Back post / front post single crochet (US) / double crochet...
Back post / front post single crochet (US) / double crochet (UK)
Abbreviations:
US terms: FPSC (front post single crochet) & BPSC (back post single crochet)
UK terms: FPDC...
Double Treble (US) / Triple Treble (UK)
Double Treble / Triple Treble
US terms: Double Treble (dtr)
UK terms: Triple Treble (tr tr)
Usually marked by a T-shaped symbol with three crossbars on the stem.
How-to:
We yarn over the...
Treble (US) / Double Treble (UK)
Treble (US) / Double Treble (UK)
US terms: Treble or Triple Crochet (trc)
UK terms: Double Treble (dtr)
Usually marked by a T-shaped symbol with two crossbars on the stem.
How-to:
We yarn...
Single crochet (US), double crochet (UK)
Single Crochet / Double Crochet
US terms: Single Crochet (sc)
UK terms: Double Crochet (dc)
Usually marked by a plus-shaped symbol + or the letter x.
How-to:
We insert the hook in the...
Types of crochet techniques
Basic stitches
Crocheting in the round
Multicolored stitches
C2C
Tunisian crochet
Intarsia
Jacquard stitch
Amigurumi
Filet crochet
Bead crochet
Wire crochet
Fabric crochet
Surface crochet
Freeform crochet
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Turning chain
Turning chain
The turning chain takes the place of the first stitch in a row. We make it in order to secure the right height of the row which...
Fabric crochet
Fabric crochet
Related with rag rug crochet.
Fabric crochet is a technique using long strips of fabric instead of yarn or thread. Various accessories are made in this way, such...
What is crochet?
What is crochet?
Crochet is a technique for making knitwear based on drawing yarn, thread or strips of material through loops of yarn with the aid of a crochet...
Half double (US) / Half treble (UK)
Half Double Crochet / Half Treble Crochet
US terms: Half Double Crochet (hdc)
UK terms: Half Treble (htr)
Usually marked by a T-shaped symbol.
How-to:
We yarn over the thread, insert the hook...
Filet crochet
The filet crochet technique is a simple one based on double crochet stitches and chains. With the aid of these, we create open and solid blocks, the result...
Multiple stitches
Multiple stitches
This is usually marked by a T-shaped symbol with the number of crossbars on the stem corresponding to the number of times the thread is wound over.
A...
Back post / front post stitches
Back post / front post stitches
Universal abbreviation: FP & BP
This is marked by a basic stitch symbol with a hook at the bottom – the direction of the...
C2C (Corner-to-corner)
C2C (Corner-to-corner)
The corner-to-corner technique is based on double crochet stitches and chain stitches. Working diagonally (starting from the lower left corner and finishing at the top right corner...
Crochet hook
Crochet hook
The crochet hook is a tool for making crochet knitwear by hand. It’s long and narrows towards one end where there is a hook which draws the...
Crab stitch
Crab stitch
The crab stitch got its name from the direction in which we crochet it. We do this in the opposite way of basic crochet, that is not...
Multicolored stitches
Multicolored stitches
Every stitch can be made using many different colored yarns.
Some techniques for simple, uniform and recurring stitches are based on creating patterns from two or more colors:
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Widening (adding stitches)
Widening (adding stitches)
The term ‘widening’ may refer to two kinds of activities while crocheting, namely:
Shaping a crochet piece by increases and decreases in rows
Adding stitches while...
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