How to Crochet: Double Crochet Stitches (dc)
| Double crochets are like the long version of single crochets! If you are just beginning to learn how to crochet and have not learned single crochets yet, I would suggest learning how to crochet single crochets first. After that double crochets will be a piece of cake!
In a nut shell, here what you have to do: Yo, insert hook into stitch, yo, draw through 1 lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook, yo, draw through final 2 lps on hook |
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If that doesn’t makes sense that’s okay! Here is a picture tutorial of what to do. This tutorial is for both right and left handed people. For left handed pictures, roll your mouse over the image and it will change for you.
First I’m going to start out with a small swatch. Just use a piece of work you want to practice your double crochets on. You can even start out with a chain as long as you desire. Note that when you make a new row of double crochets you must chain 3 before starting your double crochets. This ensures that the beginning of your row will be the same height as the rest of your row.
Step 1: Yarn over (wrap the yarn around your hook)
Step 2: Insert your hook into the stitch you want to make your double crochet in.
Step 3: Yarn over (wrap the yarn around your hook)
Step 4: Pull the strand of yarn through 1 loop on your hook. You should now have 3 loops on your hook.
Step 5: Yarn over (wrap the yarn around your hook)
Step 6: Pull the strand of yarn through 2 loops on your hook. You should now have 2 loops on your hook.
Step 7: Yarn over (wrap the yarn around your hook)
Step 8: Pull the strand of yarn through 2 loops on your hook. You should now have 1 loop on your hook.
Congrats! You just complete one double crochet stitch! To make more stitches repeat steps 1 – 8. The picture at the top of this page shows you what a few rows of double crochet look like.
If you need more help, just let me know by leaving a comment and I’ll be glad to help!
I am fairly new at crocheting. I am trying to crochet a baby blanket. It is a found on many balls of yarn and online as a free pattern. It is the Pound of Love Hooded Baby Afghan. I am afraid I many not understand the instructions correctly. I hope you can answer the following questions:
Instruction: Row 1: 2dc in 3rd ch from hook.
Question: Does this mean a dc in the 3 ch from hook? Afterall, I cannot find how to do “2″ dc’s in one stitch.
Instruction: skip 2 ch, 1 sc and 2 dc in next ch
Question: do I skip 2 chains “after” the dc and then sc followed by another dc? (2 dc is really confusing me. I don’t know why it would not be written 1 dc, unless there is some way to make 2 dc in one stitch)
Thank you so much for your help
Sincerely,
JoDene
Hey there JoDene!
For your first question, you are suppose to do 2 dc in the 3rd chain from your hook, not just 1. To do that you do 1 dc as you normally would into the chain. Then make another dc in that same chain, by making a dc as you normally would but insert your hook into the same chain as your first dc (not the next chain).
For the second question, you skip 2 chains first, then make your 1 single crochet and 2 double crochets.
If you’re still confused, let me know and I’ll try to explain it again
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I have been knitting for 4-5 years and am very new to crochet. I know how to do basic stitches but I am stumped! I am trying to skip 2 dc…I have been working in the round on an afghan. Is that enough info in order to *help!!!* ? lol
Thanks! Great site! Love your tutorials.
Carmen
Hey Carmen!
To skip 2 dc, it means that you should skip the next 2 double crochets in your previous round and make the next stitch in the stitch after the 2 double crochets. Also in order to skip 2 double crochets there has to be double crochets on the previous round. I hope that helps some, but if you have a question, feel free to ask!
YEAH!!!!! I couldn’t get to my teacher (my best friend is teaching me) today, but knew I wanted to start working on the double stitch. This actually makes sense and I think it is sticking in my head. YEAH!!!!
When you get to the end of a row, where do you make the last dc to end the row
prior to doing the new chain 3 to begin the new row?? I get all the concepts and
working in the round works great for me, so there is something missing in my attempts
at doing even rows… My rows are not coming out even. I end up with big holes at the
ends along with some other undesirable outcome when I try other places to get things even.
It is clear there is something not quite right!
Thanks!
Hey JJ!
For double crochet lots of people say that you’re suppose to chain 3, then skip the first dc, then work your way to the end of the row and make your last dc in the ch-3 of the previous row.
But if you would like to start in the first dc and end in the last dc, I would ch 2 in the beginning instead of chaining 3, that’s what works for me
That works way better EXCEPT for the end of the chain prior to the first turn.
So, the last double in the first row is not quite right. I think this is a problem
with the chain twisting and not getting the correct spot for the last double on
the chain?
For the last double crochet in the row, you make it in the top chain of the chain 3. Let me know if that helps any.
For all except the first row, your modified double works very well and looks nice.
The problem is only on the first row right on the last double before the chain 2/turn.
So, I am using the chain two and into the first double on the subsequent rows.
This is working much better for me with the exception above. Thoughts?
For the ch-2 version, the last dc will go into the last chain if you are talking about the first row working on the chain. Crochet into the last chain is the same thing as crocheting in any of the other chains and should look the same. Every row after that your last dc will be in the last dc of the previous row.
Hi there,
I am quite new to crochet but have mastered the basics i think !! however, i am working a round pattern which has been easy till now… now i need to do the following..
(dc on dc) 3 times, 2 dc closed together on next 2dc (dc on dc) twice
I know how to do a dc but how do i close 2dc together the previous row has 6 dc for me to work this on, a point in the right direction would be so helpfull
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Hey Tracie,
I think that the pattern is trying to tell you to do a double crochet decrease. Use the link to see the tutorial for it: How to Crochet: Double Crochet Decrease
At the beginning of a new row after the chain three the instructions say to do a double crochet in the same stitch. What stitch are they talking about?
Thanks in advance for your help.
The same stitch refers to the stitch that the chain 3 is sticking out of. It is the first stitch on that row.