How to do Double Crochet for Beginners

Learn double crochet in 10 steps

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The double crochet stitch is a common crochet stitch used in many crochet patterns like blanket, scarves, and sweaters

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The double crochet – usually abbreviated as dc – stitch is one of the easiest stitches of all the crochet stitches to learn!

abbreviated as dc

The Double Crochet (DC) Stitch Tutorial

STEP 1: For your foundation chain (the base of your project), chain 12 (That is what I used for my sample)

The Double Crochet (DC) Stitch Tutorial

STEP 2: Yarn over hook with loose piece of yarn

STEP 3: Insert the crochet hook into the fourth chain from the hook (3 loops on hook)

The Double Crochet (DC) Stitch Tutorial

STEP 4: Yarn over the hook with the loose piece of yarn

STEP 5: Pull back through the chain (3 loops on hook)

The Double Crochet (DC) Stitch Tutorial

STEP 6: Yarn over and pull through two loops

STEP 7: You should have two loops now on the hook

STEP 8: Yarn over and pull the hook through the remaining two loops!!

The Double Crochet (DC) Stitch Tutorial

STEP 9: You have completed your first double crochet stitch of the row.

Step 10: For the next stitch, repeat steps 2-8 to make more double crochets, repeat those steps until you reach the end of the first row.

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