Basic Instructions Diagrams

Cast On

Cast on. Create a slip knot on yarn and place on left (holding) needle. Using right (working) needle place between slip knot and pass yarn around needle and form a loop pulling this loop though with working needle and place on holding needle. This will place 2 stitches now on left holding needle. Repeat using stitch just created to form next stitch.

Cast Off

Cast off. Knit two stitches Pick up the first stitch knitted and lift over second stitch knitted and off working needle between the needles.

Knit

Knit: K. Push the needle through the middle of the first stitch, pass the yarn around under the left and over to the right. Pull the loop though with the working needle. Slip the stitch off holding needle.

Purl

Purl: P. Holding yarn at the front push the needle through the first stitch. Pass the yarn around under the needle and back to form a loop. Pull the loop through, slipping the stitch off the holding needle and onto the working needle.

Chain

Chain: ch. To start make a slip knot on hook. Pass the yarn over and draw it through the slip knot loop, continue passing yarn over and drawing through hook.

sliP stitCh

slip stitch: sl s. Insert the hook in stitch pass the yarn over and draw loop through stitch.

dOuBlE CrOChEt

double crochet: dc. – known in US as single crochet or sc: single crochet. Insert the hook in stitch pass yarn over and pull a loop through, pass the yarn over the hook and draw through both loops on the hook.

trEBlE CrOChEt

treble crochet: tr. – known in US as double crochet

Pass yarn over hook, insert hook into top two loops of stitch. Pass yarn over hook and pull a loop through stitch, (3 loops on hook) pass the yarn over hook and draw through the first 2 loops on hook, pass yarn over hook and again draw it through remaining 2 loops.

half trEBlE CrOChEt

half treble crochet: htr. – known in US as half double crochet

Pass yarn over hook, insert hook into top two loops of stitch, the same as in treble crochet pass yarn over and pull a loop through stitch, creating 3 loop on hook, pass yarn over hook and draw through all loops on the hook.