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Learn to crochet Instructions
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Slip Stitch (sl st)
| This is the shortest crochet stitch and unlike other stitches is not used on its own to produce a fabric. It is used for joining, shaping and where necessary carrying the yarn to another part of the fabric for the next stage. |
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| Insert hook into work (second chain from hook), yarn over hook (yoh) and draw the yarn through both the work and loop on hook in one movement. |
To join a chain ring with a slip stitch (sl st), insert hook into first chain (ch), yarn over hook (yoh) and draw through both the work and the yarn on hook in one movement. |
Single Crochet (sc)
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1 Insert the hook into the work (2nd chain (ch) from hook on starting chain), *yarn over hook (yoh) and draw yarn through the work only.
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2 Yarn over hook (yoh) again and draw the yarn through both loops on the hook. |
3 1 single crochet (sc) made. Insert hook into next stitch: repeat (rep) from * in step 1.
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Half Double Crochet (hdc)
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1 Yarn over hook (yoh) and insert the hook into the work (3rd chain (ch) from hook on starting chain). |
2 *Yarn over hook (yoh) and draw through the work only. |
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3 Yarn over hook (yoh) again and draw through all three loops on the hook. |
4 1 hdc made. Yarn over hook (yoh), insert hook into next stitch (st); repeat (rep) from step 2. |
Double Crochet (dc)
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1 Yarn over hook (yoh) and insert the hook into the work (4th chain from hook on starting chain). |
2 *Yarn over hook (yoh) and draw through the work only. |
3 Yarn over hook (yoh) and draw through the first two loops only. |
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4 Yarn over hook (yoh) and draw through the last two loops on the hook. |
5 1 dc made. Yarn over hook (yoh), insert hook into next stitch (st), repeat (rep) from step 2. |
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