Hold the yarn tail in your palm and wrap the working yarn around your fingers to form a loop
Cross the working yarn over the tail to create an adjustable ring
Insert your crochet hook into the loop
Yarn over and pull up a loop through the ring
Chain 1 to secure the ring
Work the required number of stitches into the center of the ring
Hold the tail and pull it to tighten the circle
Continue crocheting into the tightened ring as needed