How to Crochet: Slip Stitches (sl st)
By Rachel – 5 CommentsSlip stitches are the smallest stitches in crocheting. They are great for joining ends. In this example of how to crochet a slip stitch, we will assume that you already created a foundation and we will be using a slip stitch to join two ends to create a circle.
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.
Let’s start with a foundation chain like this. (How to Crochet a Chain)
Insert your hook into the first chain on the chain. You should now have 2 loops on your hook.
Yarn over (wrap the yarn over your hook).
Pull the strand of yarn through the 2 loops that are on your hook. You should now have only one loop on your hook.
Congrats! You just made a slip stitch! Slip stitches are used for more purposes than just to make circles. You can also slip stitch across rows if desired. The idea is to insert your hook into the stitch that you want to make your slip stitch in, then yarn over and pull your strand of yarn through all the loops on your hook.
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My instructions call for a tr in next slip st. Do I accomplish this by YO 2X before pulling thru slip st?
Hi Terri! You will yarn over 2 times before inserting your hook into the slip stitch. No matter where you make a tr, you always make it the same way. Here is the tr tutorial if you need it: How to Crochet: Treble Crochet Stitches (tr)
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Hello,
I was going through your website and I found your tutorials very helpful. but i am kind of stuck right now, I am making a flower that requires a bp sl st ( Back Post sl st )?
Could you help me out with this?
Thank you =)
RB, here’s a post that explain back post stitches: Front Post and Back Post Stitches
When you do your back post slip stitch, you’re going to make a regular slip stitch, but you will insert your hook as if you are working a back post stitch.