Special Stitches in Crochet Techniques

Special Stitches

Long Double Crochet: Yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and draw up a long loop to the height of the current row of stitches (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops, yarn over again and draw through last 2 loops.

The quantity of sts is multiple 4.

Instructions for Rows

1st Row

dc in 3rd ch from hook (counts as 1st dc), dc in next ch, *ch 1, skip 1 ch, dc in next 3 ch. Repeat from * across row. Turn.

2nd Row

ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), dc in next 2 st, *ch 1, skip ch, dc in next 3 st. Repeat from * across row. Change color in the last stitch. Turn.

3rd Row

Ch 4 (this counts as 1st dc and ch-1 space). Skip next st, dc in next st, Long dc in the ch1-space 2 rows below, dc in next st, *ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st, Long dc in ch1-space 2 rows below, dc in next st. Repeat from * across row. Turn.

4th Row

Ch 4 (this counts as 1st dc and ch-1 space). Skip next st, dc in next 3 st, *ch 1, skip next ch, dc in next 3 st. Repeat from * across row until last 2 stitches. Then work a ch 1, skip ch and dc in last stitch, changing color in the last stitch. Turn.

5th Row

Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), Long dc in the ch1-space 2 rows below, dc in next st, *ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st, Long dc in the ch1-space 2 rows below, dc in next st. Repeat from * across row. Turn.

6th Row

Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), dc in next 2 st, *ch 1, skip next ch, dc in next 3 st. Repeat from * across. Change color in last stitch. Turn.

Repeat 3rd-6th rows.