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Daphne's
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Crochet
Stitches (III)
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Effect Stitches
Picot
Rib
stitch
3-double
crochet puff (3-dc puff)
5-double
crochet popcorn (5-dc pop)
Reverse
single crochet (reverse sc)
Loop
stitch
Front
post double crochet (FPdc)
Back
post double crochet (BPdc)
X-Stitch
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Picot
A
picot is formed with free ch sts
Work a single
crochet in the foundation,
ch3 (or 4, depending
on length of picot desired)
sl st (or sc)
in top of sc made.
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Rib stitch
This
is sometimes called the slipper stitch
Work this same
as single crochet (sc) but insert hook in back loop of stitch only.
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Reverse
single crochet (Reverse sc)
To
edge-trim borders (hem, neckline, etc) working from left to right
Working from
left to right, insert hook in st to right of hook, yo, draw though,
under and to
left of loop on hook (2 lps on hook), yo, draw through both lps on hook.
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Loop
stitch
Fancy
single crochet, worked exactly like sc but with one minor exception, loop
is formed at back of work.
Insert
hook in next st, wrap yarn around index finger twice,
insert hook
through both loops on finger in direction of arrow,
draw through
st, remove finger from loop, yo and draw though all 3 loops
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3-double
crochet puff (3-dc puff)
(yo, insert
hook in st, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook)3 times,
yo, draw through
all lps on hook
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Similarly,
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2-double
crochet puff (2-dc puff)
(yo, insert
hook in st, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook)2 times,
yo, draw through
all lps on hook
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(3-hdc
puff & 3-tr puff can be made in similar
fashion)
3-half double
crochet puff (3-hdc puff)
(yo, insert
hook in st, yo and pull up a loop)3 times,
yo, draw through
all lps on hook
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3-treble
crochet puff (3-tr puff)
(yo twice, insert
hook in st, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook,
yo, draw through 2 lps on hook)3 times,
yo, draw through
all lps on hook
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5-
double crochet popcorn (5-dc pop)
5-dc into same
st, remove hook from loop, insert hook in first dc made and
draw dropped
loop through, ch1 to tighten st.
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Front
post double crochet (FPdc)
Work
around post of stitch indicated, inserting hook in direction of arrow
Insert hook
from front of the work around the body of a stitch
from the previous
row (or row indicated), do a double crochet
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(FPsc
and FPhdc can be work in the same fashion)
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Back
post double crochet (BPdc)
Work
around post of stitch indicated, inserting hook in direction of arrow
Insert hook
from back of the work around the body of a stitch
from the previous
row (or row indicated), and do a double
crochet
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(BPsc
and PBhdc can be work in the same fashion)
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X-Stitch
Skip first st, yo, insert hook in next st, (yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) twice.
YO, insert hook in first skipped st, (yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) twice
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Similarly, variations with 1-ch or 2-ch in between the 2dcs are worked in similar fashion
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X-stitch with 1-ch variation
Skip first 2sts, yo, insert hook in next st, (yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) twice, ch1.
YO, insert hook in first skipped st, (yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) twice
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X-stitch with 2-chs variation
Skip first 3sts, yo, insert hook in next st, (yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) twice, ch2.
YO, insert hook in first skipped st, (yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) twice
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