Passtheyarnoverthehook.Insert
thehookthroughthetoptwoloops
of a stitch(Diagram1). Passthe
yarnoverthehookanddrawup a
loopso thatyouhavethreeloops
on thehook(Diagram2).Pass
theyarnoverthehookanddrawit
throughthefirsttwoloopson the
hook,passtheyarnoverthehook
anddrawthroughtheremaining
twoloops.Continuein thesame
way,insertingthehookintoeach
stitch(Diagram3).Passtheyarnoverthehook.
Insertthehookthroughthetop
twoloopsof a stitch(Diagram
1). Passtheyarnoverthehook
anddrawup a loopso thatthere
arethreeloopson thehook
(Diagram2). Drawthrough
all threeloopson thehook
(Diagram3).Makea slipknoton yourhook.
Passtheyarnoverthehookand
catchit withthehookanddraw
it throughtheloopon thehook.
Repeat,drawingyarnthrough
thelastloopformed.Withdouble-pointedneedles,caston
thedesirednumberof stitches.*Without
turningtheneedle,slidethestitchesto
theotherendof theneedle,pulltheyarn
aroundthebackandknitthestitches
as usual.Repeatfrom* untilyourwork
measuresthedesiredlengthA droppedstitchcanbe pickedup usinga crochethookanddon’tbe put
off by stitchesthathaveunraveledseveralrowsdownintothework.To
pickup knitstitches,insertthecrochethookintothedroppedstitch,draw
throughthebarlyingabovethedroppedstitchandpullit throughtheloop
of thedroppedstitch.Diagram 1TRebLe CROCHeT
(TR) (USdOUbLe
CROCHeT dC)
Diagram 1Diagram 1Diagram 2Diagram 3Diagram 2Diagram 3SLIPSTITCH
CROCHeT (SL ST )I-CORdHALFTR ebLe CROCHeT (HTR)
(USHALFdOUbLeCROCHeT HdC)dOUbLeCROCHeT
(dC) (USSINGLe
CROCHeT SC )CROCHeT CHAIN
PICKINGUP dROPPedSTITCHeSInsertyourhookintothestitch.Yarnover
thehookanddrawtheloopthroughthe
stitchandloopontothehook.Insert the hook through the top
two loops of a stitch. Pass the
yarn over the hook and draw up
a loop so that you have two
loops on the hook (Diagram 1).
Pass the yarn over the hook and
draw through both loops on the
hook (Diagram 2). Continue in
the same way, inserting the hook
into each stitch (Diagram 3).Creative Knitting 75
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