BASIC TECHNIQUES
JOINING
Slip stitch is a very useful
technique in your crochet
repertoire. It has a variety
of uses, but it’s most
regularly used as a joining
stitch for working in the
round, like this. It can also
be used to join together one
part of the crochet fabric to
another part, or for creating
shaping. Slip stitch is
abbreviated as ‘ss’ or ‘sl st’.EDGING
Slip stitch is also handy for
creating a narrow edging on
another fabric, as shown right.
You can also use the stitch if you
need to move your crochet
hook to another part of the
fabric because the stitch is very
small. It can also be used as a
stitch, worked in rows, but it has
almost no height so it creates a
very dense fabric and is rarely
used like this in patterns.SLIP STITCH
A handy technique that’s not often used as a stitch!