As you learn how to crochet you’ll notice that there are a wide variety of stitches used in patterns. While I don’t expect you to learn (or remember) them all right away, I wanted to provided a list of the basic stitches you’ll likely encounter early on.
This will just be a list of stitches, their common abbreviations, and a simple explanation. If you are a visual learner I highly recommend searching these stitches on Youtube for great video tutorials!
Let’s get into the stitches!
The Chain Stitch - Abbreviation: ch
Step 1: Create a Slip Knot
Step 2: Insert your hook into the slip knot
Step 3: Yarn over and pull your yarn through the slip knot to create a new loop. This is your first chain.
Step 4: Repeat step 3 to continue making chain stitches. You will repeat until you have the amount of chain stitches your pattern calls for (e.g Ch 40)
The Single Crochet Stitch - Abbreviation: sc
Step 1: Insert your hook into the first stitch of your chain
Step 2: Yarn over and pull up a loop through the chain stitch. You will now have two loops on your hook.
Step 3: Yarn over and pull your yarn through both loops. You should now have only one loop on your hook.
The Half Double Crochet Stitch - Abbreviation: hdc
Step 1: Yarn over and insert your hook into your next stitch.
Step 2: Yarn over and pull up a loop. You will now have three loops on your hook.
Step 3: Yarn over and pull your yarn through all three loops. You should now have only one loop on your hook.
The Double Crochet Stitch - Abbreviation: dc
Step 1: Yarn over and insert your hook into your next stitch.
Step 2: Yarn over and pull up a loop. You will now have three loops on your hook.
Step 3: Yarn over and pull your yarn through only two loops. You should now have two loops on your hook.
Step 4: Yarn over and pull your yarn through the last two loops. You should now have only one loop on your hook.
The Treble Crochet Stitch - Abbreviation: tr
Step 1: Yarn over twice and insert your hook into your next stitch.
Step 2: Yarn over and pull up a loop. You will now have four loops on your hook.
Step 3: Yarn over and pull your yarn through only two loops. You should now have three loops on your hook.
Step 4: Yarn over and pull your yarn through only two loops. You should now have two loops on your hook.
Step 4: Yarn over and pull your yarn through the last two loops. You should now have one loops on your hook.
The Slip Stitch - Abbreviation: sl st
Step 1: Insert your hook into your next stitch.
Step 2: Yarn over and pull your loop through the stitch and the loop on your hook.
Here is a list of the stitches we learned and their abbreviations
ch: Chain
sc: Single Crochet
hdc: Half Double Crochet
dc: Double Crochet
tr: Treble Crochet
sl st: Slip Stitch
I hope this guide gives you an idea of the core crochet stitches you’ll use early on in your journey. If you create any projects with the help of this guide please tag or DM on Instagram @orangecatcrochets so I can see!