Wait, how do you end it if not with a slip stitch? Started using the new stitch last night. OMGoodness! I’m having a hard time finding out what an air crochet stitch is and how to make it. You have the best teaching site in the whole world. Basics of the Artfully Simple Infinity Scarf, https://www.mooglyblog.com/crochet-video-tutorial-seamless-finishing-when-working-in-the-round/, https://www.mooglyblog.com/standing-half-double-crochet/, https://www.mooglyblog.com/standing-single-crochet/, http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&index=aps&keywords=sugar%27n%20cream%20yarn&linkCode=ur2&tag=moogly-21, https://www.mooglyblog.com/chainless-starting-double-crochet/, https://www.mooglyblog.com/mini-magic-mandala-square-tutorial/. but I cannot find the link to the video or the tutorial, would you be so kind to send me the right link? Have you done a HDC one? BPdc = back post double crochet. I just wondered because I usually disregard ch3 (that’s how we learn in Japan where I grew up), but this standing stitch looks considerably thicker than CH3 that it’s hard to ignore it. I wish I’d learned it years ago myself! It starts as a tr (two wraps) but you only pull through two twice – but you can definitely replace anything taller than a sc using this basic idea! . Bye Thanks so much for sharing. Thank you so much for this. Someone recently “invented” that stitch? To substitute yarns, it’s best to stick with yarn is the same weight whenever possible. I don’t know who did, I didn’t invent it myself, and many crocheters have told me they learned it from their grandmothers. Step 3: Insert the hook into the desired stitch. I also didn’t like to re tuck my ends, now I can do it as I go and I know every thing I do will look better. Hi Nancy! this is so great! If you have any ideas on how to do that, I would appreciate the help. Front post increases are made by making one stitch into the top of a stitch and one stitch around the post of the same stitch. « Hookin On Hump Day #41 – Link Party for the Fiber Arts! Thanks Tamara, I should have known. I googled to learn what the instructions were talking about. You might just never look back! And where did you learn it? You still need the slst to join at the end. Thank you so much, and good luck with the world domination! I used worsted weight yarn and a size H hook. The loose end at the top of this row can either be woven in with a needle, or crocheted over in the next row. Let me teach you how. i love lots of colors but hate joining. It's not a stitch that you'll usually find specified in a pattern, and as such it has no standard abbreviation. this is really great! Hat is worked from top down in a continuous spiral. Hi Jenny! Thanks! I’ve always hated how the chain 3 join looked – this is just perfect! I’m just starting a Zookeepers blanket and this will be really helpful. Keep up the great work!! I really appreciate this! I have been teaching myself to crochet since I retired in January 2014. sk- skip. Thank you for the tutorial, you made it very clear and understandable. Again thank you! Thanks for sharing…I will never go back to the standard way of joining. And then I crochet in all ends in every row or rnd and I don’t have to weave them in:-). Thank you again. So what do you think? That is really awesome, and I can’t wait to try it. Cora, absolutely! That’s very lovely and neat! Counting the double crochet stitches in each round can be tedious, I know, but there’s really no better way to check your work. but I’d dearly love to be able to apply it to times when I’m not changing yarn as well as when I am! I am so grateful for skilled people who are willing to share their techniques and skills. . What a wonderful memory, thank you for sharing it! The whole thing is done in dc and slip st. Finally, I have .mastered this and the chainless double crochet thanks to your videos!! To make a front post treble crochet, yarn over two times, just as you would for a standard treble crochet. You make it a pleasure to try new stitches. . Please take time to create a gauge sample before beginning work. I am self taught on most. HDC- half double crochet. Thank you so much! Round 3. The Linked Double Crochet Stitch, abbreviated LDC, is a great stitch to have in your roster. Air stitch is another name for standing stitches – you’re on the right page! I’m glad you have it too! Hi Ruth! thank u! sl st- slip stitch. Basically, crochet cables are made with post stitches. , Your email address will not be published. thank you so much!! Foodie Pro & The Genesis Framework. , Ok who makes it? Thanks again!! A question; do you count this “standing stitch” as ONE DC stitch? In my opinion, it’s easier to disseminate information if we can label techniques, and crocheters haven’t done a very good job of that. I understand perfectly after watching you. Hi Anna! Do not join rounds unless specified. