Beginner's Guide to Crochet - UK (2019-10)

SHAPING CROCHET

When you’re shaping trebles, the turning chain

can complicate things. At the end of a row, it’s

neater to work a plain treble in the top of the

t-ch, so work any shaping before you reach the

last stitch. To shape at the start of a row, work

the t-ch and skip the stitch at the base of the

t-ch, as usual. Then work the increase into the

top of the next stitch on the row below, or work

a tr2tog stitch over the next two stitches. Or

follow your pattern instructions.

Here’s how to work treble increases or decreases at the start of a row

SHAPING AND TURNING CHAINS

1

Begin a treble stitch in the usual way. Work

yrh, insert hook under top two loops of next

stitch on previous row. Work yrh and pull loop

through (3 loops on hook), yrh and pull through

first 2 loops (2 loops on hook).

3

Now complete both treble stitches together

by working yrh and pull this loop through all

3 loops on the hook.

2

Without finishing the first treble stitch, begin

the next treble by working: yrh, insert hook

in next stitch on previous row. Again, work yrh,

pull loop through, yrh and pull through first 2

loops (3 loops on hook).

4

This is how your completed tr2tog should

look. You will have neatly decreased one

treble stitch. On subsequent rows, you can

simply work a stitch into the top of the tr2tog

stitch as usual.

If you’re left-handed, follow these steps for a perfect tr2tog...

LEFT-HAND

TREBLE CROCHET

DECREASED FABRIC

TREBLE CROCHET

INCREASED FABRIC