https://www.theproductivepeach.com/free-crochet-patterns daily 0.75 2026-07-11 https://www.theproductivepeach.com/free-crochet-patterns/toadstool-videogame-character-hat-crochet-pattern monthly 0.5 2026-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/3cb96af7-901e-46bc-ae91-7f5762cdabc9/Toad+Hat%27s+.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Toadstool Videogame Character Hat Crochet Pattern - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.theproductivepeach.com/free-crochet-patterns/cactus-hat monthly 0.5 2026-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/dae59b72-799b-4969-8790-9792873a367a/IMG_3552.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/7124524c-8bd5-4668-9886-efb6905cb775/IMG_3563.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/ff9fb964-ae83-4a34-a679-7e48d112fb28/cactus_hat-turn%2C_No_chain.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Row 2 - Turn (No Chain) This is what the beginning of the row will look like after you turn without chaining. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/cbc8693b-661e-4833-ae4f-253efe26c236/cactus_hat_-_BLO.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Row 2 - Back Loops You can see the Back Loops indicated here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/5c1a2b7f-fe01-4879-9dec-a74eda124085/cactus_hat-last_HDC.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Row 2 - Both Loops Versus Back Loop I have highlighted the difference between the Back Loop and Both Loops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/8fc38f10-b6b4-4a3f-9591-cf51983381a2/cactus_hat-before_putting_ends_together.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Row 4 - End This is what your hat will look like before you begin sewing your two ends together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/e1253274-19ba-489e-9357-904efff2dcd6/cactushat-stitch_Markers.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Finishing - Clipping the Edges Together This is where I placed my stitch markers to hold the two edges in place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/23bdc5a9-4d0d-42ba-9030-36021d886aed/cactus_hat-_vertical_weaving_Path.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Step 3 - Weaving Tails You want to weave your ends in vertically so they will not be visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/0e88f182-1d58-4c92-8b60-0f3d09e54377/cactus_hat-needle_Going_in.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Step 4 - Closing the Top I have indicated the stitches you will go through when you are sending your needle into the circle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/3091fb1f-b36a-4cfb-8b8d-a6dec6a5d825/cactus_hat-needle_going_out.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Step 4 - Closing the Top I have indicated the stitches you will go through when you are sending your needle out of the circle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/a646182a-0e00-4187-b2d0-6bf8f64d9384/cactus_hat-closed_hat.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Step 5 - Closing the Top This is what the top may look like when the tail is pulled as tight as it can be pulled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/27d82e24-38d2-4498-ae37-2c85b43245df/cactus_hat-pinching_top_closed.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Step 7 - Closing the top This what the top is going to look like when you pinch the two sides together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/651972c3-c8e8-40ad-8a1d-d181fd9a75f5/cactus_hat-pinching-top_%26_sewing_closed.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Step 7 - Closing the Top You will lace the yarn back and forth across the hole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/f166dd75-ec38-423e-9296-1540bb08dc17/cactus_hat-top_completely_closed.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Step 7 - Closing the Top This is what the top will look like from the inside once it is completely closed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/23763689-bb97-4656-913f-193d20f684fb/cactus_hat-yarn_around_Pom_Pom_Maker.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Step 1 - Wrapping the Yarn This is how you are going to hold the PomPom maker as you begin wrapping the yarn around it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/c6c799d3-16b0-40e6-8b67-6e25629ef614/cactus_hat_-_Closed_Pom_Pom_Maker.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Step 2 - Closing the PomPom Maker I have wrapped the yarn around the Pom Pom maker so it is flush with the edges of each side. This way the yarn on both sides touches, but the PomPom maker is still able to close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/ff49a7ef-87f0-4a81-9506-f712c52652ab/cactus_hat-_cutting_in_gap_of_Pom_Pom_Maker.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Step 5 - Cutting the yarn Here I am cutting the yarn all along the edge of the gap we are going to use to tie all the pieces together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/ba7feb89-dca8-4b58-b486-2c529d856864/cactus_hat-pom_Pom_Maker_Gap.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Step 6 - Tying the PomPom This is the Gap you are going slip your long piece of yarn into to pie the PomPom together https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/63aca59f-8738-4b2b-a23f-0b742e539fc9/cactus_hat-pom_Pom_before_trimming.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Step 7 - PomPom Before Trimming This is what your PomPom is going to look like once you remove it from the PomPom maker, and before you begin trimming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/262d142b-659e-4a87-a3dd-366809cd9278/cactus_hat_-_Pom_Pom_after_trimming.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Step 8 - Finished PomPom This is what your Pom Pom will look like once it’s complete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/58a59f2d-bf89-4c77-b0ed-63e599876dfc/Cactus_hat-where_to_tie_Pompom.