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How to Make a Single Crochet Stitch

by Sandi Marshall
for About.com

To begin making a crocheted item, the single crochet stitches will be made in a starting chain.
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The photos in this tutorial show the single crochet being made in single crochet stitches that were crocheted in a previous row.

The steps below explain the numbered steps that are shown on the photo above.

  • 1. Insert hook in stitch.

  • 2. Yarn over hook.

  • 3. Pull yarn through stitch.

  • 4. Yarn over hook.

  • 5. Pull yarn through 2 loops on hook (one single crochet made).

  • Next Row: To begin another row in single crochet, chain 1, to turn, then single crochet in each single crochet across the row. Easy Single Crochet Scarf Free Pattern and Beginner's Dishcloth Free Pattern are good first patterns for learning about rows of single crochet.

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