Spring Baby!

I don't know about all of you, but everyone I know is having girls this spring. That is what inspired this beauty!!! For the pattern click Here.

Crochet 101 Lesson 5: Double Crochet Stitch

Crochet 101

Lesson 5: The Double Crochet Stitch (dc)


This stitch is abbreviated dc. It is a taller stitch that is used for many flowers, hats, shoes, etc.

To start you will have a chain or a different stitch to crochet in. If it is a chain, you crochet in the 3rd stitch from the hook.

Step 1: Yarn over (YO).

Step 2: Insert hook into the first stitch. 

Step 3: YO again, and pull through the stitch. This should leave three loops on your hook.

Step 4: YO, pull through 2 loops ONLY. This leaves two loops on your hook.

Step 5: YO, pull through the remaining two loops.

Done! Now you have done a dc!

Crochet 101 Lesson 4: Half-Double Crochet Stitch

Crochet 101

Lesson 4: Half-Double Crochet Stitch (hdc)


I use this stitch a lot. It is taller than a single crochet, but shorter than a double crochet. It is used in a lot of patterns and the abbreviation is hdc. So... Here we go!

 Make a chain. My picture is after a few rows, but it is all the same. With a chain you will start in the 2nd chain from the hook. 

 Step 1: YO (yarn over).

Step 2: Put through the next stitch (from above it looks like a V).

Step 3: YO, pull through the stitch. This will leave three loops on your hook.

Step 4: YO, pull through all three loops.

Bow Diaper Cover and Headband

This turned out so cute and I am excited to get the pattern out. You can find the pattern here. Such an easy but cute pattern!

Get Ready For Easter!

I am getting prepared this year early for Easter! Such a fun pattern and very simple to follow. The pattern can be found here: Baby Bunny Pattern

Crochet 101 Lesson 3: Single Crochet Stitch Tutorial

The Single Crochet stitch is a commonly used stitch. It is abbreviated (sc).

To begin I created a chain to start and give you a better view of what it would look like. If you need a tutorial on how to create a chain, refer to this earlier tutorial simple chain stitch tutorial.

 Here is the top view of my chain:

 Stick needle through the first stitch (it kind of looks like a "V").

 Yarn over (YO), or wrap the yarn around the needle, and pull through.

 This will give you 2 loops on your needle. YO again, and pull through the two loops.

That is a single crochet. Hope this helps you better understand it!

Crochet 101 Lesson 2: Simple Chain Stitch Tutorial

Pretty much every pattern begins with a chain stitch. Which is usually abbreviated as ch. Here is my best way to explain the ch stitch:

Start with the slip knot from our earlier tutorial found here, Slip knot tutorial. 

 Yarn over (YO). Then pull through. That creates one chain.

 You can see why if you keep going...

 The chain starts to look like a chain!

More Stitch tutorials to come!