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  • A
  • Applied slip stitch crochet
    With crochet hook, right side facing, and holding yarn under fabric and hook on right side of work, insert hook through fabric, pull up a loop. Insert hook a short distance away, yarn over hook (Figure 1), and pull a new loop up and through loop on hook
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  • B
  • Back post double crochet (BPdc)
    Yarn over, insert hook from back to front to back around post of corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up loop [yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook] 2 times.
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  • Back post half double crochet (BPHdc)
    Yarn over, insert hook from back to front to back around post of corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
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  • Back post single crochet (Bpsc)
    Insert hook from back to front to back around post of corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over and draw through two loops on hook.
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  • Backstitch embroidery

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  • Backstitch seam
    Bring right sides of pieces together. Hold pieces in your hand with the 2 edges facing you and piece A closest to you. Work from right to left. Step 1 : Secure seaming yarn on wrong side of piece A at start of the seam. Pass needle through both pieces
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  • Base chain single crochet
    See Foundation Single Crochet
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  • Blanket stitch
    This stitch, worked from left to right, is great for edging a knitted garment or blanket. Bring threaded needle out from back to front at the center of a knitted stitch. *Insert needle at center of next stitch to the right and two rows up, and out at
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  • C
  • Chain (ch)
    Make a slipknot on hook, *yarn over and draw through loop of slipknot; repeat from * drawing yarn through last loop formed.
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  • Crochet chain embroidery
    Holding yarn under background, insert hook through center of background, pull up loop, *insert hook into background a short distance away, pull 2nd loop up through the first loop on hook; repeat from *.
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  • D
  • Double base crochet
    see Foundation Double-crochet
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  • Double crochet (dc)
    *Yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook; Figure 1), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (Figure 2), yarn over and draw through remaining 2 loops (Figure 3); repeat from *.
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  • Double crochet four together (dc4tog)
    [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 4 times, yarn over, draw through all loops on hook—3 stitches decreased.
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  • Double crochet three together (dc3tog)
    [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] 3 times (4 loops on hook), yarn over, draw through all loops on hook—2 stitches decreased.
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  • Double crochet two together (dc2tog)
    [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] 2 times, yarn over, draw through all loops on hook—1 stitch decreased.
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  • Double treble crochet (dtr)
    Yarn over three times and insert hook in 6th chain from hook. Draw a loop through chain—5 loops on hook; [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 4 times.
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  • E
  • Extended double crochet (edc)
    Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch or chain, yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 1 loop (1 chain made), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 2 times—1 edc completed.
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  • Extended single crochet (esc)
    Insert hook in next stitch or chain, yarn over and pull up loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 1 loop (1 chain made), yarn over and pull through 2 loops—1 esc completed.
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  • F
  • Foundation double crochet (Fdc)
    Chain 3. Yarn over, insert hook in 3rd chain from hook, yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 1 loop (1 chain made), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 2 times (Figure 1)— foundation double crochet. Yarn over
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  • Foundation half double crochet (FHdc)
    Ch 3, yarn over, insert hook in 3rd chain from hook, yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 1 loop (1 chain made), yarn over and draw through all loops on hook—1 foundation half double crochet. *Yarn over, insert
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  • Foundation single crochet (Fsc)
    Start with a slipknot on hook, chain 2 (Figure 1), insert hook in 2nd chain from hook, pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 1 loop (the “chain,” Figure 2), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (the single crochet), 1 sc with its own ch st
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  • Four-strand braid
    Step 1: Divide the four strands into left and right groups (Figure 1). Step 2: Bring the outside right strand under the two inside strands and then back over the right inside strand (Figure 2). The outside right strand becomes the inside right strand
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  • French knot
    Bring needle out of background from back to front, wrap yarn around needle 1 to 3 times and use thumb to hold in place while pulling needle through wraps into background a short distance from where it came out.
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  • Front post double crochet (FPdc)
    Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around post of corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up loop [yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook] 2 times.
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  • Front post half double crochet (FPhdc)
    Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around post of corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over and draw through all loops on hook.
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  • Front post treble crochet (FPtr)
    Yarn over 2 times, insert hook from front to back to front around the post of the corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up loop [yarn over, draw through two loops on hook] 3 times.
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  • H
  • Half double crochet (hdc)
    *Yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over (Figure 1) and draw through all loops on hook (Figure 2); repeat from *.
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  • Half double crochet three together (Hdc3tog)
    [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop] 3 times, yarn over and draw through all loops on hook—2 stitches decreased.
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  • Half double crochet two together (Hdc2tog)
    [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop] 2 times, yarn over and draw through all loops on hook— 1 stitch decreased.
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  • Herringbone stitch

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  • M
  • Mattress Stitch
    Wi th RS facing, use threaded needle to *bring the needle through the center of the first stitch or post on one piece, then through the center of the corresponding stitch or post of the other piece. Repeat from * to end of seam.
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  • O
  • Overhand Knot
    Use at least 2 strands to make this knot. Form a loop with the ends (Figure 1). Thread the tail behind and back through the loop. As you tighten the knot, use your finger or a crochet hook to slide it into position (Figure 2).
