I remember when I was first learning to crochet, and I would come across a stitch that I either couldn’t recall how to do or had never done before. Back then (16 years ago), it wasn’t quite as easy to get online and pull up a quick, easy stitch guide. There were no iPhones, or iPads, or any handy websites to help a girl out. :-) Not like today! I hope that this stitch guide proves to be helpful for you when you’re stuck with that one stitch!
Single Crochet (sc): *Insert hook in stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through both loops on hook; repeat from *.
Single Crochet Decrease (sc2tog): Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
Single Crochet Double Decrease (sc3tog): [Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, pull loop through stitch] 3 times (4 loops on hook). Yarn over and draw yarn through all 4 loops on the hook.
Double crochet (dc): *Yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops, yarn over and draw through remaining 2 loops; repeat from *.
Double Crochet Decrease (dc2tog): [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] 2 times, yarn over, draw through all loops on hook.
Half Double Crochet (hdc): Yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through all loops on hook; repeat from *.
Half Double Crochet Decrease (hdc2tog): [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop] 2 times, yarn over and draw through all loops on hook.
Triple/Treble Crochet (tr): *Yarn over 2 times, insert hook in stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops, yarn over and draw through 2 loops, yarn over and draw through remaining 2 loops; repeat from *.
Cross 2 Double Crochet (cr 2 dc): skip next stitch, double crochet in next 2 stitches, working backward, make a double crochet in the skipped stitch. You are crossing over the two double crochet that you just created.
Extended Double Crochet (edc): Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch or chain, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 1 loop (1 chain made), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 2 times.
Extended Single Crochet (esc): Insert hook in next stitch or chain, yarn over and pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 1 loop (1 chain made), yarn over and pull through 2 loops.
Back Post Single Crochet (bpsc): insert hook from back to front to back around post of corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through two loops on hook.
Front Post Single Crochet (fpsc): insert hook from front to back to front around post of corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through two loops on hook.
Front Post Half Double Crochet (fphdc): Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around post of corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through all loops on hook.
Back Post Half Double Crochet (bphdc): Yarn over, insert hook from back to front to back around post of corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through all loops on hook.
Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc): Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around post of corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up loop [yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook] 2 times.
Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc): Yarn over, insert hook from back to front to back around post of corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up loop [yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook] 2 times.
Front Post Treble Crochet (fptr): Yarn over 2 times, insert hook from front to back to front around the post of the corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up loop [yarn over, draw through two loops on hook] 3 times.
Back Post Treble Crochet (bptr): Yarn over 2 times, insert hook from back to front to back around post of corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up loop [yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook] 3 times.
Reverse Single Crochet: Working from left to right, insert hook in next st to the right, yarn over, draw through st, complete as for sc.
Reverse Slip Stitch: Working left to right, insert hook in next stitch to the right, yarn over, pull loop through stitch, and loop on hook.
Puff Stitch
Wrap the yarn over the hook, insert the hook below the chain. Wrap the yarn over the hook and draw through. There will be 3 loops on the hook.
Wrap the yarn over the hook, insert the hook below the chain. Wrap the yarn over the hook and draw through. There will be 5 loops on the hook.
Wrap the yarn over the hook, insert the hook below the chain. Wrap the yarn over the hook and draw through. There will be 7 loops on the hook.
Wrap the yarn over the hook, insert the hook below the chain. Wrap the yarn over the hook and draw through. There will be 9 loops on the hook.
Wrap the yarn over the hook to secure puff stitches at the top.
Foundation Single Crochet: Start with a slip knot on hook, chain 2, insert hook in 2nd chain from hook, pull up a loop, yarn over, draw through 1 loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops, 1 sc with its own ch st at the bottom, *insert hook under 2 loops of the “ch” st of last st and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 1 loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops, repeat from * for the length of foundation.
Foundation Half Double Crochet: Ch 3, yarn over, insert hook in 3rd chain from hook, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 1 loop (1 chain made), yarn over and draw through all loops on hook—1 foundation half double crochet. *Yarn over, insert hook under the 2 loops of the “chain” stitch of the last stitch and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through 1 loop, yarn over and draw through all loops on hook; repeat from * for the length of foundation.
Foundation Double Crochet: Chain 3. Yarn over, insert hook in 3rd chain from hook, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 1 loop (1 chain made), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 2 times — foundation double crochet. Yarn over, insert hook under 2 loops of chain at bottom of stitch just made, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 1 loop (1 chain made), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 2 times. *Yarn over, insert hook under 2 loops of chain at bottom of stitch just made, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 1 loop (1 chain made), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 2 times. Repeat from * as needed.
This may not be every single crochet stitch ever invented or discovered, but it sure should help. :-) You can also find this chart/info in my “tips & techniques.”. If you like this, please share it!
Best,
Tammy
