This page is for easy how-tos on all the basic stitches.
Single Crochet
1. Insert the hook into the second chain from the hook.
2. Yarn Over.
3. Pull through the stitch.
(You should have two loops on your hook.)
4. Yarn Over.
5. Pull through both loops.
Double Crochet
1., 2. Yarn over the hook (yo) and insert your hook between the 2 front loops and under the back bump loop of the fourth chain from the hook.
2. Yarn over the hook and gently pull the wrapped hook through the center of the chain stitch, carrying the wrapped yarn through the stitch.
Now you should have 3 loops on your hook.
3. Yarn over the hook and draw your yarn through the first 2 loops on your hook.
4. Yarn over the hook and draw your yarn through the last 2 loops on the hook.
One double crochet (dc) stitch is complete. You should have one loop remaining on your hook.
Triple Crochet
1. Yarn over the hook (yo) 2 times and insert your hook in the fifth chain from the hook.
2. Yarn over the hook and gently pull the wrapped hook through the center of the chain stitch, carrying the wrapped yarn through the stitch.
You should have 4 loops on your hook.
3. Yarn over the hook and draw your yarn through the first 2 loops on your hook.
4 .Yarn over the hook and draw your yarn through the next 2 loops on your hook.
5. Yarn over the hook and draw your yarn through the last 2 loops on your hook.
One triple crochet (tr) stitch is complete. You should have one loop remaining on your hook.
Half Double Crochet
1. Yarn over the hook (yo) and insert your hook in the third chain from the hook.
2. Yarn over the hook and gently pull the wrapped hook through the center of the chain stitch, carrying the wrapped yarn through the stitch.
You should have 3 loops on your hook.
3. Yarn over the hook and draw your yarn through all 3 loops on your hook.
Thermal Single Crochet
Chain any amount.
Row 1: (sc Setup row) Working in the back loop of the chain, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across; turn. The back loops are the horizontal bars of the V farthest away from you.
Row 2: Ch 1, *insert hook into blo of first st and into missed front loop of chain, yarn over, draw through 2 loops, continue as a regular sc into these loops; repeat from * for each st.
Row 3: Ch 1, *insert hook into blo of first st and into missed front loop two rows below, work a regular sc into these loops; repeat from * for each st. Repeat this row for the pattern.