Double Crochet
Abbreviated
DC
When you’ll use it
Double crochet is a common stitch about twice the height as a single crochet and twice as tall as it is wide. This is a common stitch for hats, shawls, garments, and is often used in crochet lace stitch patterns.
How to do it
Yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch or space, yarn over, pull up a loop, (yarn over, pull through 2 loops) twice.
1. Yarn over.
2. Insert hook in indicated stitch or space.
3. Yarn over.
4. Pull up a loop.
5. Yarn over.
6. Pull through 2 loops.
7. Yarn over.
8. Pull through 2 loops.
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Continue Learning
Here are some of the most basic stitches you should learn. Most complicated stitch patterns are just a combination of these basics, so once you master these, you’ll be able to make nearly anything!
Note: These are the U.S. terms for these stitches. In the U.K. different names are used for some stitches.