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  • P
  • Pom pom
    Cut two circles of cardboard, each 1⁄2” (1.3 cm) larger than desired finished pom-pom width. Cut a small circle out of the center and a small edge out of the side of each circle (Figure 1). Tie a strand of yarn between the circles, hold circles
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  • R
  • Raised (M1) increases (knitting)
    With left needle tip, lift strand between needles from front to back (Figure 1), knit lifted loop through the back (Figure 2).
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  • Reverse single crochet (rev sc)
    Working from left to right, insert crochet hook in an edge stitch and pull up loop, yarn over and draw this loop through the first one to join, *insert hook in next stitch to right (Figure 1), pull up a loop, yarn over (Figure 2), and draw through both
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  • Running Stitch
    Working small straight stitches, pass the threaded needle over one knitted stitch and under the next to form a dashed line. The stitches can be worked in equal or varying lengths, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
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  • S
  • Satin stitch
    This stitch is ideal for filling in open areas, such as the center of leaves or flowers. Work closely spaced straight stitches, in graduated lengths as desired, and entering and exiting in the center of or at the side of the crocheted stitches.
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  • Single crochet (sc)
    *Insert hook in stitch, yarn over and pull up loop (Figure 1), yarn over and draw through both loops on hook (Figure 2); repeat from *.
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  • Single crochet four together (sc4tog)
    [Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, pull loop through stitch] 4 times. Yarn over and draw yarn through all five loops on hook. Completed sc4tog—3 stitches decreased.
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  • Single crochet three together (sc3tog)
    [Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, pull loop through stitch] 3 times (4 loops on hook). Yarn over and draw yarn through all 4 loops on hook. Completed sc3tog—2 stitches decreased.
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  • Single crochet two together (sc2tog)
    Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop (2 loops on hook, Figure 1), insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook (Figure 2)—1 stitch decreased (Figure 3
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  • Single-crochet seam
    Place the pieces together with the wrong or right sides facing depending on whether you want your seam to be hidden on the wrong side or show on the right side of your work. Hold the pieces in your hand with the two edges facing you. Insert the hook through
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  • Slip stitch (sl st)
    *Insert hook in stitch, yarn over and draw loop through stitch and loop on hook; repeat from *.
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  • Slip-stitch seam
    Make a slipknot with seaming yarn and place on hook. With RS of pieces facing each other, *insert hook through both pieces of fabric under the stitch loops, wrap yarn around hook to form a loop (Figure 1), and pull loop back through both pieces of fabric
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  • Stem stitch embroidery
    Bring the needle through the fabric from the back. Take a stitch as shown, keeping the thread below the needle. Repeat. The needle always emerges on the left side of the previous stitch so that the stitches overlap slightly.
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  • Three-strand braid
    Step 1: Begin with 3 strands or 3 groups of strands. Tie an overhand knot at one end (Figure 1). Step 2: Lay right strand over middle strand. Right strand becomes new middle strand. Step 3: Lay left strand over new middle strand (Figure 2). Repeat Steps
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  • Treble crochet (tr)
    *Yarn over 2 times, insert hook in stitch, yarn over and pull up loop (4 loops on hook; Figure 1), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (Figure 2), yarn over and draw through 2 loops, yarn over and draw through remaining 2 loops (Figure 3); repeat from
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  • Triple Treble Crochet (ttr)
    Yarn over 4 times, insert hook in stitch, yarn over and pull up loop (6 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops 5 times.
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  • Tunisian Knit Stitch (tks)
    Tks forward pass (Fwp): Skip first vertical bars, with yarn in back, *insert hook between next vertical bars under horizontal strands (Figure 1), yarn over and pull up loop, leave loop on hook; repeat from * to end, ending with 1 loop on hook; return
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  • Tunisian Purl Stitch (tps)
    Tps Forward pass (FwP): *Insert hook from right to left behind front vertical bar, yarn over and pull up loop (see Figure), leave loop on hook; repeat from * to last vertical bar at edge, pick up front and back loops of last bar to create firm edge; return
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  • Tunisian Simple Stitch (tss)
    Tss forward pass (FwP): *Insert hook from right to left behind front vertical bar (Figure 1), yarn over and pull up loop (Figure 2), leave loop on hook; repeat from * to last vertical bar at edge, pick up front and back loops of last bar to create firm
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  • Tunisian Simple Stitch Two Together (Tss2tog)
    Insert hook under next 2 vertical bars, yarn over, pull up loop.
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  • W
  • Whipstitch embroidery
    With right side of work facing and working through edge stitch, *bring threaded needle out from back to front along edge of piece. Wrap around edge to back and repeat from *.
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  • Whipstitch seam
    Place pieces with right sides together. Hold pieces with the two edges facing you. Step 1: Secure seaming yarn on wrong side of one piece. Pass needle through pieces from back to front at start of seam. This creates a small stitch to begin seam. Step
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  • Woven seams
    Place pieces side by side on a flat surface, right sides facing you and the edges lined up row by row or stitch by stitch. Step 1 : Secure seaming yarn on wrong side of piece A at start of seam. Pass needle to right side at bottom of first stitch. Step
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