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1 Theslipstitchis usedtojoin
a lengthofchainintothe
round.Insertthehookfrom
fronttobackintothefirst
chainyouworked.Wrapyarn
roundthehook(yrh)inan
anticlockwise direction.
2 Pulltheyarnthroughthe
chainstitch(asshown)and
thentheloopalreadyonthe
hooktomakea slipstitch.You
canalsoworkthisstitchinto
eachstitchalonga rowto
form a neat edging.1 Thefirstrowis madeby
workingacrossthe
foundationchainfromrightto
left.Attheendofthechainor
row,turntheworksothatthe
yarn is behind the hook.2 Forthenextrow,firstmake
theturningchainforthestitch
you’reabouttowork(see
opposite).Nowworkthenext
stitchintothetopofthe
stitchesonyourfirstrow,
missing the first stitch.1 Tom akea hal ftr e b l ecr o ch e t
stitch,worktowhereyou
wantthehtrandthenwind
the yarn round the hook (yrh).
2 Insertthehookunderthe
toptwoloopsofthenext
stitchinthepreviousrow.
Wrapyarnaround the hook
again (yrh).3 Pulltheyarnthroughthe
stitch only (3 loops on hook).4 Yarnroundhookagain,pull
theyarnthroughall3 loops.
You ’vemad ea hal ftre b le
crochet.Continueworkinghtr
intonextandfollowing sts to
the end of the row.SLIPSTITCH(ss)
This stitch has no height – often used to join rounds
WORKINGINROWS
Follow these simple rules to construct crochet fabricHALFTREBLECROCHET(htr)USterm:halfdoublecrochet
A handy stitch that’s between double and treble crochet in size, and it looks slightly looser than double crochet
DOUBLECROCHET(dc)USterm:singlecrochet
One of the key stitches in crochet, doubles are simple, compact stitches that form a dense fabric
1 Tomakea doublecrochet
stitch,insertthehookunder
thetoptwoloopsofthenext
stitch on the previous row.
2 Windtheyarn around the
hook (yrh).3 Pulltheyarnthroughthe
stitch,givingyoutwoloops
on your crochet hook.4 Yarnroundhookagain,then
pulltheyarnthroughboth
loops.There’syourdouble
crochetmadeandyou’llhave
oneloopleftonthehook,
ready to do the next stitch.