of the hook, then pull this yarn over through one loop on your hook.  You should still have the same number of loops on your hook as before. For this example, you will have 10 loops. This is the first stitch in your return pass. The rest are similar, but not quite like it. Yarn over the tip of the hook again. This time, pull the yarn-over through two loops on your hook. After this step, you will have one less loop on your hook. For this example, you should have nine loops. Repeat the previous step until you reach the start of your work and only have on loop left on your hook.  For each stitch, you should yarn over the hook and pull the yarn-over through two loops previously on the hook. At the end of each stitch, you will be left with one less loop on your hook. For instance, eight loops after the next stitch, seven after the stitch that follows, six loops for the stitch after that, and so on. Do not pull through the last loop on your hook. This step completes your first reverse pass. It also completes your preparation row. To start another row of Tunisian crochet using the simple stitch, you will need to work another forward pass in the same basic manner as the first.  For this forward pass, insert the hook from right to left into the second vertical bar from the hook. Do not insert the hook into the vertical bar directly below it; you must use the second vertical bar. Yarn over the tip of the hook and pull it back through to the front of the vertical bar. You should have two loops on your hook. Insert the hook into the next vertical bar, yarn over, and pull it through, giving you three loops on your hook. Repeat along the entire row, until you have reached the last vertical bar. Do not work a stitch into the last vertical bar yet. Locate the horizontal bar directly right of the last vertical bar. Insert the hook under this horizontal bar, as well as the last vertical bar. Yarn over and pull a loop back through these two stitches to complete your forward pass.  Note that this step is only optional. If desired, you can simply draw a loop up from beneath the vertical bar only and exclude the horizontal bar. Using both adds stability to your work, however. At the end of this step, you should have 10 loops on your hook, or however many loops as you had in your foundation chain. Complete another return pass row in the same way as the first.  Yarn over the tip of the hook. Pull this yarn-over through one loop previously on your hook. Yarn over the hook again, but this time, pull it through two loops on your hook. This should decrease the number of loops on your hook by one. Repeat this step across the rest of the row until there is only one loop left on your hook. Alternate back and forth between forward pass and reverse pass rows, ending at the conclusion of a reverse pass row, until you reach the end of your simple stitch section or the end of your overall work.  You can create an entire work using nothing but the Tunisian simple stitch. You could also combine the simple stitch with other techniques, though, like the Tunisian double crochet. If you wish to end with only the Tunisian simple stitch, skip down to the section on "Finishing the Work."
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One-sentence summary -- Create a foundation chain. Insert the hook into the second chain from your hook. Repeat with each chain. Work one return pass. Work a second return pass. Repeat backwards. Forward pass as before. Insert the hook into the last two stitches of the row. Return pass as before. Repeat as needed.


If you are loud, you will likely scare the frog away. To make your search as quiet as possible, wear quiet shoes and clothes, walk softly, and refrain from talking while approaching the frog or newt. If there is a group, make sure not too many people try to approach the frogs at once. Approaching the frog or newt slowly will help with the quiet, as well as keep the frog or newt from recognizing any visual cues that you’re approaching. Frogs are able to recognize movement easily. Newts have very good vision as well, and can even re-grow their eyes if they are damaged! Newts are quieter than frogs, and you may have to look under stones and logs to find them. If you happen to scare the frog or newt away in your first approach, stay quiet and still. The frog will likely return, and there may be other frogs around. If you still hear other frogs, waiting will likely be productive for your search. For the newt, you may have to come back later and look. Some species of newt and frog are poisonous, and though it may be safe to touch them, if the toxins get into your bloodstream or in your mouth, it can be fatal. Even if they are not toxic, they often carry salmonella. It can make adults sick, and can sometimes be fatal to children under five, older people, and people with weakened immune systems. You can use hand sanitizer or some other disinfectant. If you handle a newt, it is important to wash your hands thoroughly with water, so that you get all the toxins off. It’s important to handle the frog or newt carefully if you handle them, and then gently put them back on the ground. Several newts and frogs are protected under the Endangered Species Act. Be careful if you have a dog or cat around frogs or newts, as they might attempt to eat them, which can be harmful to both the pet and the frog or newt.
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One-sentence summary -- Be quiet. Approach slowly. Be patient. Wash your hands thoroughly after you handle a newt or frog. Don’t harm the newt or frog.


To accurately follow the direction of travel arrow, look down at the arrow, then focus on a distant object like a tree, telephone pole, or other landmark, and use this as a guide. Don’t focus on anything too distant, like a mountain, as huge objects aren’t precise enough to navigate by accurately. Once you reach each guide point, use your compass to find another. If visibility is limited and you cannot see any distant objects, use another member of your walking party (if applicable). Stand still, then ask them to walk away from you in the direction indicated by the direction of travel arrow. Call out to them to correct their direction as they walk.  When they approach the edge of visibility, ask them to wait until you catch up. Repeat as necessary.
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One-sentence summary --
Focus on points in the distance.