The Basic Stitches (part 2)
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The foundation chain (or base chain)
Almost all crochet starts with a foundation (or base) chain. This is the equivalent of ‘casting on’ in knitting. The base chain is a series of chain stitches, which normally begin with a loop secured by a slipknot.
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Treble (tr)
1. Wrap the yarn over hook and insert hook into 4th chain from hook (Fig.95).
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treble 2
2. Wrap the yarn over the hook, draw through the chain only and wrap the yarn again (Fig.96).
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treble 3
3. Draw through the first 2 loops only and wrap the yarn again (Fig.97).
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treble 4
4. Draw through the last 2 loops on the hook - 1 tr made (Fig.98).
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Double Treble (dtr)
1. Wrap the yarn over the hook twice and insert hook into 5th chain from hook (Fig.99).
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double treble 2
2. Wrap the yarn over the hook, draw through the chain only and wrap the yarn again (Fig.100).
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double treble 3
3. Draw through the first 2 loops only and wrap the yarn again (Fig.101).
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double treble 4
4. Draw through the next 2 loops only and wrap the yarn again (Fig.102).
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double treble 5
5. Draw through the last 2 loops on hook - 1 dtr made (Fig.103).
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Triple treble (ttr)
1. Wrap the yarn over hook 3 times and insert the hook into 6th chain from hook (Fig.104).
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triple treble 2
2. Wrap the yarn over the hook, draw through the chain only and wrap the yarn again (Fig.105).
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triple treble 3
3. Draw through the first 2 loops only and wrap the yarn again (Fig.106),
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triple treble 4
then repeat this last step twice more (Fig.107).
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tripple trebel 5
4. Draw through the last 2 loops on hook - 1 ttr made (Fig.108).
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Longer Basic Stitches
Longer basic stitches - usually called Quadruple Treble (quad tr), Quintuple Treble (quin tr), Sextuple Treble (sext tr), etc - are made by wrapping the yarn 4, 5, 6, etc, times over the hook at the beginning and by wrapping and drawing through 2 loops more times to complete the stitch.
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