Beginner Basics: How to Crochet the Double Crochet

The double crochet is like the stitch you’ll see the most used in patterns. It’s twice the height of the single crochet and used in sorts of projects from blankets to wearables. If you’ve mastered the half double crochet, the double crochet (reads as dc in patterns) is not much harder. Just an extra step.  If I’m …

Beginner Basics: How to Crochet the Half Double Crochet

Today, I’m going to teach you the half double crochet. It’s a beginner basic stitch, so no one panic yet. I learned the half double crochet (abbreviated to hdc in patterns) many years after I learned to crochet, but once I learned the half double stitch I found I really loved it. There’s something about the definition …

Beginner Basics: How to Crochet the Single Crochet

Today, I’m going to showing you how to crochet the single crochet. This is one of the shortest crochet stitches, so I’m starting with this stitch because you will see it used frequently. The single crochet stitch (sc is used to indicate this stitch in patterns) creates a tighter fabric than most other crochet stitches, and …