two loops on our hook that we need in order to make a regular double crochet stitch.
remember: what we are making here is a compound crochet stitch which is one new stitch made up of the part of two other stitches. we just made the first base and now we are setting up to make a regular double crochet stitch that is attached to the side of that base.
aha! there it is! now you have the first base and the second base both sitting next to each other but… see how that last loop you pulled up is definitely coming up from the second base? when you complete step #6, 