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Steps 9 & 10 - Attaching the PomPom You can see where I pulled the two ends of the Pom Pom through to tie them together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/dd17a5c8-b22e-4b9f-930f-934a2f5bb908/Cactus_hat-spine_Yarn_pulling_through_hat.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Step 1 & 2 - Pulling the Yarn through Here is an example of where/how I am inserting my hook and pulling the yarn through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/947331ea-386a-49c3-8fae-3f6b1dd2540f/cactus_hat_-_spines_after_cutting.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Cactus Hat - Steps 3 & 4 -Tying and Cutting the Spines Here you can see that I have sporadically attached spines all around the hat, and cut them short. https://www.theproductivepeach.com/free-crochet-patterns/Blog Post Title One-3zaa9-zlxng-xbkmm-325c8 monthly 0.5 2026-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/d7b32671-218c-427c-af3e-0e3b48aab623/Finished_Infant%26Baby_Toddler_Sizes+Resize+V2.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Boobie Hat Pattern - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/1781042701773-VM1CXVHBI2273W9OYGPV/Curved_Versus_Straight_Seam%28With_Guide%29.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Boobie Hat Pattern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/1781042701739-2C6AFYDAKRY0EWGG28JK/Curved_Versus_Straight_Seam.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Boobie Hat Pattern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/55ed9556-fa02-40d6-a26b-fb7e7725d51b/Materials_Needed+Resize+V1.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Boobie Hat Pattern - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/10224640-246e-479e-94b3-3694d073d374/Where_to_SlSt_Reference%28With_Guide%29.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Boobie Hat Pattern - Step 2-Where to place the last HDC of the second round In this image, you can see where I have placed the final HDC of round two The space arrow A is pointing to is not a whole stitch, do NOT place a stitch here The space arrow B is pointing to is where you will place your last HDC on rounds that do not skip the first stitch when starting the round These are even rounds i.e. round 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/6bd6b48d-a6b4-484c-9dc6-130989becc44/Starting_On_First_ST_Finishing_Reference%28With_Guide%29.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Boobie Hat Pattern - Step 2-Where to place the finishing Sl St of the second round In this image, you can see where I have placed the finishing Sl St to close the round. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/2aa73f27-201b-407d-85e3-a4620c7c50f1/Skipping_First_Stitch_Beginning_Reference%28With_Guide%29.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Boobie Hat Pattern - Step 3-Where to place the first HDC of the third round In this image I am indicating where you are going to place your first two HDC's of round 3 The St arrow A is pointing to is where you are going to place your first two HDC's The St arrow B is pointing to is the first St in the round, this is the St you placed your Sl St of round two in, and this is the St you are going to Sk for the beginning of round 3 This is also the St you are going to place your final HDC of round thee into, which is why we are skipping if for now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/9aa3089f-c096-4db2-b7e3-31a5fa46117e/Skipping_First_ST_Finishing_Reference%28With_Guide%29.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Boobie Hat Pattern - Step 3-Where to place the last HDC of the third round In this image I am indicating where you do and do not want to place the last HDC of the round The St arrow A is pointing to is the first St you skipped at the beginning of the round The St arrow B is pointing to is not technically a St You are going to Sk St B and make your last HDC in St A This is the finishing method you will use on the rounds where you Sk the first St when starting he round These are odd rounds i.e. 3, 5, 7, 9, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/224882f7-6e81-4a66-8a2d-30c1060acd67/Finished_Boobie_Portion.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Boobie Hat Pattern - Step 16-Finishing This is what your finished beanie is going to look like https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/8a8d9647-aa8b-4021-8f85-38a425cb1c2b/Finished_Nipple_Portion.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Boobie Hat Pattern - Step 15-Finishing This is what the finished nipple is going to look like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/60f66d83-1fce-4168-a050-210a82435222/Nipple_On_Hat_With_Stitch_Markers.jpg Free Crochet Patterns - Boobie Hat Pattern - Step 1-Stitch Marker placement You want to be sure not to stretch the nipple over the hat. It should just sit right on top, and then you will sew it on wherever it sits center https://www.theproductivepeach.com/free-crochet-patterns/tag/Crochet monthly 0.5 https://www.theproductivepeach.com/free-crochet-patterns/tag/crochet+hat+pattern monthly 0.5 https://www.theproductivepeach.com/free-crochet-patterns/tag/Pattern monthly 0.5 https://www.theproductivepeach.com/free-crochet-patterns/tag/crochet+hat monthly 0.5 https://www.theproductivepeach.com/free-crochet-patterns/tag/boobie monthly 0.5 https://www.theproductivepeach.com/free-crochet-patterns/tag/crochet+pattern monthly 0.5 https://www.theproductivepeach.com/free-crochet-patterns/tag/Hat monthly 0.5 https://www.theproductivepeach.com/free-crochet-patterns/tag/breastfeeding monthly 0.5 https://www.theproductivepeach.com/free-crochet-patterns/tag/beanie monthly 0.5 https://www.theproductivepeach.com/free-crochet-patterns/tag/crochet+beanie