Double Crochet
How do I make a double crochet? You came to the right place to find out! I have compiled and illustrated over some photos of my own work to show you exactly what to do. I have also provided commentary on each photo to explain to you exactly what I’m doing and why. I know for me, when I am learning something new, I like to learn the why because it helps me remember the method. If you prefer to crochet along with me, Check out the my video tutorial!
Watch the Video Tutorial here!
Scroll Below for the Written Instructions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Step 8 - First Double Crochet Complete
With that last loop remaining, I have now completed my first 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.
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.