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Stitches & Techniques Guide Table of Contents Slip Knot 1 Chain (ch) 2 Slip Stitch (sl st) 2 Single Crochet (sc) 3 Half Double Crochet (hdc) 4 Double Crochet (dc) 5 Treble Crochet (trc) 6 Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc) 7 Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc) 8 Alternating between BPdc and FPcd 9 Foundation Single Crochet (fsc) 10-11 Extended Single Crochet (esc) 12 Reverse Single Crochet (rev sc) 13 Front and Back Loop 14 Increase Two (inc 2) 15 Increase Three (inc 3) 15 Invisible Decrease (inv dec 2) 16 Single Crochet Two Together (sc2tog) 16 Working in to the Back Bump of the Chain 17 Magic Ring 18 Working in Magic Ring 19 Closing Magic Ring 20 Hiding Magic Ring’s Tail 20 Creating a Circle Joining with Slip Stitch 21 Needle Join 22 Join with Single Crochet 23 Changing Colors 24 Close Piece 25-26 Join an Open-Ended Piece to a Closed Piece 27-28 Sew Two Flat Pieces Together 29 Blanket Stitch – Edging 30 Blanket Stitch – Sewing to Another Piece 31-32 Cleaning and Washing Amigurumi 33-34 Crochet Terminology – US and UK 35 BuddyRumi.com Stitches & Techniques Guide Stitches & Techniques The stitches are worked in the same way when working in rows or rounds. Slipknot Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Place yarn between the Place hook below the Rotate hook clockwise. index and the middle finger yarn from the left and and bring it up above the above. index finger. Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Continue to rotate until Yarn over. Pull the yarn through the you have created a loop on loop you created by the hook. rotating the hook. BuddyRumi.com 1 Stitches & Techniques Guide Chain (ch) Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Begin with a slipknot. Yarn over And pull yarn through the loop on the hook Step 4 Loop Slipknot Here we have a chain with 10 stitches. When counting the stitches on a chain don’t count the slipknot and the loop on the hook Slip Stitch (sl st) Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Insert hook into next Yarn over and pull up one Pull yarn through loop on stitch loop. hook. BuddyRumi.com 2 Stitches & Techniques Guide Single Crochet (sc) Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Insert hook in the next Yarn over Pull up one loop (2 loops stitch. on hook). Step 4 Step 5 Yarn over. Pull yarn through both When starting a new row loops on hook (1 loop on chain 1 and turn work. hook). BuddyRumi.com 3 Stitches & Techniques Guide Half Double Crochet (hdc) Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Yarn over. Insert hook in the next Yarn over and pull up one stitch loop (3 loops on hook). Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Yarn over. And pull yarn through the When starting a new row 3 loops on hook (1 loop chain 2 and turn work. on hook). BuddyRumi.com 4 Stitches & Techniques Guide Double Crochet (dc) Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Yarn over Insert hook in next stitch. Yarn over and pull up one loop (3 loops on hook). Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Yarn over. Pull yarn through 2 loops Yarn over. (2 loops on hook). Step 7 Step 8 Pull yarn through 2 loops When starting a new row (1 loop on hook). chain 3 and turn work. BuddyRumi.com 5 Stitches & Techniques Guide Treble Cochet (trc) Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Yarn over twice. Insert hook into next Yarn over and pull up one stitch. loop (4 stitches on hook). Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Yarn over. Pull yarn through two Yarn over. loops (3 loops on hook). Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Pull yarn through two Yarn over. Pull yarn through two loops (2 loops on hook). loops (1 loop on hook). Step 10 When starting a new row chain 4 and turn work. BuddyRumi.com 6 Stitches & Techniques Guide Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc) Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 3 2 1 3 2 1 Yarn over Insert hook between the Insert hook between posts number 1 and 2 posts number 2 and 3 from back to front. from front to back. Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Yarn over. Pull up one loop (3 loops Yarn over. on hook). Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Pull through two loops (2 Yarn over. Pull through two loops (1 loops on hook) loops on hook) Overall view of the effect BuddyRumi.com 7 Stitches & Techniques Guide Front Post Double Crochet (bpdc) Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 3 2 1 3 2 1 Yarn over Insert hook between the Insert hook between posts number 1 and 2 posts number 2 and 3 from front to back. from back to front. Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Yarn over. Pull up one loop (3 loops Yarn over. on hook). Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Pull through two loops (2 Yarn over. Pull through two loops (1 loops on hook) loops on hook) Overall view of the effect BuddyRumi.com 8 Stitches & Techniques Guide Alternating Between FPdc and BPdc Vertical Rib Pattern The first row is made of regular double crochet. On the second and following rows we alternate between FPdc and BPdc always matching the following stitch with the one on the previous row. BuddyRumi.com 9 Stitches & Techniques Guide Foundation Single Crochet (Fsc) Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 To make the 1st stitch Insert hook under top 2 Yarn over. chain 2. strands of 2nd chain from hook. Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Pull up a loop. Yarn over. Pull yarn through 1 loop. (2 loops on hook) Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Yarn over. Pull yarn through both For the remaining loops (1 loop on hook). stitches: insert hook First stitch in done. between the previous stitch. Step 9 – side view Step 10 Step 11 And under booth loops of Yarn over. Pull up a loop (2 loops on the chain portion of the hook). foundation. BuddyRumi.com 10 Stitches & Techniques Guide Step 12 Step 13 Step 14 Yarn over. Pull yarn through one Yarn over. loop. (2 loops on hook). Step 15 Step 16 Pull yarn through both Work as many as needed. loops (1 loop on hook). BuddyRumi.com 11 Stitches & Techniques Guide Extended Single Crochet (esc) Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Insert hook in the next Yarn over. Pull up a loop (2 loops on stitch. hook). Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Yarn over. Pull yarn through one Yarn over. loop (2 loops on hook). Step 7 Pull yarn through two loops (1 loop on hook). BuddyRumi.com 12 Stitches & Techniques Guide Reversed Single Crochet (rev sc) Also known as crab stitch, this stitch is worked from left to right. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Join with single crochet. Insert hook on the next Yarn over and pull up a (page 22) stitch to the right. loop. Step 4 Step 5 Overall view of the effect Yarn over. Pull through two loops. BuddyRumi.com 13 Stitches & Techniques Guide Front and Back Loop Round Piece Flat Piece Back loop Back loop Front Front loop loop The front loop is the one closest to you and the back loop is the one farthest from you. - Working in to the Back Loop Step 1 Overhead View Front View Insert the needle into the One row of single crochet Working in the back loop middle of the two top stitches worked in the only leaves a horizontal loops of the next stitch. back loop only. bar under the stitches. Complete the required stitch as normal. - Working in to the Front Loop Step 1 Step 1 - Front View Front View Insert the needle under Front view of step one. One row of single crochet the top loop closest to stitches worked in the you and complete the front loop only. Working required stitch as normal. in the front loop only leaves a horizontal bar under the stitches on the opposite side of the work. BuddyRumi.com 14 Stitches & Techniques Guide Increase Two Stitches (inc 2) The single crochet is used as an example. With other stitches this technique is worked using the same principle: two stitches in the same space. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Work the first single Insert hook in the same Yarn over and pull up a crochet as you normally space as the previous loop. would. single crochet. Step 4 Step 5 Complete the stitch as We now have two single you would a normal single crochets in the same crochet. space. Increase is complete. Increase Three Stitches (inc 3) This increase is used when we need to create a corner like with squares or cubes. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Work the first single Work a second single Work the third single crochet as you normally crochet in the same space crochet in the same space would. as the previous one (2 as the previous ones (3 stitches in the same stitches in the same space). space). BuddyRumi.com 15 Stitches & Techniques Guide Invisible Decrease (inv dec 2) Step 1 Step 2 Overhead view Insert hook into the front Repeat in the next stitch Overhead view of step 2. loop of the next stitch (3 loops on hook). from the front and under. Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Yarn over. Pull yarn through two Complete stitch. loops. Single Crochet Two Together (sc2tog) Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Insert hook into next Yarn over and pull up a Insert hook into next stitch.
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