I owe all of you an apology. In the last, almost, 4 years of this blog I have never actually explained how to do the most basic of crochet stitches. These stitches, of which there are 6, are in just about every crochet pattern in the world. To avoid confusion, I will be explaining these in American Terms.
CHAIN STITCH: yarn over and draw the yarn through to form a loop without tightening up the previous one. Repeat to form as many chain as the pattern calls for. Do not count the slip knot at the beginning as a stitch.
*this descriptions are assuming they are being started at the beginning of a starting chain*
SLIP STITCH: insert the hook into the second chain from the hook, *yarn over and draw the yarn through both the work and the loop on the hook at the same time. Yarn over, insert hook into the next stitch, repeat from *
SINGLE CROCHET: insert hook into the second chain from the hook, *yarn over and pull the yarn through the work only. Yarn over again and draw the yarn through both loops on the hook. Yarn over, insert hook into the next stitch, repeat from *
HALF-DOUBLE CROCHET: yarn over and insert hook into the third chain from the hook. *Yarn over and draw through the work only. Yarn over again and draw through all three loops on the hook. Yarn over, insert hook into the next stitch, repeat from *
DOUBLE CROCHET: yarn over and insert hook into the forth chain from the hook. *Yarn over and draw through the work only. Yarn over and draw through the first two loops. Yarn over and draw through the last two loops on the the hook. Yarn over, insert hook into the next stitch, repeat from *
TREBLE CROCHET: Yarn over twice, insert hook into the fifth chain from the hook. Yarn over and draw through the work only. Yarn over again and draw through the first two loops. Yarn over again and draw through the next two loops. Yarn over again and draw through the last two loops on the hook. Yarn over, insert hook into the next stitch, repeat from *
