Beginner Crochet - How to Make a Crossed Double Crochet Stitch

Hi! Crafters!

I use this stitch a lot for the body of my hats or variations, especially when make a men’s hat with Red Heart Zebra yarn. This makes a cool pattern with this color of yarn. I will include written and visual pattern for this stitch.  This is again from Crocheting with dummies at http://www.dummies.com/crafts/crocheting/stitches/how-to-make-a-crossed-double-crochet-stitch/.

Cross Double Crochet Stitch

Written:

Decide where you want to place the crossed double crochet stitch and skip a stitch at that point in the row.

You’ll be going back to that skipped stitch.

Work 1 double crochet (dc) in the next stitch.

Work 1 double crochet in the stitch that you skipped.

By working the double crochet behind or in front of the first double crochet stitch you complete the stitch.

The completed stitch makes an X in the row.

Repeat the preceding steps to continue working crossed double crochet stitches across the row.

Stitch diagrams use symbols to give you a pictorial description of the pattern design; they may or may not include written directions.

These are the symbols for a crossed double crochet stitch, either of which you might find in a crochet stitch diagram.  ( As I discussed in reading a diagram directions,)

Visual:

 

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Beginner Crocheting - Increasing a stitch

Hi! Crafters!

This is how to increase a stitch; however, this makes your work larger.  You can also use with double or single or treble stitch as well.  I use double crochet a lot in my hats. This is also written and visual from Crocheting for dummies at http://www.dummies.com/crafts/crocheting/stitches/increase-double-crochet-in-the-middle-or-end-of-a-row/

Note from website about increasing: You can increase (abbreviated inc) double-crochet by adding a stitch at the middle or end of the row. When increasing double crochet, always count your stitches to make sure you have the correct number on your work. If you’re working from a pattern, it’ll tell you where to place your extra stitches, so no guesswork is needed.

Written:

Work across your row until you get to the designated increase stitch or the last stitch of the row.

Crochet the stitches that your pattern calls for. (When increasing stitches, always count your stitches to ensure you have the correct number on your work.)

Work 2 stitches into the designated stitch from the previous row.

By working 2 stitches into 1 from the previous row, you are increasing your current row by 1 stitch. If you want to increase your current row by 2 stitches at once, then work 3 stitches into 1 from the previous row.

Take a look at the symbol for a double crochet increase in the visual section of this blog.

Visual:

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