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  • Slip Stitch (ss)

  • Single Crochet(sc)

  • Double Crochet (dc)

  • Treble Crochet (tr)

  • Skip Stitch (sk)

  • Cluster Stitch

  • Filet Crochet

  • When first stitch is Single Crochet

  • When first stitch is Double Crochet

  • How to count rows

    Lesson 11; Basic Shapes

    Try to crochet these basic shapes. Notice how to increase and decrease stitches


    Shape A
    Follow this pattern to crochet shape A

    make a chain of 12 loops
    R1: skip 2 sts, sc across, 1ch, turn
    Repeat R1 10 times
    Shape B
    Follow this pattern to crochet shape B

    make a chain of 13 loops
    R1: skip 3 sts dc into each st to last 2 sts, skip 1 st, 1dc, 2ch, turn
    Repeat R1 until 5 sts left
    Shape C
    Follow this pattern to crochet shape C

    make a chain of 13 loops
    R1: skip 3 sts dc into each st to last st, skip last st, 2ch, turn
    Repeat R1 until 5 sts left
    Shape D
    Follow this pattern to crochet shape D

    make a chain of 13 loops
    R1: skip 3 sts dc into each st to last 2 sts, skip 1 st, 1dc, 2ch, turn
    R2: skip 3 sts, dc across, 2ch, turn
    Repeat R1, R2 until 5 sts left
    Shape E
    Follow this pattern to crochet shape E

    make a chain of 7 sts
    R1: skip 2 sts, sc into 2 next st, 3sc into next st, sc into next 2 sts, 1ch, turn
    R2: skip 2 sts, sc into 3 next st, 3sc into next st, sc into next 3 sts, 1 ch, turn
    R3: skip 2 sts, sc into 4 next st, 3sc into next st, sc into next 4 sts, 1 ch, turn
    R4: skip 2 sts, sc into 5 next st, 3sc into next st, sc into next 5 sts, 1 ch, turn
    Shape F
    Follow this pattern to crochet shape F

    make a chain of 6 sts
    R1: skip 2 sts, sc across to last st, 2sc into last st, 1ch, turn
    Repeat R1 until 12 sts left
    Shape G
    Follow this pattern to crochet shape G

    make a chain of 20 loops
    R1: skip 3 sts, dc across, 2ch, turn
    Repeat R1 4 times
    Divide all sts by 2 and mark middle of the work
    R1: skip 3 sts, dc into each next st to 2 sts before marker, 2ch, turn
    R2: skip 3 sts, dc across, 2 ch turn
    Repeat R2 5 times and close last stitch
    Go back to marker
    Insert hook into 3-d stitch from the marker, 2ch, dc across, 2ch, turn
    R1: skip 3 sts, dc across, 2 ch turn
    Repeat R1 5 times and close last stitch
    Abbr:ch-chain, sts-stitches,sc-single crochet, dc-double crochet, R-row
    >>Crochet
    Crochet Hooks & Happy Crocheting

    Initial Position Of Hands

    Basic Stitches

    Advanced Stitches

    Working in Rows

    Working in rounds

    Basic Shapes (Increasing & Decreasing)

    Connecting two yarns

    Seaming

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