Yarn Over - when you wrap the yarn around the hook to form a stitch.
what are the terms for crochet
This means double crochet 3 together. It is a decrease over 3 stitches. yarn over (yo), insert hook in stitch, yo and pull through, yo and draw through 2 loops (2 loops on hook) yo, insert hook in next st, yo and pull through, yo, draw through 2 loops (3 loops on hook) yo, insert hook in next st,yo and pull through, yo and draw through 2 loops (4 loops on hook) yo and draw through all 4 loops.
The "x" symbol in crochet means: single crochet (sc)
It means "single crochet". The stitch is the shortest of the crochet stitches and makes a very compact garment. Other notations can be double crochet, half double crochet, and even double triple crochet.Always read the whole pattern thoroughly before you begin your work.To sc in sc means to place your next single crochet stitch into the next single crochet stitch from the previous row. If your next stitch is a chain, for example, you would skip it and go to the next single crochet. Be aware that sometimes there will be a typographical error in a pattern, so be alert to how the stitch works in the pattern you are using.
velour- velvety crochet- hook
In crochet and knitting, RT stands for right twist.
Y stitch as noted on my web site Crochet Cabana is: 1) Yarn over twice, insert hook into top two loops of stitch (unless otherwise specified), yo, pull through stitch (4 lps on hk) 2) (Yarn over, pull through 2 lps) 3 times (triple crochet made) 3) Chain 2 or 3, yo, insert hook in center of triple crochet, yo and pull through 4) (Yarn over and pull through 2 loops) twice
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double crochet If your instructions use American terminology, Yarn over (yo). Remember to bring yarn from back to front, over and around hook. Insert hook into chain or stitch, yarn over again, pull yarn through chain or stitch. You have three loops on hook at this point. Then yarn over, pull through 2 of those loops, yarn over, pull through the remaining two loops. If your instructions originate outside the U.S. dc still means double crochet, but it is worked as an American treble or triple crochet stitch. yo twice, insert hook into top two loops of stitch (unless otherwise specified), yo, pull through stitch (4 lps on hk), (yo, pull through 2 lps) 3 times
To make a 2 dc shell: Work two double crochet stitches all in one place. Instructions to learn how to make the easy 2 DC Shell pattern shown above: (Abbreviations: dc = double crochet, st = stitch) Work a foundation row in stitch of your choice (such as single crochet or double crochet). Pattern Row: Chain 3 (counts as first double crochet), 1 dc in same st, * skip 1 st, 2 dc in next st; repeat from * across.
A quarter note.