Crochet

Crochet Border on Knitting

Crochet Scalloped Border on Knitting

Extended Single Crochet

Base Chain

To chain, wrap yarn around crochet hook, pull yarn through loop on crochet hook.

Single Crochet (Class)

To do a single crochet, insert hook, yo, pull yarn through work (2 loops on hook). Yo, pull yarn through both loops on hook (1 loop on hook).

Next SC Row

To work another row of single crochet, watch the video below. You’ll create the all-important “turning chain” and learn how to crochet into a row of single crochet stitches. Good news: it’s easier than crocheting into the original chain!

Examine Single Crochet Row

Half-Double Crochet

Double Crochet

Yarn over (2 loops on hook). Insert hook, yarn over, bring hook through (3 loops on hook). Yarn over, pull yarn through first 2 loops on hook (2 loops rem on hook). Yarn over, pull yarn through final 2 loops on hook (1 loop rem on hook).

Triple Crochet

Yarn over twice (3 loops on hook). Insert hook, yarn over, bring hook through (4 loops on hook). Yarn over, pull yarn through first 2 loops on hook (2 loops rem on hook). Yarn over, pull yarn through final 2 loops on hook (1 loop rem on hook).

Slip Stitch

Insert hook, yarn over, pull yarn through work and through loop on hook (1 loop rem on hook).

Make Stripes Crochet

Work every step of the last stitch in the original color. Then for the last yarn over, tension the new yarn and yarnover in the new color and pull it through to complete the stitch.

Sandwich Yarns

To sandwich yarn tails, lay the tail over the top of the stitches to be crocheted. Insert your hook into the stitch as usual, keeping the tail over the stitches. Complete the rest of the stitch as usual.

Magic Ring

Make a loop with the tail behind the working yarn. Pinch the tail and working yarn in the thumb and middle finger of your left hand. Insert the crochet hook into the ring and begin to crochet.

Crocheted Flower

MR (Magic Ring). Working in center of circle SC 11 stitches around, sl st to join in first SC st. Petals: Working in same stitch: Ch 1, SC 1, HDC 1, DC 1, HDC 1, SC 1 – one petal completed *Sl st in next SC of flower center, repeat petal instructions, repeat from * until five petals have been worked ending with a sl st.

Coffee Cozy Crochet

Granny Square

Check Gauge – Crochet

To check your stitch gauge in crochet, count the horizontal ridges. To check the row gauge, count the ridges and dents.

Crocheted Hat

Link to the pattern: https://stixyarn.com/blogs/stix-blog/the-perfect-basic-crochet-hat-for-every-head

Increasing on Crochet

To increase on crochet, work two (or more) stitches into the space of one.

Decreasing on Crochet

To decrease on crochet, work up to the last step of your stitch, then insert your hook in the next stitch and work up to the last step. Yarn over and pull loop through all remaining loops on hook.

Fixing Mistakes on Crochet

In case of a mistake, you’ll simply remove your hook from the loop, pull the yarn to remove the mistake, then start fresh once the mistake is removed.

Seaming With Crochet

To seam two pieces of crochet, insert the hook into the first loop in each piece and draw up a loop. Use slip stitch or single crochet to seam up the pieces.

Crochet Border – Double-Crochet Shell

Directions for this border can be found here: Hydrangea Baby Blanket

Weaving in Ends on Crochet

To weave in your ends on crochet, use a tapestry needle to thread the tail through the loops of the stitches on the wrong side of your work. Work up one stitch, down the next, and up the next.

Crochet Bind-Off

bind-offs

Crochet Provisional Cast-On

Cast-ons