Standing double crochet in the row

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Pull the loop a bit longer (almost the height a real dc would have) (image 1)

Place your index finger (the one holding the hook) on the loop to hold it tight and move the hook below using the same loop to create a new loop on the hook, now you have 2 loops (image 2)

Pull up a loop through the first loop on the hook (image 3)

Pull up a loop through both loops on hook (image 4)

As you can see, no ch3 a la vista! (image 5)

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