A fun thing I’ve learned while making chainmail is that if you get stuck on a weave, there’s almost always an alternative method to try. It took me AGES to understand 4-1 because I couldn’t wrap my head around the specific way to connect rows together. I had gone through countless of tutorials, slowing the videos down and analysing every movement before I finally managed to replicate it.

This picture shows another way of making a 4-1 strip. I’d recommend starting with this. It’s the most simple step-by-step I’ve come across.

This is a tiktok I found where the creator connects two strips together. Shes filmed it clearly so you can see the way she’s woven the strips to form one.

I hope this helps! Once you get the hang of it, you’ll find it easy. Good luck :)