This tutorial will use US terminology.
Hello craft people!! Welcome back! Today we will be talking about a stitch that I have never actually used before. I know that sounds crazy here I am going to teach you a stitch that I personally have never used before. The thing is with the basic stitches its a lot of the same so even though I have never used this stitch I know how to do it.
This is the tallest stitch we will currently be learning about. This stitch is tall but you already know everything you need to know to make it. At this point you have probably picked up on the pattern of the chains needed to make the stitches and the processes of making the stitches themselves. This is the same as working a dc or a tr, meaning you will be going through two loops for most of the stitch.
For this stitch your will YO three times. You will make 5 chains for your turning chains.
For this sample I will be chaining 15. Just like with our other stitches this will make us have 10 stitches when we finish this sample. If this is the first blog you are reading about crochet that probably makes no since so I will explain. The 5 "extra" chains are not actually extra. Using those chains will be how you get the height you need for this stitch. Having said that it also just depends on the shape you are going for.
You have made your chain. Now you will YO three times. You will have four loops on your hook before you ever insert your hook into a stitch.
Insert your hook into the sixth chain. Remember when counting stitches you do not count the loop on your hook as a stitch. You also have two ways you can insert your hook. You can work in the back bump, like I will be doing, or you can work through one loop of the v.
YO and pull through the first loop. You will have five loops on your hook.
YO and pull through the next two loops. You will have four loops on your hook.
YO and pull through the next two loops. You will have three loops on your hook.
YO and pull through the next two loops. You will have two loops on your hook.
YO and pull through the last two loops. You will have one loop left on your hook.
You have just made a double treble crochet. Did you know the steps before I told you what do do? I told you it would be a lot of what you have already learned. Congratulations!
I will walk you through the steps in making a dtr one more time.
YO three times. Insert hook into your stitch.
YO and pull through the first loop. You will have five loops on your hook.
YO and pull through the next two loops. You will have four loops on your hook.
YO and pull through the next two loops. You will have three loops on your hook.
YO and pull through the next two loops. You will have two loops on your hook.
YO and pull through the last two loops.
Now we will talk to about adding rows. By now I should sound like a broken record when I say its wonderful to learn a new stitch but if you cant add rows you will just have a long string.
You have just made a dtr in your last chain. What should you do now? Well you should have some idea from my past posts. You will make your turning chain then follow the steps from above to make you dtr.
Ch 5, turn keeping your yarn at the back of your project, YO three times and work into the very first st.
YO and pull through the first loop. You will have five loops on your hook.
YO and pull through the next two loops. You will have four loops on your hook.
YO and pull through the next two loops. You will have three loops on your hook.
YO and pull through the next two loops. You will have two loops on your hook.
YO and pull through the last two loops.
You have now made the first dtr on your second row! Just keep going! Keep making dtr across your rows and chain 5 to start your next row. Make as many rows as you need.
Now that you have made all the rows that you need to make your project you can tie off. To end your crochet, also known as tying off, you will work until you have made the last stitch in your row and chain 1. To tie off you will always make a chain of 1 it doesn't matter what stitch you are doing or if you are working in the round and not in rows. After you have made your chain 1 cut your yarn leaving about a five inch tail. Pull the yarn through the chain you made. Pull the yarn tight to make a knot. This knot is what will help keep your crochet from coming apart.
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