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Nicole Riley and Nicki's Homemade Crafts with appropriate and specific directions to the original content. this is such a much cleaner join—-thanks for showing. Did you see the tutorial for standing single crochet at Look What I Made? You could hold 2 strands of I Love This Yarn together to get the same approximate thickness as Bernat Blanket yarn. I don’t generally post links to tutorials, but this one seemed very useful. Such a simple stitch. Post stitch ribbing (typically double crochet stitches worked around the posts of previous stitches) isn’t as elastic as single crochet ribbing, but post stitch ribbing creates a more rounded style of ribbing that always maintains its ribbed appearance. Then the front post double crochet is the next crochet stitch you need to learn and add to your “crochet toolbox”. x. x, Sugar & Cream is made by Lily. Where has this idea been all my life?? Step 8: You can let go of the tail, and continue to make stitches according to the pattern. Nice!! x, I don’t know if they are available in England in stores or not – they’re “kitchen cotton.” I did find them on Amazon UK though: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&index=aps&keywords=sugar%27n%20cream%20yarn&linkCode=ur2&tag=moogly-21, Ok thank you. Lucky you! Step 1: Hold the yarn end with the last two fingers of your hook-holding hand. . Work stitch around the back of the post. Wow, hi Edie! DC- double crochet. Chain 2. Step 2: Holding the hook in your first two fingers and thumb, wrap the yarn around the hook twice. 12 Chain 2 Spaces. i can’t decide which is more magnificent . This easy to crochet beanie is a free crochet pattern and it is available in multiples sizes from baby to adult. Also, would you be able to show us, if possible in photos/a video, how to close the circle if we are to keep crocheting with the same yarn in the next row? That is going to be so handy for the striped hat I’m crocheting! Was it your invention? until this year when I started SOPHIES UNIVERSE. sc- single crochet. I’m so glad you like it Cindy! When we first learn to work the double crochet stitch in rows, we learn one of the two following methods: Chain 2 (does not count as a stitch), work the first dc in the first st.; Chain 3 (counts as first dc), work the first dc in the next st.; While these methods are great when we’re first learning, eventually we begin to notice that both of them cause gaps in our work. What it is, is a technique – one that will allow you to start a new row on a crochet project without having to use the telltale “join with a slip stitch and chain 3” – and I can’t wait to share it with you! I sure that stitch, and others, have been invented thousands of times over. Gabriela, Hi Gabriela! Your email address will not be published. I never thought of joining the stitch this way. Start the round with a ch 3 that counts as a bpdc. Beth, to end a row I’d just break the yarn and finish off. I have crocheted for years and have never heard of STANDING DC. I am fairly new at crocheting. Awesome*ness I love it. I’m so happy I found your blog and have learned quite a bit already. Will it work for half double crochet or single crochet too? ; ). Join with sl st. Fasten off at round 18. Just to make sure we are clear, here are those instructions: Yarn over. Please help me. I love learning different ways to eliminate the starting chains in my crochet. Thanks, Tamara!! Thank you! Nothing is ever new under the sun. Once you finished the round of twisted cables, you can either repeat that round to make a tighter cable or crochet a round of straight front post stitches. Thank you! Video Tutorial: Standing Double Crochet – Right Handed, Photo Tutorial for the Standing Double Crochet. This is so amazing! Your video was so clear and easy to follow, I can’t wait to start my next project and put this knowledge to use . I have used double crochet stitches in the illustration and tutorial below. GREAT! That is awesome! Finding your awesomeness is just one more reason I love Pinterest. I love learning something new! This post is all about Double Crochet stitches (Part 1 of our crochet study). It’s not a stitch that you’ll usually find