Templates
(^02) Insertthehookunderthe
toptwoloopsofthenextstitch
in thepreviousrowas shown.
Wrap yrh again.
(^02) Pulltheyarnthroughthe
chainstitch,thentheloop
alreadyonthehook,tomakea
slipstitch.Youcanalsoworkthis
intoeachstitchalonga row to
form a neat edging.
(^02) Forthenextrow,firstmake
theturningchainforthestitch
you’reabouttowork.Then,
workthenextstitchintothetop
ofthestitchesonyourfirst row,
missing the first stitch.
(^04) Yrhagain,thenpulltheyarn
throughallthreeloopstomake
thehalftreblecrochet.Workhtr
into the next stitches as needed.
(^01) Tomakea doublecroc het
stitch,insertthehookunderthe
toptwoloopsofthenext stitch
on the previous row.
(^01) Tomakea halftreblecrochet
stitch,workuptowhereyou
wantthehtr,thenwindthe yarn
around the hook (yrh).
(^01) Slipstitchis usedtojoina
lengthofchainintotheround.
Insertthehookfromfrontto
backintothefirstchainworked.
Wraptheyarnaround the hook,
anti-clockwise.
(^01) Thefirstrowis madeby
workingacrossthefoundation
chainfromrighttoleft.Atthe
endofthechainorrow,turnthe
worksotheyarncomingfrom
the ball is behind the hook.
(^03) Pulltheyarnthroughthe
stitchonly– thiswillgiveyou
a totalofthreeloops on the
crochet hook.
DOUBLECROCHET(DC)
One of the key stitches in crochet,doublesaresimple,compactstitchesthatforma densefabric
HALFTREBLECROCHET(HTR)
A handy stitch that’s between double and treble crochet in size, and looks slightly looser than double crochet
SLIPSTITCH(SS)
This stitch has no height, and is often used to join rounds
WORKINGINROWS
Follow these simple rules to construct crochet fabric
01 02 01 02
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(^02) Windtheyarnaroundthe
hook(yrh)in ananti-clockwise
direction,asshown.
(^03) Pull the yarn through the
stitch,givingyoutwo loops on
thecrochethook.
(^04) YrhagainasperStep2, then
pull the yarn through both loops
tomakethedoublecrochet
stitch,leavingoneloopon
thehook.RepeatSteps1-4 as
needed for the pattern.
(^01) Windyarnroundhook(yrh),
inserthookundertoptwoloops
of the previous row’s stitch.
TREBLECROCHET(TR)
One of the most popular stitchesincrochet,thissimplestitchistwiceashighasa doublecrochetstitch
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(^02) Wrapyrhandpulltheyarn
throughthestitchonly.
(^03) You will now have three loops
onthehook.Yrhagain,anddraw
theyarnthroughthefirsttwo
loops on the hook, as shown.
(^04) Yrhagainanddrawtheyarn
throughtheremaining two loops
on the hook.