Quick Reference to Common Crochet Stitches

Crochet is a wonderful handicraft in which yarn is made into a textured fabric by means of a hooked needle. There are several stitches used in crochet and when crocheting from a pattern, a stitch you are not familiar with or haven’t used in a while might pop up and so I’ve prepared a quick reference to the most common stitches and their corresponding abbreviation.

My goods are crafted using a variety of these popular stitches.

Chain Stitch (ch)

Make a slip knot, bring yarn over hook from back to front, grab with hook and draw hooked yarn through slip knot.

Single Crochet (sc)

Insert hook through stitch, yarn over, draw yarn through stitch, yarn over again and draw through two loops on hook.

Double Crochet (dc)

Yarn over, insert through stitch, yarn over and draw back through stitch, yarn over draw through two, yarn over draw through remaining two stitches.

Half Double Crochet (hdc)

Yarn over, insert through stitch, yarn over draw back through stitch, yarn over draw through all three stitches on hook.

Treble Crochet (tr)

Yarn over twice, insert hook through loop, yarn over draw back through stitch, yarn over draw through two, yarn over draw through two, yarn over draw through remaining two stitches.