monthly 0.5 https://www.theproductivepeach.com/free-crochet-patterns/tag/boob monthly 0.5 https://www.theproductivepeach.com/tutorials daily 0.75 2026-08-16 https://www.theproductivepeach.com/tutorials/single-crochet-tutorial monthly 0.5 2026-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/710f6ba3-e074-4313-a59f-847bf033749f/IMG_0166.jpeg Tutorials - Single Crochet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/ec605fad-04eb-4e7d-89ff-e4e75977be3e/IMG_0153.jpg Tutorials - Single Crochet - Step 1 - Inserting my Hook To start this swatch, I am going to chain 12 + 1. Once I have my foundation chain established, I will find the second stitch from my hook. The reason I chain + 1 is because this additional chain will act as the starting edge of the first row. I will show you where to place your stitch if you are working in a previous row and not the foundation chain farther below. Indicated in Step 5. A - This is the path I will take to place my hook into the second chain from the hook. B - This is the second chain from my hook. C - This is the first chain from my hook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/9acbaea6-1e14-40d6-b7bf-32d694ff11f6/IMG_0152.jpg Tutorials - Single Crochet - Step 2 - Exiting the Chain - Part A Once I insert my hook into the chain, I am going to wrap my yarn around my hook, and exit my hook through the chain stitch I initially entered into. A (First Green Arrow) - This is the path I will take to wrap my working around my hook. B - This is the chain stitch I initially inserted my hook into. Second Green Arrow - This is the path I will take to pull my hook and working yarn through the chain stitch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/b15f1d51-ebfa-4529-b2e9-3acd5766e022/IMG_0151.JPG Tutorials - Single Crochet - Step 2 - Exiting the Chain - Part B There are now two loops on my crochet hook. A - This is the first loop on my hook. This was previously the working yarn I wrapped around my hook and pulled through the Chain Stitch. B - This is the second loop on my hook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/568f9e06-754c-4eb7-8bd6-d6c62eb84336/IMG_0150.JPG Tutorials - Single Crochet - Step 3 - Pulling Through Both Loops I am now going to wrap my working yarn up and around my hook again. Then, once that yarn is wrapped around my hook, I will pull it through those two loops on my hook. A (First Green Arrow) - This is the path I will take to wrap my working around my hook. B - This is the first loop on my hook. C - This is the second loop on my hook. Second Green Arrow- This is the path I am taking to pull my working yarn through those two loops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/969a70ce-e5e8-45be-a516-e92d8670f3dd/IMG_0149.JPG Tutorials - Single Crochet - Step 4 - First Single Crochet Complete With that last loop remaining, I have now completed my first Single Crochet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/a59b2842-8a59-4836-a9a1-93d0a9fefa6d/IMG_0148.JPG Tutorials - Single Crochet - Step 5 - Single Crochet on a Single Crochet To start the second row, once I have placed a single crochet in the last chain stitch of my foundation, I will chain one and then turn my work so I can crochet back the other way across all of the single crochet’s I just made. A - This is the path I will take to place my hook into the top of the last Single Crochet of the previous row. The space I am pointing to is the top of the Single Crochet directly below. B - This is the space I am going to place my hook into to begin my half double crochet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/2e2336fe-c8ec-48c3-a21c-a79bcab0dafa/IMG_0147.JPG Tutorials - Single Crochet - Finished Here is the final swatch of my two rows of Single Crochets. DC - I have included my Double Crochet Swatch for reference, to display the size and stitch differences between the four. You can find the tutorial for the Double Crochet Swatch Here. HDC -I have included my Half Double Crochet Swatch for reference, to display the size and stitch differences between the four. You can find the tutorial for the Half Double Crochet Swatch Here. SC - This is the Swatch I have made for the Single Crochet Tutorial Front - The top row of the swatch, is what the front of your stitch will look like. Some crocheters refer to this as the “right” side. The red lines indicate the bundles of loops you go through in steps 5 and 7 Back - The bottom row of the swatch, is what the back of your stitch will look like. Some crocheters refer to this as the “wrong” side. Chain -This is the very bottom of the swatch, below the two double crochet rows. This is referred to as the foundation chain. Number 1 -This is the direction I went when crocheting the bottom row. Number 2 -This is the direction I went when crocheting the top row. Number 3 - This is the edge of the swatch. This edge consists of the two chains I made at the of the end of first row before turning my work and starting on my second row, as illustrated in step 4 - part A. https://www.theproductivepeach.com/tutorials/slip-stitch monthly 0.5 2026-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/ee9fded4-bcba-4d65-9a3b-e8e99809b1a2/banner.jpg Tutorials - Slip Stitch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/c95daa7f-08fb-48a0-aa25-8c89262e4ffc/pic1.jpg Tutorials - Slip Stitch - Step 1 - Inserting my Hook To start this swatch, I am going to chain 12 + 1. Once I have my foundation chain established, I will find the second stitch from my hook. The reason I chain + 1 is because this additional chain will act as the starting edge of the first row. I will show you where to place your stitch if you are working in a previous row and not the foundation chain farther below. Indicated in Step 4 - part A. A - This is the path I will take to place my hook into the second chain from the hook. B - This is the second chain