Crochet Lesson 3

Making a Half Double Crochet (hdc)

Make your chain, you always chain one more than the number of half double crochet stitches called for for your turning chain. Yarn over the hook (yo) and insert your hook in the third chain from the hook.Yarn over the hook and gently pull the wrapped hook through the center of the chain stitch, carrying the wrapped yarn through the stitch, yarn over the hook and draw your yarn through all 3 loops on your hook.

Making a Double Crochet (Dc)

Make your chain, you always chain one more than the number of half double crochet stitches called for for your turning chain. Yarn over the hook (yo) and insert your hook between the 2 front loops and under the back bump loop of the fourth chain from the hook. Yarn over the hook and gently pull the wrapped hook through the center of the chain stitch, carrying the wrapped yarn through the stitch. Yarn over the hook and draw your yarn through the first 2 loops on your hook, Yarn over the hook and draw your yarn through the last 2 loops on the hook.

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