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Ahhh, the double crochet. Many a blanket, hat, car seat cover or ear warmer (among thousands of other crochet patterns) uses the double crochet stitch. Once you’ve mastered the chain stitch, the single crochet and the double crochet, you have the three basic stitches needed to create all sorts of yarn art.

How to Crochet the Double Crochet (Video Tutorial)

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To start a dc stitch, you’ll first wrap your yarn (yarn over) around the hook, and then insert the hook into the next stitch. Yarn over again, then pull that loop up through the stitch. You should now have three loops on your hook.

To complete the stitch, wrap your yarn again (yarn over) and pull through two of the stitches on the hook. Wrap your yarn one more time and pull through the last two loops on your hook. Voila!

Remember that the double crochet is the height of two stitches, just like the single crochet is the height of one stitch and the triple is the height of three. When starting a new double crochet row, you’ll want to chain two to get the height needed to start that new row.

If you begin your rows as I do with the chain-2 to start (every crocheter can vary slightly), remember that those two chains do not count as a stitch in the next row. They are simply giving you the height needed to start that row. without puckering or pulling.

Have a question? Don’t hesitate to ask! I’ve been doing more and more live videos on my Facebook page, and I am always here if you need help. 😀