from my hook. C - This is the first chain from my hook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/5f0b934c-2827-4bd4-bc40-3ffd2d1f5a01/pic2.jpg Tutorials - Slip Stitch - Step 2 - Exiting the Chain - Part A Once I insert my hook into the chain, I am going to wrap my yarn around my hook, and exit my hook through the chain stitch I initially entered into. A (First Green Arrow) - This is the path I will take to wrap my working around my hook. B - This is the chain stitch I initially inserted my hook into. Second Green Arrow - This is the path I will take to pull my hook and working yarn through the chain stitch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/ae10d883-bafb-4c1d-b378-4e466d90f88a/pic3.jpg Tutorials - Slip Stitch - Step 2 - Exiting the Chain - Part B There are now two loops on my crochet hook. A - This is the first loop on my hook. This was previously the working yarn I wrapped around my hook and pulled through the Chain Stitch. B - This is the second loop on my hook. Green Arrow - This is the path I will take to continue to pull loop A through loop B. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/22b63233-b7b3-48c2-83ed-ee9724113351/pic4.jpg Tutorials - Slip Stitch - Step 3 - Completing my First Slip Stitch Without wrapping my working yarn around my hook again, I am just going to continue to pull through the second loop. A - This is the first loop on my hook. This was previously the working yarn I wrapped around my hook and pulled through the Chain Stitch. B - This is the second loop on my hook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/a28acb96-945f-41ac-8409-6bf00c41d8be/pic5.jpg Tutorials - Slip Stitch - Step 4 - Slip Stitch on a Slip Stitch - Part A To start the second row, once I have placed a Slip Stitch in the last chain stitch of my foundation, I will chain one and then turn my work so I can crochet back the other way across all of the Slip Stitch’s I just made. A - This is the path I will take to place my hook into the top of the last Slip Stitch of the previous row. The space I am pointing to is the top of the half double crochet directly below. B - This is the space I am going to place my hook into to begin my half double crochet. C - This is the last loop on my hook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/aee18abd-bc27-4f34-b410-7aac6b567642/pic6.jpg Tutorials - Slip Stitch - Step 4 - Slip Stitch on a Slip Stitch - Part B This part can be tricky, so I am going to break it down a little more. When I look at my swatch, there seems to be two spaces I could place my hook into. Space between A and B Crocheting into this space will give me two strands under my hook and one strand over my hook. I will NOT place my hook here Space between B and C Crocheting into this space will give me one strand under my hook, and two strands over my hook. I WILL place my hook here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/aa315a39-fac1-40f7-bd4e-b7949773c137/pic7.jpg Tutorials - Slip Stitch - Step 4 - Slip Stitch on a Slip Stitch - Part C This is the birds eye view I have when I am placing my hook into the top of my previous rows Slip Stitch. Red Lines - There are strands A and B which I illustrated in step 4 - part B. Green Arrow - This is the path I will take to place my hook into the stitch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/3198ffb0-5030-43a3-a4cb-bd3e5ef71901/pic8.jpg Tutorials - Slip Stitch - Step 5 - Exiting the Stitch Similar to step 2, I am going to finish the Slip Stitch in one fell swoop, by wrapping my yarn around my hook once, and pulling that working yarn through the stitch I just went into, and the loop on my hook. A (First Green Arrow)- This is the path I will take to wrap my working yarn around my hook. B - These are the two strands I placed my hook into, to being the stitch. Individually labeled as A and B in Step 4 - Part B C - This is the loop that has been on my hook since the before starting the stitch. Second Green Arrow - This is the path I will take to pull my working yarn through the stitch and the loop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/dc789571-eff2-4a26-ba2c-784084818eba/pic9.JPG Tutorials - Slip Stitch - Finished! Here is the final swatch of my two rows of Half Double Crochets. DC - I have included my Double Crochet Swatch for reference, to display the size and stitch differences between the four. You can find the tutorial for the Double Crochet Swatch Here. HDC -I have included my Half Double Crochet Swatch for reference, to display the size and stitch differences between the four. You can find the tutorial for the Half Double Crochet Swatch Here. SC - I have included my Single Crochet Swatch for reference, to display the size and stitch differences between the four. The tutorial for this stitch will be posted soon and I will add the link here at that time. SLST - This is the Swatch I have made for the Slip Stitch Tutorial Front - The top row of the swatch, is what the front of your stitch will look like. Some crocheters refer to this as the “right” side. The red lines indicate the bundles of loops you go through in steps 5 and 7 Back - The bottom row of the swatch, is what the back of your stitch will look like. Some crocheters refer to this as the “wrong” side. Chain -This is the very bottom of the swatch, below the two double crochet rows. This is referred to as the foundation chain. Number 1 -This is the direction I went when crocheting the bottom row. Number 2 -This is the direction I went when crocheting the top row. Number 3 - This is the edge of the swatch. This edge consists of the two chains I made at the of the end of first row before turning my work and starting on my second row, as illustrated in step 4 - part A. https://www.theproductivepeach.com/tutorials/half-double-crochet-tutorial monthly 0.5 2026-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/6253573d-db8c-4077-af00-3d69b88e9a86/Half_Double_Crochet_-_Tutorial_cover.jpg