How to single crochet (sc)
The single crochet is one of the first stitches you’ll learn — and the one you’ll use most. Once it feels comfortable, you can make almost anything.
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The heart of it
A single crochet is just four moves — hook in, yarn over and pull through (two loops), then yarn over and pull through both. That’s one stitch.
Step-by-step instructions
Step 1:
Hook in
Insert your hook under both top loops (the “V” shape) of the next stitch.
Step 2:
Yarn over
Bring your hook down, behind the yarn, and up again so the yarn wraps around it.
Step 3:
Pull through
Pull the yarn through the stitch.
You should now have two loops on your hook.
Step 4:
Yarn over again
Yarn over again — wrap the yarn over your hook one more time.
Step 5:
Pull through both
Pull the yarn through both loops on your hook. You should now have one loop left — and that completes one single crochet!
That’s one single crochet. Repeat it across your row or around your round, and you’re crocheting.
It feels slow at first and speeds up fast.
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