Double Crochet & Variations

• Yarn over, insert your hook into the stitch

• Yarn over, pull your hook through the stitch (you have three loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over, pull through two loops (you have two loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over, pull through both loops to complete the double crochet (DC).

• Yarn over, insert your hook under the front loop only.

• Yarn over and pull your hook through the loop (you have three loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over and pull through two loops (you have two loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over and pull through both loops to complete the double (DC FLO).

• Yarn over, insert your hook under the back loop only.

• Yarn over and pull your hook through the loop (you have three loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over and pull through two loops (you have two loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over and pull through both loops to complete the double (DC BLO).

• Yarn over, insert your hook into the stitch.

• Yarn over, pull your hook through the stitch (you have three loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over, pull through two loops (you have two loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over, insert your hook into the next stitch.

• Yarn over, pull your hook through the stitch (you have four loops on your hook).

• Yarn over, pull through two loops (you have three loops on your hook.

• Yarn over, pull through all three loops to complete your half double crocht two stitches together (hdc2tog).

• Yarn over, insert your hook into the stitch.

• Yarn over, pull your hook through the stitch (you have three loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over, pull through two loops (you have two loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over, insert your hook into the next stitch.

• Yarn over, pull your hook through the stitch (you have four loops on your hook).

• Yarn over, pull through two loops (you have three loops on your hook.

• Yarn over, insert your hook into the next stitch.

• Yarn over, pull your hook through the stitch (you have five loops on your hook).

• Yarn over, pull through two loops (you have four loops on your hook.

• Yarn over, pull through all four loops to complete your half double crocht two stitches together (hdc3tog).

This is an increase, which creates an extra stitch in the row.

• Yarn over, insert your hook into the stitch

• Yarn over, pull your hook through the stitch (you have three loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over, pull through two loops (you have two loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over, pull through both loops to complete your first double (DC).

• Working in the same stitch yarn over, insert your hook into the same stitch.

• Yarn over, pull your hook through the stitch (you have three loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over, pull through two loops (you have two loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over, pull through both loops to complete the second double in the same stitch (DC).

• Yarn over, insert your hook around the post from front to back and back to front so the post is in front of your hook.

• Yarn over and pull your hook through the post (you have three loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over, pull through two loops (you have two loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over, pull through both loops to complete the front post double crochet (FPDC).

• Yarn over, insert your hook around the post from back to front and front to back so the post is in front of your hook.

• Yarn over and pull your hook through the post (you have three loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over, pull through two loops (you have two loops on your hook).  

• Yarn over, pull through both loops to complete the front post double crochet (BPDC).