Tutorials - Half Double Crochet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/1391c53c-ea4d-4e6f-9bab-00d2cc00df06/HDC_-_step_1.jpg Tutorials - Half Double Crochet - Step 1 - Wrapping my Yarn and Inserting my Hook To start this swatch, I am going to chain 12 + 2 . Once I have my foundation chain established, I will wrap my yarn around my hook, over the top, and find the third stitch from my hook. The reason I chain + 2 is because these two additional chains will act as the starting edge of the first row. I will show you where to place your stitch if you are working in a previous row and not the foundation chain farther below. Indicated in Step 6. A - This is the path I will take to place my hook into the third chain from the hook, after I wrap my working yarn around my hook. B - This is the third chain from my hook. C - This is my working yarn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/0f5957aa-6008-4b58-8851-42e83b71e623/HDC_-_Step_3.jpg Tutorials - Half Double Crochet - Step 2 - Wrapping my Yarn for the Second Time Keeping the yarn wrapped around my hook, I have inserted my hook into that third chain from the hook, which I found in Step 1. Now, I will wrap my yarn around the hook once again, this time on the other side of the chain stitch. A - This is my working yarn. I have indicating where I wrapped it before the chain Stitch and after the chain stitch. B - This is the chain I have just inserted my hook into. C - This is the third loop on my hook. This is also the original loop on my hook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/5ea2ae85-94a8-40e7-b1bc-a29f02bff756/HDC_-_Step_4.jpg Tutorials - Half Double Crochet - Step 3 - Exiting the Chain - Part A Now I am going to pull that yarn I just wrapped around my hook, and exit my hook through the chain stitch I initially entered into. A - This is the Chain I initially inserted my hook into. B - This is the path I am taking to pull my working yarn through the chain stitch C - This is my working yarn which I am pulling through the chain stitch. This is going to be the first loop on my hook once I completely pull it through the chain stitch D - This is going to be the second loop on my hook once I completely pull my working yarn through the chain stitch. E - This is going to be the third loop on my hook once I completely pull my working yarn through the chain stitch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/b2687227-c964-4a7d-b862-c0179548c25a/HDC_-_step_5.jpg Tutorials - Half Double Crochet - Step 2 - Exiting the Chain - Part B There are now three loops on my crochet hook. A - This is the first loop on my hook. This was previously the working yarn I wrapped around my hook and pulled through the Chain Stitch. B - This is the second loop on my hook. C - This is the third loop on my hook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/0bbb84b0-61dd-48c4-8b42-70b44fb26ba1/HDC_-_step_6.jpg Tutorials - Half Double Crochet - Step 3 - Wrapping my Yarn for the Third Time I am now going to wrap my yarn up and around my hook once again. A - This is the direction I will wrap my yarn around my hook B - This is the first loop on my hook. C - This is the second loop on my hook. D - This is the third loop on my hook. E - This is the path I will take to pull my working yarn through all three loops on my hook Indicated in step 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/bf8c390c-b691-4c74-a09e-f78111c1b51b/HDC_-_Step_8.jpg Tutorials - Half Double Crochet - Step 4 - Pulling Through all Three Loops With that yarn wrapped around my hook, I will now pull it through all three loops on my hook. A - This was the first loop on my hook. B - This was the second loop on my hook. C - This was my working yarn. D - This is the path I am taking to pull my working yarn through those three loops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/e4ebfedd-8672-4e46-87de-67f5bed4ae4b/HDC_-_Step_9.jpg Tutorials - Half Double Crochet - Step 5 - First Half Double Crochet Complete With that last loop remaining, I have now completed my first Half Double Crochet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/c0fa4d28-65a6-4afc-b37d-dd0e0c4c7adb/HDC_-_Step_10.jpg Tutorials - Half Double Crochet - Step 6 - Half Double Crochet on a Half Double Crochet To start the second row, once I have placed a half double crochet in the last chain stitch of my foundation, I will chain two and then turn my work so I can crochet back the other way across all of the half double crochet’s I just made. A - This is the path I will take to place my hook into the top of the last Half Double Crochet of the previous row. The space I am pointing to is the top of the Half Double Crochet directly below. B - This is the space I am going to place my hook into, after I wrap my yarn around my hook, to begin my Half Double Crochet. C - This is my working yarn which I am going to wrap around my hook before inserting it into the top of the last Half Double Crochet of the previous row. