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THE DOUBLE CROCHET
The Double Crochet
updated ©2004, Sandra Petit,
http://www.crochetcabana.com
Here is the video demonstration, followed by the text instructions.
On the foundation chain, insert hook into
the 4th chain from hook to work
the double crochet (dc).
arrow points to fourth chain from hook
I have already completed one row of dc
in the sample piece. Before beginning a second row Iyou have to chain up so all
the stitches on the row will be of equal height. Some people chain up 2, some
chain up 3. It depends on your tension.
Yarn over (yo). Remember to bring yarn
from back to front, over and around hook.
Because the chain up that you just did
will count as a stitch, when making the second stitch of a row after your first
row, you do not go into the stitch at the base of the chains, but rather into
the next stitch.
Now you are going to make your dc.
1) Yarn over, then insert hook into that second stitch. Here are two views of
it.
2) yarn over again , pull yarn through
that stitch. You have three loops on hook at this point.
3) Yarn over again, pull through two of the loops on hook
(2 loops remaining)
4) yarn over, pull through the remaining
two loops. Double crochet completed.
Below is a row completed to the second to last stitch. There is one more stitch needed on the row. The arrow points to where your next stitch will go, which is the top chain of your chain-3 from the previous row.
arrow points
to where you would insert hook to make last stitch of this row
Below you see the last completed double crochet (dc) of that row.
If you are uncertain if this is
the last stitch you need to make, you can always count the number of stitches of each row.
If you are making only double crochet rows, and you go into the 4th chain from hook, you
will have two double crochets less than the number in your foundation chain. For example,
if you have a foundation chain of 8, you will have 6 double crochets in each row.
one completed double crochet.
The part shown is called the "post" or "bar". It is the vertical part of the
stitch.
Remember that before
doing the next double crochet row, you should chain 3 so all your stitches will
be at the same height. This turning chain (tch) counts as the first dc for the
next row. This is why when you start the subsequent rows you go into the 2nd
stitch.
Here's how to increase
and decrease.
Increase in double crochet | Decrease in double crochet
There are many variations of this stitch. One is called extended double crochet. To make the extended double crochet - yo, insert hook into stitch, yo, pull through. At this point you've done everything the same. You have three loops on hook. Then your procedure changes. Yo, pull through ONE loop only. Then complete dc as normal, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through the remaining two loops. extended double crochet completed.
There are MANY, many more stitches, of course, but there are some other important things you need to know as well. For example, say you made several squares and put them together, then an experienced crocheter looks at your project and says, "Did you mean to put this one in wrong side up?" Blush, blush, total embarrassment. Now you're going to find out how to tell the right side from the wrong side so you don't make that mistake again. :-) Go on to The Rights and Wrongs
02/13/2012
