MORE STITCHES
O
nce you have a foundation chain of
26 chains and you’ve inserted the
hook (with yarn wrapped round
three times) into the 6th chain from the
hook, you can make your first triple treble
stitch (see below). It’s just as easy as
making treble stitches, with a few more
twists of yarn involved!Work a triple treble stitch into each chain,
holding the stitches firmly, just below the
hook, moving your fingers up the chain as
you go. Don’t worry if it looks uneven – keep
going to the end of the chain (don’t work
into the slipknot).
Once you’ve completed the first row of
triple trebles (often called the foundationrow), follow our guide (below right) to count
your stitches – you should have 22 stitches.
The first five chains that you skipped at the
start form the turning chain, which counts
as one stitch in triple treble crochet (we’ve
explained this in more detail overleaf), so
include this in your stitch count. As always,
you can do a swatch for practice.TRIPLE TREBLE
STITCH
How to create lacy triple treble crochet stitches
RIGHT-HAND
3
Gently pull the yarn through the first two
loops on the hook only (2 loops on hook).
Yrh and gently pull the yarn through the 2 loops
on the hook to finish the stitch.4
Your finished triple treble crochet stitch
should look like this (above). You can see
how it sits neatly next to the 5-chain turning
chain.1
After making a chain length, wrap yarn round
hook three times and insert hook into 6th
chain from hook. Yarn round hook.2
Gently pull the yarn through the chain loop
(5 loops on hook). *Yrh and pull the yarn
through the first two loops on the hook (4 loops
on hook). Repeat from * (3 loops on hook).
Yrh again.If you’re right-handed, follow these steps for a perfect triple treble stitch...