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/2aea8daa-6077-494d-a57e-9929656d9c79/HDC_-_Step_11.jpg Tutorials - Half Double Crochet - Finished! Here is the final swatch of my two rows of Half Double Crochets. DC - I have included my Double Crochet Swatch for reference, to display the size and stitch differences between the two. You can find the tutorial for the Double Crochet Swatch Here. HDC - This is the Swatch I have made for the Half Double Crochet tutorial. Front - The top row of the swatch, is what the front of your stitch will look like. Some crocheters refer to this as the “right” side. The red lines indicate the bundles of loops you go through in steps 5 and 7 Back - The bottom row of the swatch, is what the back of your stitch will look like. Some crocheters refer to this as the “wrong” side. Chain -This is the very bottom of the swatch, below the two double crochet rows. This is referred to as the foundation chain. Number 1 -This is the direction I went when crocheting the bottom row. Number 2 -This is the direction I went when crocheting the top row. Number 3 - This is the edge of the swatch. This edge consists of the two chains I made at the of the end of first row before turning my work and starting on my second row, as illustrated in step 9. https://www.theproductivepeach.com/tutorials/double-crochet monthly 0.5 2026-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/d34191f2-6933-4031-917d-ed005760f1df/Untitled_Artwork.jpg Tutorials - Double Crochet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/94c6bf48-e98a-4f86-a45a-382994d8a7f4/DC_-_Step_1.jpg Tutorials - Double Crochet - Step 1 - Wrapping my Yarn and Inserting my Hook To start this swatch, I am going to chain 12 + 2 . Once I have my foundation chain established, I will wrap my yarn around my hook, over the top, and find the third stitch from my hook. The reason I chain + 2 is because these two additional chains will act as the starting edge of the first row. I will show you where to place your stitch if you are working in a previous row and not the foundation chain Indicated in Step 9. Number 1 - This is the first stitch from my hook. Number 2 - This is the second stitch from my hook. Number 3 - This is the third stitch from my hook Green Arrow - Here you can see where I will place my hook after wrapping my yarn around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/bad0a4c7-a91c-402d-ab35-b5e860be31da/Dc_-_step_2.jpg Tutorials - Double Crochet - Step 2 - Wrapping my Yarn for the Second Time Keeping the yarn wrapped around my hook, I have inserted my hook into that third chain from the hook, which I found in Step 1. Now, I will wrap my yarn around the hook once again, this time on the other side of the chain stitch. Number 1 - This is my working yarn. Number 2 - This is the direction and placement of how/where I will wrap my yarn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/977611f9-69ee-4f04-8b43-b66fac7c2b3b/Dc_-_step_3.jpg Tutorials - Double Crochet - Step 3 - Exiting the stitch - Part A Once my hook is inserted into that third chain, I am going to wrap my yarn up and around my hook once again. Number 1 - This is the chain stitch I initially inserted my hook into to begin with. Number 2 - This is the path I am going to pull the yarn I just wrapped around my hook through while exiting the chain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/6b102ba0-c8da-4ae1-b664-93c1722fe1ca/Dc_-_step_4.jpg Tutorials - Double Crochet - Step 3 - Exiting the stitch - Part B Now I am going to pull that yarn I just wrapped around my hook, and exit my hook through the chain stitch I initially entered into. Green Arrow - This is what I see when I am pulling that wrapped yarn through the initial chain stitch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/e69bfef2-da73-4502-a8ab-c6f2e2ffc86e/Dc_-_step_5.jpg Tutorials - Double Crochet - Step 3 - Exiting the Stitch - Part C There are now three loops on my crochet hook. Number 1 - This is my working yarn. Number 2 - This is the direction I will wrap my working yarn around my hook. Indicated in step 4. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/9872582b-aeca-40d5-b9e6-c2a44fdfae38/Dc_-_step_6.jpg Tutorials - Double Crochet - Step 4 - Wrapping my Yarn for the Third Time I am now going to wrap my yarn up and around my hook once again. Number 1 - This is the first loop on my hook. Number 2 - This is the Second loop on my hook. Number 3 - This is my working yarn. Number 4 - This is the path I will take to pull my working yarn through the first two loops on my hook Indicated in step 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/31832ac6-ed5c-4cce-a24d-fd7fee483fb2/Dc_-_step_7.jpg Tutorials - Double Crochet - Step 5 - Pulling Through the First Two Loops - Part A Keeping that yarn wrapped around my hook, I am going to pull it through the first two loops on my hook. Number 1 - This is the first loop that was on on my hook. Number 2 - This is the second loop that was on my hook. Green Line - This is my working yarn which I am pulling through the first two loops that were on my hook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/6ba9908e-d530-4ade-8a6a-9e8f558ba6ab/Dc_-_step_8.jpg Tutorials - Double Crochet - Step 5 - Pulling Through the First Two Loops - Part B There are now two loops remaining on my hook. Number 1 - This is the first loop on my hook. This is also the working yarn I just pulled through the two loops before. Number 2 - This is the second loop on my hook. Previously, this was the third loop on my hook during Step 4. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/736e037e-b81b-4994-ba71-f917b900b3f1/Dc_-_step_9.jpg Tutorials - Double Crochet - Step 6 - Wrapping my Yarn for the Fourth Time I am going to wrap my yarn up and around my hook one last time. Number 1 - This is the first loop on my hook. Number 2 - This is the second loop on my hook. Number 3 - This the direction I will wrap my working yarn around my hook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/93a95fc1-4be0-4c98-948a-5d2073469ba8/Dc_-_step_10.jpg Tutorials - Double Crochet - Step 7 - Pulling Through the Last Two Loops - Part A With that yarn wrapped around my hook, I will now pull it through the remaining two loops on my hook. Number 1 - This is the first loop on my hook. Number 2 - This is the second loop on my hook. Number 3 - This is my working yarn. Number 4 - This is the path I am going to pull my working yarn through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/0b3bbd6f-912d-4fa7-b395-0b39808cda5a/Dc-step_11.jpg Tutorials - Double Crochet - Step 7 - Pulling Through the Remaining Two Loops - Part B Once I pull through those remaining two loops, I will only have one loop remaining on my hook. Number 1 - This is the first loop that was on my