 Single
Crochet
(sc)
Make your beginning chain stitches. Insert the hook into 2nd ch from hook.
Yo and pull the yarn through lp. There should be 2 lps on the hook. Yo
and pull the yarn through the 2 lps on the hook. Sc completed. At
the end of a row of sc, chain 1 and turn.
Reverse
Single Crochet
(rsc)
This stitch is usually used as a decorative edging or textured stitch.
It is done by making single crochet stitches in the opposite direction
of normal single crochet (left to right for right-handers or right to left
for left-handers). Edging: After a right side row is completed, do
not turn, hold the hk facing downward, insert hk into the next stitch to
the right (for right-handers), Yo and pull the yarn through lp while twisting
the hk to face upwards thus catching the yarn. There should be 2 lps on
the hook. Yo and pull the yarn through the 2 lps on the hook. Hsc
completed. By crocheting in the opposite direction the stitches are
twisted which creates the decorative edging.
Decrease
in Single Crochet
(dec sc)
Work the first steps of the single crochet indicated in your instructions
(sc = insert hook into stitch indicated, YO, pull lp through) Keeping
these 2 loops on the hook, insert the hook in the next stitch. YO,
and draw through the stitch on the hook (last loop on hook only).
YO and draw through the 3 loops on the hook leaving 1 loop on the hook
Two scs were worked together to decrease or make one less stitch in the
row (or round).
Increase
in Single Crochet
(inc sc)
Work two sc in the stitch indicated. This will make one more stitch
in the row (or round).
Half Double
Crochet
(hdc)
Make your beginning chain stitches. Yo and insert the hook into 3rd ch
from hook. Yo and pull the yarn through lp. There should be 3 lps
on the hook. Yo and pull the yarn through the 3 lps on the hook.
Hdc completed. At the end of a row of hdc, chain 2 and turn.
In the Half Double Crochet stitch, the turning 2 chain stitches do not
count as the 1st hdc of each row.
Raised
Half Double Crochet
(R hdc)
Make your beginning chain stitches. Make a row of hdc. Ch 2, turn.
Yo and insert the hook from front to back to front around the stem of the
stitch on the previous row. Yo and pull the yarn through lp. There
should be 3 lps on the hook. Yo and pull the yarn through the 3 lps
on the hook. R hdc completed. At the end of a row of R hdc, chain
2 and turn. In the Raised Half Double Crochet stitch, the turning
2 chain stitches do not count as the 1st hdc of each row.
Back Post
Half Double Crochet
(Bphdc)
Make your beginning chain stitches. Make a row of hdc. Ch 2, turn.
Mark as right side of work. Yo and reach over the top of the work
and work on the right side (opposite) of the work. Insert the hook from
the right to the left around the vertical post of the next stitch.
Yo and pull the yarn through lp. There should be 3 lps on the hook.
Yo and pull the yarn through the 3 lps on the hook. Bphdc completed.
Double
Crochet
(dc)
Make your beginning chain stitches. Yo and insert the hook into 3rd
ch from hook. Yo and pull the yarn through lp. There should be 3
lps on the hook. Yo and pull the yarn through 2 lps. Yo and pull
yarn through remaining 2 lps on the hook. Dc completed. At the end
of a row of dc, chain 3 and turn. The last dc in a row is worked
in the top of the beginning ch 3 of the previous row. In the Double
Crochet stitch, the turning 3 chain stitches do count as the 1st dc of
each row.
Raised
Double Crochet
(R dc)
Make your beginning chain stitches. Make a row of dc. Ch 3, turn.
Yo and insert the hook from front to back to front around the stem of the
stitch on the previous row. Yo and pull the yarn through lp. There
should be 3 lps on the hook. Yo and pull the yarn through 2 lps.
Yo and pull yarn through remaining 2 lps on the hook. R dc completed.
Back Post
Double Crochet
(Bpdc)
Make your beginning chain stitches. Make a row of dc. Ch 2, turn.
Mark as right side of work. Yo and reach over the top of the work
and work on the right side (opposite) of the work. Insert the hook
from the right to the left around the vertical post of the next stitch.
Yo and pull the yarn through lp. There should be 3 lps on the hook.
Yo and pull the yarn through 2 lps. Yo and pull yarn through remaining
2 lps on the hook. Bpdc completed.
Decrease
in Double Crochet
(dec dc)
Yo and insert the hook into 3rd ch from hook or stitch indicated in pattern.
Yo and pull the yarn through lp. There should be 3 lps on the hook.
Yo and pull the yarn through 2 lps. Yo and insert the hook into the
next st, Yo and pull the yarn through lp. There should be 4 lps on
the hook. YO and pull the yarn through 2 lps on the hook, leaving
3 lps on the hook. YO and pull the yarn through the 3 lps, leaving
1 lp on the hook. Two double crochet sts were worked tog reducing
the number of sts on the row or rnd by 1.
Increase
in Double Crochet
(inc dc)
Yo and insert the hook into 3rd ch from hook or stitch indicated in pattern.
Yo and pull the yarn through lp. There should be 3 lps on the hook.
Yo and pull the yarn through 2 lps. Yo and pull yarn through remaining
2 lps on the hook. Dc made. Repeat the dc st instructions again in
the same st as the dc you just made. Increase made. Two double crochet
sts were worked in the same st increasing the number of sts on the row
or rnd by 1.
