2 Insert the crochet hook from front to back into the dropped stitch. Pull the
lowest horizontal ladder from back to front through the dropped stitch.
Pick Up Dropped
Stitches (continued)
3 Repeat step 2 until you have no more ladders left.
4 Place the repaired stitch onto the left needle, being sure not to twist it.
The repaired stitch is ready to be worked as usual.A dropped stitch that has unraveled several or more rows is called a run. To
repair a run, you can use a crochet hook that is the appropriate size for the yarn
you’re using. If you’re working on the purl side when you discover the run, you
just turn your work to the knit side to correct it.
1 Work across the stitches from the left needle until you get to where the
dropped stitch should be.
How to Pick Up a Dropped Stitch Several Rows BelowDropped stitchLadder
Ladder