hook. Number 2 - This is the second loop that was on my hook Number 3 - The is the working yarn I am pulling through the first two loops that were on my hook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/12bd7e7a-5a98-4aa8-a7b6-084a843a3e90/Dc_-_step_12.jpg Tutorials - Double Crochet - Step 8 - First Double Crochet Complete With that last loop remaining, I have now completed my first double crochet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/7e829fd6-8a20-4698-8639-e00fa99ca886/Dc_-_step_13.jpg Tutorials - Double Crochet - Step 9 - Double Crochet on a Double Crochet To start the second row, once I have placed a double crochet in the last chain stitch of my foundation, I will chain two and then turn my work so I can crochet back the other way across all of the double crochet’s I just made. Red Circle - This is the space I am going to place my hook into, after I wrap my yarn around my hook, to begin my double crochet. Green Arrow - The space I am pointing to is the top of the double crochet directly below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/609d57a5-4495-4cf3-a9c6-eefa57e33e45/Dc_-_step_14.jpg Tutorials - Double Crochet - Finished! Here is the final swatch my two rows of double crochets. Front - The top row of the swatch, is what the front of your stitch will look like. Some crocheters refer to this as the “right” side. The red lines indicate the bundles of loops you go through in steps 5 and 7 Back - The bottom row of the swatch, is what the back of your stitch will look like. Some crocheters refer to this as the “wrong” side. Chain -This is the very bottom of the swatch, below the two double crochet rows. This is referred to as the foundation chain. Number 1 -This is the direction I went when crocheting the bottom row. Number 2 -This is the direction I went when crocheting the top row. Number 3 - This is the edge of the swatch. This edge consists of the two chains I made at the of the end of first row before turning my work and starting on my second row, as illustrated in step 9. https://www.theproductivepeach.com/tutorials/blog-post-title-three-y3peb-4lwnz-hdtjn-3h7xc monthly 0.5 2026-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/46b0ef33-796a-44fb-8eb8-9eaada3fc3d8/color_change_tutorial_cover+%282%29.jpg Tutorials - Seamless Color Change In the Round or Mid Row - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/dbccfdb6-85bc-4ead-b0d1-4447684d5fc6/Color+change+pic+1.jpg Tutorials - Seamless Color Change In the Round or Mid Row - Color 1- Where to Place the Last Slip Stitch before the Color Change In this image, I am displaying where I am going to place a Sl St to close the round I am working on. I have reached the end of my round for the current color I have been using. I am going to insert my hook into first St of my current round. I will not create a Sl St just yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/d281338b-842f-4f14-88c7-e7054a9b233a/Color+change+pic+2.jpg Tutorials - Seamless Color Change In the Round or Mid Row - Color 1 - Placing the Last Slip Stitch before the Color Change In this image, I am displaying the view I have from the top of the piece as I am placing my hook in the first St. Arrow A is pointing to the next St. In this particular pattern, I am placing a Sl St in the first HDC of the current round I am working, because I am starting the next row with a new color. If you were mid row starting a new color, you would send your hook through whatever stitch you would normally go into next. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/085446a4-d14a-4355-84b4-b4e552194c45/Color+change+pic+3.jpg Tutorials - Seamless Color Change In the Round or Mid Row - Color 2 - Grabbing your new color In this image, I am displaying what my hook looks like after I insert my hook into the next stitch and wrap my new color around my hook. Instead of using the same color as my last stitch, and the stitch I’ve inserted my hook into to finish my Sl St, I will switch to my new color. It’s important to note that I am not making a slip knot with my new color. I am simply wrapping my new color onto the hook and leaving a long tail. The reason I am just hooking the yarn and not using a Slip Knot, is so I can pull both color tails tight once I start weaving in the ends later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/e8b840b0-c47a-4485-a8ea-fc6f79e830ed/Color+change+pic+4.jpg Tutorials - Seamless Color Change In the Round or Mid Row - Color 2 - Pulling Your New Color Through Your Loops In this image, I am displaying the different parts of the Sl St. Arrow A is pointing to the first loop on my hook. This is the loop of my most previously made HDC. Arrow B is pointing to the St I have inserted my hook into This is the first St of my current round, but can represent whatever the next ST of my pattern is. Arrow C is pointing to the loop of my new color I am going to pull C through both B and A https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/d1be9173-83d5-4b37-a79f-5e1695545ff3/Color+change+pic+5.jpg Tutorials - Seamless Color Change In the Round or Mid Row - Color 2 - Pulling Your New Color Through Your Loops In this image, I am displaying what it looks like once I have pulled my new color through both the St and loop of my previous color, to create a Sl St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/fa1e91e2-ded7-4006-ac79-c2f00a828cc7/Color+change+pic+6.jpg Tutorials - Seamless Color Change In the Round or Mid Row - Color 2 - Beginning With Your New Color In this image, I am displaying how I am going to begin using my new color. Once I have that new color pulled through, I am going to start Crocheting with that new color just as I normally would. Arrow A is pointing to the strand of my new color which I will wrap around my hook to create my starting Ch. The tail of that new color is draped down next to the ending tail of my previous