After watching so many videos and reading through so many books, I only now realized what I was doing wrong when working stitches in to my foundation chain. I was using the wrong loop! I’m taking an online class through Craftsy (Crochet: Basics and Beyond with Kim Werker) and her clear break down of each step of the process clued me in on this oversight. I also now understand what is meant by the front loop and back loop. What a difference it makes using the correct loop. My small swatch of double crochets looks so neat and polished. In fact, as I went back to the swatch to take a photo to illustrate the clean edge of the foundation chain, I can’t tell the difference between where I started and where I ended. Nice!