Alternate way to begin: chain 2, sc 6 times in 2nd chain from hook {6 sts}
R2: (inc) 6 times {12 sts}
Make a seamless join on an open piece:
Cut the working yarn, leaving a tail. Pull the yarn through the last stitch (do not fasten off).
Thread the remaining yarn into a yarn needle and insert the needle under both loops of the stitch to the left of the last stitch - from outside to inside.
Then move one stitch to the right, (the last crocheted stitch) and insert your needle through the middle of the V -- from outside to inside.