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In this How to crochet for beginners we’ll be going over some essential stitch groundwork that you will need to be successful no matter what you’re making.
The slip stitch, double crochet, the half double crochet, and the treble are 4 stitches that add height and dimension to your pieces.
Mix together single crochet that I went over in my ultimate guide to crochet, and you have a good foundation for starting a lot of beginner projects.
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The slip stitch
The slip stitch is the smallest stitch. It is smaller than the single crochet. You can use it to move around your crochet pieces without adding length. Or you can use it to join things together for example crocheting in the round.
Step 1: Place your hook into a stitch and pull up a loop. You should have two loops on the hook.
Step 2: Bring the second loop through the first loop. You should have 1 loop on the hook.
The double crochet
The biggest difference In this stitch and the ones after is going to be this first Yarn over step.
I’m left handed so keep in mind if you are right handed this will look opposite!
I like to hold the project with my middle finger and thumb.
I wrap the yarn around my index finger to hold the tension and make yarning over easier.
Step 1: Yarn over. Place your hook in the stitch and pull up a loop. You should have 3 loops on your hook.
Step 2: Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops. You should still be left with 2 more loops.
Step 3: Yarn over: Pull through both loops. This will leave you with 1 loop.
Step 3: Yarn over: Pull through both loops. This will leave you with 1 loop.
I Made sure to add images of all the yarn overs and pull throughs for you to follow along! I hope this helps!
The half double
I like the half double crochet because it is bigger than a single crochet. When you are making bigger pieces this stitch can be nice to make it work up faster while still keeping a stiffer appearance.
Step 1: Yarn over. Place your hook in the stitch and pull up a loop. You should have 3 loops on the hook.
You should take notice that this loops similar to the set up for the double crochet.
Step 2: Yarn over. Pull through all 3 loops. This leaves you with 1 loop.
The treble
Step 1: Yarn over twice. This is the biggest difference in this stitch. Place your hook in the stitch and pull up a loop. You should have 4 loops on the hook.
Next you are going to yarn over and pull through 2.
You will have 3 loops on the hook.
Yarn over and pull through 2.
You will have 2 loops on the hook.
Finally you will yarn over again and pull through 2.
Now you will be finished with 1 loop.
How they look together!
You can see that the stitch length changes. Try these together in different orders and numbers to get different designs and stitch patterns! mix it with your single crochet and chains!
Happy crocheting!
