Comments on: How to Crochet: Linked Double Crochet (Ldc)

By: Rachel Choi

Rachel Choi — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:45:10 +0000

Hi Elle, you can try to make a slip stitch into the beginning chain, or even into the first ldc.

By: Elle Lesley

Elle Lesley — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:31:51 +0000

I am currently making slippers from a very simple pattern I wrote and wanted to use linked stitches to make a more dense fabric as dc leaves spaces between stitches and the fabric tends to stretch a bit more than I like. I have tried several ways to join linked dc in the round and have not yet found a successful way to do this. Anyone have suggestions?

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:32:49 +0000

Thanks for the tutorial!
How does one join these stitches if working in the round?

By: christie

christie — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:34:45 +0000

I am curious if there is a front and back to this stitch? I am left handed and making a hat and I’m not sure if i should be working on the outside or the inside of the brim, or if it doesn’t and will look the same on both sides.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:04:55 +0000

Although I hadn’t seen this stitch before, but it does look like a dc with a hdc added to it.

By: dj

dj — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:26:27 +0000

hhmm does look like a tight dc with a hdc look

By: Jean

Jean — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:05:46 +0000

I have used the Foundation Double Crochet (fdc) and Foundation Single Crochet (fsc) both instructions available on this website with great satisfaction on the results of my projects!
It is working your foundation (chain?) at the same time you do your first row of either single crochet or double crochet ……so I think it qualifies as a chainless foundation dc or chainless foundation sc. It makes your first row not as tight and allows for a more even finished project especially if it is suposed to be square, or oblong. It also makes for a nice stretchabiliy or (give) to your first row. I would recommend these stitches to eveyone!

By: Candace

Candace — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:17:33 +0000

I’ve edited the post for more clarity. If you are still getting clusters or any stitch other than a DC, please let me know what you are doing specifically, so we can get to the root of the problem.

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:54:24 +0000

I tried this out and based strictly on what is written in the above instructions it is just a DC and HDC clustered together.
does anyone else agree? If not please let me know what your findings are.

By: Candace

Candace — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:13:27 +0000

You can start the row with a regular dc.