specified in a pattern, and as such it has no standard abbreviation. Yarn work has been around for millennia. If you used this technique on the previous row, crochet over the tail that was left at the top from that row. Use post stitch ribbing to create a border across the bottom edge of a sweater with these […] It makes a beautiful pattern. I have been using it for a few months now and I love it! I make a lot of hats so I’ll be sure to use this one. . This means that you ch 2 with your back color (color B in this case), and then you do the third chain with the new color (color A). I’ve been trying to figure it out but can’t seem to do it without having to use a brand new piece of yarn. Um, gosh, I picked it up years and years ago, possibly through a link on Ravelry? The title says there’s no need for a slst, but there is. Love this! Thank you for the great tutorials. Hola! U, Tamara, U ♥♥. . I wish I would have known about this method 45 yrs ago when I started crocheting!! For now, I’ll just continue using my favorite yarn, “I Love This Yarn” from Hobby Lobby. I’ve been crocheting for 50years and never seen this my mother taught me and she never did it mum was born in 1897 and taught herself to crochet while in service as a cook . I have done quite a few projects. To make a front post double crochet, follow the instructions below: Yarn over (wrap the yarn around your hook) Insert your hook into the front of your work, behind the indicated stitch, and then through your work such that your hook is now at the front of your work again. . You can sell your items you made using this material. I wish my granny was still around so I could show her this…she would have loved it! Much cleaner join for a new color! I had never heard for the SDC before, but it does make sense. You can create a front-post double-crochet (abbreviated FP dc) stitch with these steps and some practice. I neither wanted to copy you, or reinvent what you’ve done so well. Yarn over again and pull through. The abbreviation above means half double crochet in the third loop only. Can you do a half double crochet standing chain tutorial if its possible? Check out my “Beyond the Square Crochet Motifs” for more useful techniques for color changes, and “Connect the Shapes Crochet Motifs” for cool ways to join them. How to Make a Front Post Double Crochet. Spiegazione molto chiara e dettagliata! This project is worked in medium weight yarn with a 5.50 mm (I) crochet hook. Skip two stitches and work a front post treble crochet in each of the next two stitches. Thanks for saying so! Disclaimer: This post includes an affiliate link. The pictures are great and the instructions clear and concise. Found you on Pinterest. Greetings from Germany, Thanks for sharing. I am making a 6ft x 6ft granny for my daughter and am now half way through. Starting chain is adjusted based on the height of the recipient. I think the Russian Join is “cleaner” sometimes. Thanks a lot! I love this and will be using it! Note: This article is written using American Crochet terms. I love that all of your tutorials are clear and easy to follow! Yes there is! I think you posted on the wrong page… maybe this is what you’re looking for? thanks so much for sharing with us! Thank you so much for this, it is such a neater way of doing things. I need to know how to make one working in the round. Thank you so much, Tamara! Those who claim to have invented it should be given credit for thinking outside the box (or circle) . Hi Robyn! In alternating half double crochet post stitch and standard half double crochet stitch worked in the round, 14 stitches and 12 rows = 4 in (10 cm) Skill Level: Easy. All rights reserved. bpdc = back post double crochet; yarn over, go around the post from the back, yarn over and pull up a loop, (you have 3 on your hook), yarn over and pull through the first two loops, yarn over and pull through the last two loops. Work stitch around the front of the post. I love this idea – I really dislike the odd man out chain (OCD, that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it!) Video’s are Great as you make well done/listening is easy and well done. Next time you see a pattern that calls for joining with a slip stitch and then chaining to start off a row or round of double crochet stitches, give the Standing Double Crochet a try! Thank you so much for this amazing kind of doing, it’s so simple and because of that a great idea! Thank you so much for an ADORABLE Tutorial.. BEST teacher is u! 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