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Crochet
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Crochet
Stitches and Abbreviations
(As taken from a 1930’s pattern book) |
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Chain
(ch) Make loop in thread, insert hook in loop, and draw main
length of thread through. Continue to draw thread through each
new loop formed until length desired. |
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Single Crochet (sc)
Insert hook under 2 loops of st., draw thread through st.
(2 loops on hook), thread over hook, draw through the 2 loops |
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Half Double Crochet
(half dc) Make like dc until there are 3 loops on hook;
then thread over and draw thread through all 3 loops. |
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Double Crochet (dc)
Thread over hook, insert hook in st., and draw thread through
(3 loops on hook), thread over hook, draw through 2 loops, thread
over again, and draw through the 2 remaining loops. |
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Treble (tr) Thread
over hook twice, insert hook in st and draw thread through st.
(4 loops on hook), thread over, draw through 2 loops, thread
over, draw through 2 loops, thread over, draw through 2 remaining
loops. For a Double treble (d tr), thread over hook 3
times; and for a Triple Treble (tr tr) thread over 4
times, taking off 2 loops at a time as in the tr. |
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Slip Stitch (sl st)
Insert hook through st., catch thread, and, with one motion,
draw through both the st. and the 1 loop on hook. The sl st
is used for joining, or when an invisible st is required. |
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Popcorn Stitch (pc
st) Ch 1, 5 dc in next st, drop st from hook, insert hook
back in ch-1 and draw loop through the one on hook. |
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Block (bl) and Space
(sp) Make 4 dc over 4 stitches of preceding row (this forms
1 block), ch 2, skip 2 st (1 sp). The bl and sp are used in
Filet Crochet. |
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Picot (p) Make
a chain of 3, 4, or 5 sts, according to length of p desired,
and sc in the foundation or in the 1st st of ch. |
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Cross Stitch Thread
over twice, insert hook in st and draw thread through as for
a tr (4 loops on hook), thread over, skip 2 sts, insert hook
in next st, draw thread through (5 loops on hook), thread over
and draw off 2 loops at a time 4 times, ch 2, 1 dc in the center
point of the cross, thus completing the cross. |
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Cluster Make 3
or more tr in the same st, always holding the last loop of each
tr on the hook; then, thread over hook and take off all remaining
loops. A tight ch st should then be made to fasten the cluster. |
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Knot Stitch Draw
loop out on hook ¼ inch, draw thread through, making a ch st
of it. Put hook between loop and single thread of this ch and
make a sc. Work another similar knot st., skip 4 sts of preceding
row, 1 sc in next. Repeat from the beginning to end of row.
Make 2 3/8 inch knot sts to turn, 1 sc over double loop at right
of 1st center knot of preceding row, 1 sc over double
loop at left of same knot. 2 knot sts and repeat. |
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