color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/78800ad6-0749-49b9-b7db-2f9207de0199/Color+change+pic+7.jpg Tutorials - Seamless Color Change In the Round or Mid Row - Color 2 - Creating My Starting Chain In this image, I am displaying what that color transition will look like upon starting. Arrow A is pointing to the tail of my new color At this point, I feel it is safe to cut a long tail of the previous color I was using. That will rest with the beginning tail of our new color, and I will weave those in at the end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/92f9f7f2-70c0-4f69-b2dd-6af8b5e7e70c/Color+change+pic+8.jpg Tutorials - Seamless Color Change In the Round or Mid Row - Color 2 - Proceeding With the Pattern Using the New Color In this image, I am displaying what the color change is looking like once I have completed a few more stitches. I am still holding the beginning tail tight and will continue to do so for a few more St’s to ensure the tension of the first row with my new color remains consistent. I will let that tail go after about 10 St’s with the new color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/14c1ba74-1207-4e27-bb37-7d97a20a8aca/Color+change+pic+9.jpg Tutorials - Seamless Color Change In the Round or Mid Row - Both Colors - Presentation After Multiple Rows In this image, I am displaying how the color change looks after I have crocheted several rows with my new color. As you can see, I go directly from one color to the next with no Visible transition. https://www.theproductivepeach.com/tutorials/blog-post-title-two-t5my5-k4xmd-4ded5-gfs3w monthly 0.5 2026-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/46656b22-b86b-40d5-97aa-81271a5273d3/second_straight_seam_tutorial_cover+%281%29.jpg Tutorials - Straight Seam - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/eef8488c-45c7-4d5f-8adb-8e97abb4fabf/Straight+seam+pic+1.jpg Tutorials - Straight Seam - Round 2 - Where to Start and Where to Finish In this image, I am displaying the end of my second round. I have already placed all of my HDC’s in the current round I am working on, and am now ready to close. This is an example of what the even rounds will look like before I bring the first and last St’s together to close the round Notice the gap between the first and last St’s of the round, this is normal, and will not be noticeable once I get farther into my work. By placing a Sl St in the first HDC of the round, I am essentially pulling my last HDC over to sit right next to that starting Ch of the round. Arrow A is pointing to the first St of the previous round. I have placed my first HDC of the round in this St. This is the same St I placed my Sl St in to connect the beginning and end of the previous round. Arrow B is pointing to the Sl St of the previous round. When I am working an even round, I am going to Sk over this and Sl St into the first HDC I created for my current round. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/b6761443-96d2-4cf9-9b85-9368760bc742/Straight+seam+pic+2.jpg Tutorials - Straight Seam - Round 3 - Where to Start and Where to Finish In this image, I am displaying the end of my third round. I have already placed all of my HDC’s in the current round I am working on, and am now ready to close. This is an example of what the odd rounds will look like before I bring the first and last St’s together to close the round Notice there is no gap like there was at the end of the even round. Instead, the beginning chain is stretching to the left. Contrary to the even round, by placing a Sl St in the first HDC of the round, I am instead pulling my starting Ch over to sit right next to that last HDC. Arrow A is pointing to the first St of the previous round. In contrast to the even round, I have sk’d the first St of the previous round, and have instead begun crocheting in the second St of the previous round Arrow B is pointing to the Sl St of the previous round. In contrast to the even round once again, instead of skipping over that Sl St connected the beginning and end of the previous round, I have placed my last HDC directly into that Sl St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/779725b2-48b6-4a14-a897-3f7658e80307/Straight+seam+pic+3.jpg Tutorials - Straight Seam - First Three Rounds Complete In this image, I am displaying my first 3 completed rounds. You can see the sort of zig-zag this method is starting to form. This “zig-zag”, for lack of a better word, is what is going to keep my seam straight. Without it, the start of each round will slowly start migrating and spiraling around the piece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a277ba5d1e0707f321c7508/b6e0a091-2b08-4214-82ca-a5373b0fffe3/Color+change+pic+9.jpg Tutorials - Straight Seam - Presentation After Multiple Rows In this image, I am displaying what the seam is going to look as I continue alternating my starting and finishing stitches between even and odd rows. There is still a slight curve, but this is because I am making a hat in these images, so the curve is simply the curve of the garment. 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This is an example of what the even rounds will look like before I bring the first and last St’s together to close the round. Notice the gap between the first and last St’s of the round, this is normal, and will not be noticeable once I get farther into my work. By placing a Slip Stitch in the first Half Double Crochet of the round, I am essentially pulling my last Half Double Crochet over to sit right next to that starting Chain of the round. A - This is the Slip Stitch that was used to close the previous round. In other words, this is the Slip Stitch that brought the beginning end of the previous round together. I will NEVER crochet here when using this particular method. B - This is where I have placed my last Half Double Crochet. 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