| Stitch Guide |
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| A comprehensive how-to of the basic crochet stitches. |
| Half double crochet--hdc: Yo, insert hook in next st, yo, draw loop through, yo, draw through all 3 loops on hook. |
| Double Crochet--dc: Yo, insert hook in next st, yo, draw loop through, (yo draw through 2 loops on hook) twice. |
| Single crochet--sc: Insert hook in next st, yo, draw loop through, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook. |
| Single crochet--sc Chain or chains--ch/chs Half double crochet--hdc Double crochet--dc Loop or Loops--lp/lps Round or Rounds--Rnd/Rnds Slip stitch--sl st Space or Spaces--sp/sps Together--tog Yarn over--yo Treble Crochet--tr Cluster -- cl Front Post Double Crochet -- fpdc Back Post Double Crochet -- bpdc |
| Sc next 2 sts tog: Draw loop up in each of next 2 sts, yo, draw through all 3 loops on hook. |
| Hdc next 2 sts tog: (yo, draw up lp in next st) 2 times, yo, draw through all 5 loops on hook. |
| Beginning linked-treble--beg L-tr: Ch 3, insert hook in 2nd ch from hook, yo, draw lp through, insert hook in next ch, yo, draw lp through, insert hook in 1st st in row you are working, yo, draw lp through, (yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) 3 times. |
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| Linked-treble--l-tr: insert hook in upper horizontal lp of last st made (see step #1 above), yo, draw lp through, insert hook in lower horizontal lp on same st (see step #2), yo, draw lp through, insert hook in next st on row you are working (see step #3), yo, draw lp through, (yo, draw lp through 2 loops on hook) 3 times. |
| Treble crochet --tr: Yo twice, insert hook in next stitch, yo, draw loop through, (yo, draw through 2 loops on hook) 3 times. |
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| One of the best places on the web for help with stitches is Stitchguide.com |
| Front Post Double Crochet (fdpc): Yo, insert the hook from front to back around post of indicated st, draw loop through, (yo, dr through 2 loops on hook) twice. |
| Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc): Yo, insert the hookfrom back to front around post of indicated st, draw loop through, (yo, draw through 2 loops on hook) twice. |
| Double Crochet Cluster (dc cl): (yo, insert hook in st indicated, yo, draw loop through, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook) 3 times, yo draw through 4 remaining loops on hook. |
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