crochetguideChain stitch
Make a slip knot and place the working loop on the hook.
Crochet stitches
Find the motion you need, check the loop count, then use it in a project.
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Foundation
Magic ring crochet
Make an adjustable loop, crochet into the loop and over its tail, then pull the tail to close the center. The starting chain does not count in this single-crochet exercise.
How to crochet front loop only
Insert under the strand of the top V closest to you. Leave the farther strand unworked, then finish the stitch normally.
How to crochet back loop only
Insert under the strand of the top V farther from you. Complete the stitch while leaving the near strand unworked.
Basic
Slip stitch
Insert the hook into the next stitch, under both strands of its top V, or into the space the pattern names.
Single crochet
Insert the hook into the next stitch, under both strands of its top V. On the first row, go into the next chain.
Half double crochet
Yarn over, then insert the hook into the next stitch, under both strands of its top V.
Double crochet
Yarn over and insert the hook into the next stitch, under both strands of its top V.
Treble crochet
Wrap the yarn over the hook twice, then insert the hook into the next stitch, under both strands of its top V.
Shaping
How to decrease in crochet
Pull up a loop in each of the next two stitches, then yarn over and draw through all three loops on the hook. Two stitches become one, so the row has one stitch fewer.
Double crochet decrease
Work two double crochets only as far as their last pull-through, leaving one loop of each on the hook, then yarn over and draw through all three loops. Two stitches of the old row share one top.
How to increase in crochet
Work two complete stitches into the same stitch. The old stitch is used twice, so the row or round gains one stitch.
Texture
How to crochet moss stitch
Alternate single crochet with a chain space. On later rows, place each single crochet in the previous row’s chain space, not in its stitch top.
How to crochet shell stitch
Work several double crochets into one place, then anchor the fan with single crochet. This version uses 5 double crochets per full shell.
How to crochet V stitch
Make [double crochet, chain 1, double crochet] in the same place. In the next row, work a new V into each V’s center space.
How to crochet a puff stitch
Draw up several long loops in one stitch, then close them together. This puff uses 3 yarn-over-and-pull-up pairs, leaving 7 loops before closing.
How to crochet a bobble stitch
Work 5 unfinished double crochets in one stitch, then close all 6 loops together. The raised bump is pushed to the side the pattern calls the right side.
How to crochet popcorn stitch
Make 5 complete double crochets in one stitch. Remove the hook from the last loop, insert through the first double crochet’s top and pull the last loop through it.
How to crochet a cluster stitch
For this 3-double-crochet cluster, make 3 unfinished double crochets in the same stitch, then close the 4 loops together.
How to crochet waffle stitch
Alternate ordinary double crochet with front-post double crochet. Raised posts outline the recessed squares; count the posts as stitches, not extra stitches.
How to crochet mesh stitch
Work a double crochet, chain 1 and skip 1 across the row; on the next rows put each double crochet on top of a double crochet below. The fabric is a light, open grid for market bags and summer tops.
How to crochet loop stitch
Wrap the yarn around your finger to make a loop, insert the hook and pull both strands behind the finger through, then finish like a single crochet. The loops stand out on the side away from you, so work loop rows on wrong-side rows.
How to crochet bullion stitch
Wrap the yarn around the hook 7 to 10 times, insert, pull up a loop, then draw a yarn over through every loop in one slow pull. The wraps coil around the stitch like a spring.
How to crochet a picot
A ch-3 picot is three chains closed into a small loop: chain 3, then slip stitch into the third chain from the hook. Spaced along the last row of a border, picots make a pretty, firm edge.
Herringbone half double crochet
Work a half double crochet, but pull the new loop straight through the yarn over as well as the stitch, then finish with a yarn over through both loops. The stitches lean and nest into a herringbone texture.
How to crochet griddle stitch
Alternate a single crochet and a double crochet across the row. On the next rows, work a double crochet into each single crochet and a single crochet into each double crochet. The fabric is firm, flat and textured.
How to crochet houndstooth stitch
Alternate a single crochet and a double crochet across the row, and change color every row. Each row puts a double crochet into every single crochet below and a single crochet into every double crochet, so the two colors lock into a small jagged check.
How to crochet primrose stitch
Chain a multiple of 3, plus 2. Work (sc, ch 2, sc) into every third chain, then a shell of 3 double crochets into each chain-2 space, then (sc, ch 2, sc) into the middle of each shell. Two rows repeat, giving rows of small flowers.
How to crochet front and back post stitches
Instead of the top of the stitch, work around its post: from the front for a front-post double crochet (FPdc), so the post stands forward, and from the back for a back-post double crochet (BPdc). Alternated, they make ribbing.
Elongated single crochet (esc)
An elongated (or extended) single crochet adds one extra pull-through: insert, pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through one loop, then yarn over and draw through both. It is taller and softer than single crochet.
How to crochet a chevron (ripple) in single crochet
Work three single crochets into one stitch for each peak and single crochet three together for each valley, with plain stitches between. In this version the row is a multiple of 10 plus 1, and every row repeats the same instructions.
Tunisian
Tunisian simple stitch (Tss)
Insert the hook under the front vertical bar from right to left, yarn over and pull up a loop; keep every loop on the hook and work them off on the return pass. Tunisian simple stitch makes a firm, woven-looking grid.
Tunisian knit stitch (Tks)
Insert the hook from front to back between the two vertical bars of the stitch, under the horizontal strands, yarn over and pull up a loop. Worked across every row, it makes Vs that look like knitted stockinette.