Crochet patterns. Stitches. Basic Stitches in Crochet -- Instructions for Beginners to Learn the Basic Crochet Stitches. Getting Started! Basic instructions for beginning crochet. Undefined homepageWork With Me! Instructions for Seraphina's ShawlNEW!!!! --Mittens! Terminology To be sure that you know the right terminology for any given American crochet magazine, here’s a list of the most common abbreviations, and a brief how-to for each. Chain stitch –Ch- once you have a loop already on your hook, you will yarn over, then draw that through the existing loop. Slip stitch- sl st- This is mainly used to join rounds in a circular pattern, or to take you to another stitch without forming ‘bulky’ stitches in between.
Yarn Over- yo- This is the basis for forming most stitches. Draw up a loop- (no abbrv.) – when you have inserted the hook through a stitch, you will be instructed to ‘draw up a loop’. Single Crochet –sc- You already have a loop on your hook. Half-double crochet- hdc- With a loop already on your hook, yarn over and insert hook into next stitch. Double crochet- dc- With a loop already on your hook, yarn over and insert hook into next stitch. 1. jn- join. 10. 1. How to Crochet the Basic Stitches. The Basic Stitches The foundation chain (or base chain)Almost all crochet starts with a foundation (or base) chain. This is the equivalent of ‘casting on’ in knitting. The base chain is a series of chain stitches, which normally begin with a loop secured by a slipknot. Making a slip knotFollow instructions given for ‘Making a Slip Knot’. Chain stitch (ch)1. Wrap the yarn over the hook in an anticlockwise direction (or hold the yarn still and manoeuvre the hook) (Fig.83). 2.
Note: Unless otherwise specified, always wrap the yarn this way round. Slip stitch (sl st)1. 2. Double crochet (dc)1. 2. Half treble (htr)1. 2. 3. Treble (tr)1. 2. 3. 4. Double treble (dtr)1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Triple treble (ttr)1. 2. 3. 4. All content provided by TB Ramsden & Co.