Treble crochet (tr)
Complete your chain with the number of stitches given in your pattern, hold your chain on its side with the v’s facing you:
Miss the first and second chain, work into the third chain from the hook:
When you have completed the row, count your stitches
Turning chain
The turning chain allows you to maintain the height of the stitches at the end of a row. For a tr you need 2 turning chains (ch2)
Next, turn your work:
When working your next and subsequent rows of tr, you will be inserting the hook into the space under the v’s:
If you are working in rounds, such as when you are making a granny square take a look at this post
I use UK terminology, click here for a handy conversion chart to US terms
MELU Crochet 
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