end of the tail to tighten the yarn to fit perfectly around the middle of the hook. leave the yarn resting on the middle of the hook. the easiest way to hold both the yarn that is being fed off of, and the crochet hook is to have the crochet hook in the preferred dominant hand, and have the yarn in the non-dominant hand. hold the hook with the pointer finger and thumb, almost like how a knife would be used. in the non-dominant hand, hold the yarn in a fist form, and take the pointer finger and point it towards the hook. next, take the pointer finger and push 