crochet stitches crochet stitches

Crochet stitches

Post Clusters

Crochet StitchesChain multiple: 5 + 1

Stitch Guide

Cluster (CL): (YO, insert hook from front to back to front around post of next dc, YO and draw up a lp; YO and draw through first 2 lps on hook) 3 times; YO and draw through all 4 lps on hook: CL made. 

Instructions

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch; ch 3 (counts as a dc of following row throughout), turn.

Twisty

Crochet StitchesChain multiple: 4 + 2

Instructions

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch; ch 1, turn.

Row 2: Sc in first sc; *ch 3, sk next 3 sc, sc in next sc; rep from * across; ch 4, turn.

Row 3: *3 tr in first ch-3 sp; YO twice, insert hook in sp at right of 3rd tr from hook and draw up a lp, (YO and draw through 2 lps) 3 times, tr in next sc; rep from * across, ch 1, turn.

Checks

Crochet StitchesChain multiple: 4 + 2

Two colors: color A and color В

Stitch Guide

Front-post double crochet (FPdc): YO, insert hook from front to back to front around post (vertical bar) of specified st, YO and draw up a lp; (YO and draw through 2 lps on hook) twice: FPdc made.

Note: When working FPdc, be sure to draw it up high enough so that it does not pull on the rows below.

Posted

Crochet StitchesChain multiple: any even number

Stitch Guide

Front-post double crochet (FPdc): YO; insert hook from front to back to front around post of specified st and draw up a lp; (YO and draw through 2 lps) twice: FPdc made.

Instructions

Row 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each rem ch; ch 1, turn.

Row 2: Sc in each dc across; ch 3 (counts as first st of following row), turn. 

Interlocked

Crochet StitchesChain multiple: 4 + 3

Stitch Guide

Dc2tog (decrease): (YO, insert hook in next dc and draw up a lp, YO and draw through 2 lps on hook) twice; YO and draw through all 3 lps on hook: dc2tog made.

Instructions

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch; ch 1, turn.

Row 2: Sc in first sc; *ch 2, 4 dc in sc just made, sk next 3 sc, sc in next sc; rep from * across to last 4 sc, sk next 3 sc, sc in last sc; ch 2, turn.