crochetguideMake the stitch
Yarn over. Pass the hook from front to back beside the next stitch post, then back to front on its other side. The post rests across the hook.
US / UK US double crochet = UK trebleThis practice variation uses a multiple of 3 plus 2 counted stitches.
Before you start: Double crochet
Learn the post placement
- Yarn over. Pass the hook from front to back beside the next stitch post, then back to front on its other side. The post rests across the hook.
- Yarn over and pull up a loop around the post. Finish a normal double crochet with 2 successive pull-throughs of 2 loops.
- Leave that stitch’s top V unworked. Working into it as well would add a stitch.
Work a grid swatch
- Chain 13. Double crochet in the fourth chain and across. Count the skipped 3 chains as a double crochet: 11 stitches total.
- Row 2: chain 2 and turn without counting it. Double crochet in the first stitch. Repeat [front-post double crochet around the next post, double crochet in each of the next 2 stitches] 3 times. Double crochet in the final stitch.
- Row 3: chain 2 and turn without counting it. Double crochet in the first stitch. Repeat [double crochet in the next stitch, front-post double crochet around each of the next 2 posts] 3 times. Double crochet in the final stitch.
- Repeat Rows 2 and 3. Keep 11 counted stitches on every row. Count 1 edge + 3 repeats of 3 + 1 edge.
Check both sides
One face shows recessed blocks and the other shows more pronounced raised columns. The stitch arrangement reverses when you turn; use the row number instead of guessing which post to work next.
If the strip widens, look for stitches made in both a post and its top V. If it contracts, check for skipped posts and measure a washed swatch before using the fabric in a project.