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Click to watch the Crochet Stitches video, which covers some but not all of the crochet stitches shown below. 

Note: You will also see supplemental videos for select kits. Only some kits have supplemental videos, not applicable for all Needle Creations Crochet kits.




 


 

Chain Stitch Diagram

YARN OVER: 
Wrap the yarn from back to front over the hook.  Draw the yarn through to form a new loop.  

CHAIN STITCH:
Make a slip knot on hook:  Yarn over (yo) and pull the yarn through the loop on the hook to form a new loop.  Be careful not to tighten loop.  Repeat this step to form the number of chains specified.

 


 

Magic Ring Diagram

MAGIC RING:
Yarn over, but don’t pull loop tight. Ch 1 in loop. Do not tighten loop. Repeat to form the number of chains specified. Pull yarn tail to draw the center of the ring tightly closed.



 


 

Slip Stitch Diagram

SLIP STITCH:
Yarn over, draw yarn through chain and the loop on your hook in one motion (slip stitch made).  To work a slip stitch in a row stitches (sc stitches shown), insert hook under the top 2 loops of the next stitch, yarn over, draw yarn through stitch and the loop on your hook in one motion (slip stitch made).

 


 

Single Crochet Diagram

SINGLE CROCHET:
Insert hook into the work (second chain from hook on starting chain) as shown. Yarn over hook and pull a loop through – 2 loops on hook. Yarn over hook again and draw through both loops on hook – single crochet made.

 


 

Increase Single Crochet Diagram

INCREASE SINGLE CROCHET:
Two sc in each stitch.




 


 

Decrease Single Crochet Diagram

DECREASE SINGLE CROCHET:
Also sc2tog. [Draw up a loop in next stitch] 2 times – 3 loops on hook – yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.


 


 

Single Crochet 3 Together Diagram

SINGLE CROCHET 3 TOGETHER:
Also sc3tog. [Draw up a loop in next stitch] 3 times – 4 loops on hook – yarn over and draw through all 4 loops on hook.

 


 

Half Double Crochet Diagram

HALF DOUBLE CROCHET:
Yarn over hook, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over hook and pull through, 3 loops on hook, yarn over hook and pull through all loops on hook – half double crochet made.

 


 

Increase Half Double Crochet Diagram

INCREASE HALF DOUBLE CROCHET:
Two hdc in one stitch.


 


 

Decrease Half Double Crochet Diagram

DECREASE HALF DOUBLE CROCHET:
Also hdc2tog. Yarn over and insert the hook into the suggested space, chain or stitch, yarn over over and draw a loop through – 3 loops on your hook. Yarn over, insert the hook into the next space, chain or stitch, yarn over and draw a loop through – 5 loops on you hook. Yarn over and draw through all 5 loops on hook – hdc dec made.

 


 

Double Crochet Decrease Diagrams

DOUBLE CROCHET:
Yarn over and insert the hook into the suggested space, chain or stitch. Yarn over and draw yarn through pulling up a loop. Yarn over and pull yarn through 2 loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull yarn through next 2 loops on hook – double crochet made.

DECREASE DOUBLE CROCHET:
Also dc2tog. Begin with a double crochet, stop before the last step - see dc diagram. With 2 loops on hook, yarn over and insert hook into the next stitch, yarn over and draw a loop through (4 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (3 loops on hook - for dc3tog, continue from here), yarn over and draw through all 3 loops - decrease made.

DOUBLE CROCHET 3 TOGETHER:
Also dc3tog. Begin with decrease double crochet, stop before the last step. With 3 loops on hook, yarn over and insert hook into the next stitch, yarn over and draw a loop through (5 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (4 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through all 4 loops - decrease made.

 


 

Treble Crochet Diagram

TREBLE CROCHET:
Also "triple crochet". Yarn over 2 times, insert the hook into the suggested space, chain or stitch. Yarn over and draw a loop through — 4 loops on your hook, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 3 times — treble crochet made.

 


 

Double Treble Crochet Diagram

DOUBLE TREBLE CROCHET:
Yarn over 3 times, insert the hook into the suggested space, chain or stitch. Yarn over and draw a loop through – 5 loops on your hook, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 4 times – double treble made.

 


 

Triple Treble Crochet Diagram

TRIPLE TREBLE CROCHET:
Yarn over 4 times, insert the hook into the suggested space, chain or stitch. Yarn over and draw a loop through – 6 loops on your hook, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 5 times – triple treble made.


 


 

Picot Stitch Diagram

PICOT STITCH:
Ch 3, insert hook in the 3rd ch from hook, yo and draw through the st and loop on hook (picot made).

 


 

Popcorn Stitch Diagram

POPCORN STITCH (WITH 4 DC):
Work 4 double crochet into one stitch. Remove the hook from the working loop. Locate the top of the first double crochet and insert the hook from front to back. Pick up the working loop on the hook and pull this loop through the first stitch. Work 1 chain stitch to close the popcorn.

 


 

Bobble Stitch Diagram

BOBBLE STITCH:
Yo, insert hook into next st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops, [yo, insert hook into same st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops] 2 times – 4 loops on hook; yo and pull through all loops on hook – Bobble made.

 


 

Front Post Double Crochet Diagram

FRONT POST DOUBLE CROCHET:
Yarn over, insert the hook from front to back to front around the post of the stitch. Yarn over and pull up a loop [then yarn over and pull through 2 loops] 2 times.

 


 

Front Post Double Crochet Diagram

FRONT POST DOUBLE CROCHET DECREASE:
Yarn over, [insert the hook from the front to back to front around the post of the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop] 2 times, yo and pull through all loops.

 


 

V Stitch Diagram

V Stitch:
(Dc, ch 2, dc) all in next ch (V-st made).