Treble
Crochet
(tr)
Make your beginning chain stitches. Yo the hook twice, and insert
the hook into 5th ch from the hook. Yo and pull the yarn through
lp. There should be 4 lps on the hook. Yo and pull the yarn through
2 lps. There should be 3 lps on the hook. Yo and pull the yarn through
2 lps. There should be 2 lps on the hook. Yo and pull the yarn through
the remaining 2 lps. Tr completed. At the end of a row of tr, chain
4 and turn. The last tr in a row is worked in the top of the beginning
ch 4 of the previous row. In the Treble Crochet stitch, the turning
4 chain stitches do count as the 1st tr of each row.
Raised
Triple Crochet
(R tr)
Make your beginning chain stitches. Make a row of tr. Ch 4, turn.
Yo and insert the hook from front to back to front around the post or stem
of the stitch on the previous row. Yo and pull the yarn through lp.
There should be 4 lps on the hook. Yo and pull the yarn through 2
lps. There should be 3 lps on the hook. Yo and pull the yarn through
2 lps. There should be 2 lps on the hook. Yo and pull the yarn through
the remaining 2 lps. R tr completed.
Back Post
Triple Crochet
(Bptr)
Make your beginning chain stitches. Make a row of tr. Ch 4, turn.
Mark as right side of work. Yo and reach over the top of the work
and work on the right side (opposite) of the work. Insert the hook
from the right to the left around the vertical post of the next stitch.
Yo and pull the yarn through lp. There should be 4 lps on the hook.
Yo and pull the yarn through 2 lps. There should be 3 lps on the hook.
Yo and pull the yarn through 2 lps. There should be 2 lps on the hook.
Yo and pull the yarn through the remaining 2 lps. Bpdc completed.
Double
Triple Crochet
(dtr)
Make your beginning chain stitches. Yo 3 times and insert the hook
into 6th ch from the hk.
Yo and pull the yarn through lp. There should be 5 lps on your hk.
Yo and pull the yarn through 2 lps. There should be 4 lps on hk.
Yo and pull the yarn through 2 lps. There should be 3 lps on your hook.
Yo and pull the yarn through 2 lps. There should be 2 lps on your hook.
Yo and pull the yarn through remaining 2 lps. Dtr completed. At the
end of a row of tr, chain 5 and turn. The last tr in a row is worked
in the top of the beginning ch 5 of the previous row. In the Triple
Crochet stitch, the turning 5 chain stitches do count as the 1st dtr of
each row.
Triple
Treble Crochet
(trtr)
Make your beginning chain stitches. YO 4 times, insert hook in st
indicated or the 7th st from the hk. YO, and pull the yarn through
lp, 6 lps still on hk. YO, and pull the yarn through
2 lps, 5 lps still on hk. YO, and pull the yarn through 2 lps, 4
lps still on hk. YO, and pull the yarn through 2 lps, 3 lps still
on hk. YO, and pull the yarn through2 lps, 2 lps still on hk.
YO, and pull the yarn through 2 lps, 1 lp still on hk. Triple Treble
Stitch completed. At the end of a row, ch 6 and turn. In the
Triple Crochet stitch, the turning 6 chain stitches count as the 1st trtr
of each row.
Loop Stitch
(lp st)
Insert hk in indicated st and place yarn around middle finger of
left hand (YO as if finger is a hk, over top of finger and then under finger),
YO.Draw yarn through st, YO, pull through 2 lps, slip lp off finger.
Continue for each st indicated.
Picot
(P)
This is a decorative edging stitch which is made by going backwards on
a length of chain stitches and pulling a few of them together. Picots
can be made over any number of chain stitches (i.e. 3, 4, 5, 6 or more).
Here are several ways which picots can be made:
1) Sc in first 2 (3, 4, or 5) sts; ch 3, * sc in next 2 sts, ch 3 (4,
5, or 6) *, rep from * to * across.
2) Sc in first 2 (3, 4, or 5) sts; ch 3 (4, 5, or 6), join with a sl
st in the top of the last sc made
* sc in next 2 sts, ch 3 (4, 5, or 6), join with a sl st in the top
of the last sc made *, rep from * to * across.
3) Sc in first 2 (3, 4, or 5) sts; ch 3 (4, 5, or 6), join with a sc
in the top of the last sc made
* sc in next 2 sts, ch 3 (4, 5, or 6), join with a sc in the top of
the last sc made *, rep from * to * across.
4) Sc in first 2 (3, 4, or 5) sts; ch 3 (4, 5, or 6), join with a sc
in the first ch made
* sc in next 2 sts, ch 3 (4, 5, or 6), join with a sc in the first ch
made *, rep from * to * across.
Popcorn
Stitch
(pc st)
You can make a popcorn stitch with 3,4, 5 or more dcs as the base.
Make 3 (4 or 5) dcs in the stitch indicated, remove hk from lp. Insert
hook in the top of the 1st dc made and back in the dropped lp. Pull
lp through dc on hk, ch 1 to close and secure st. Popcorn St made.
Continue for each st indicated.
Puff Stitch
(puff st)
YO, insert hk in st indicated, YO, pull up lp which is approx. 1/2 inch
(1.3 cm). YO, insert hk in same st , YO, and pull up 1/2 inch lp,
repeat once more. There should be 7 lps on hk; all lps made through
one st in work. YO, pull lp through all 7 lps on hk. Chain 1 to close
st.
Puff St made. Continue for each st indicated. |
