Kristines Crochets (2024)

FAQs

What is the hardest crochet stitch to learn? ›

The treble crochet is probably the hardest working stitch of the crochet world. Whether you're making a ripple blanket, a granny square or fancier stitch pattern, it's likely one of the building blocks of that pattern is a good old treble.

Bobble (bo): Yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch or space, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over pull through 2 loops, (yarn over, insert hook in same stitch or space, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops) 4 times (6 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through all 6 loops.

When your pattern tells you to end on a wrong side row it means that the last row you knit is the one on the wrong side (hidden side) of your project. So if you are knitting in stocking stitch (stockinette) the last row you work is a purl row so that you are ready to knit the next row.

The below information on each swatch is based on 15 minutes of crochet, beginning with the stitch that covers the most area to the stitch which covers the least area. Hence the treble stitch is the fastest, all the way down to the aligned cobble stitch being the slowest.

The oldest form of crochet is slip-stitch crochet, but that is a term we use today. It was known as “shepherd's knitting” in the British Isles and had other names in other languages.

Try using a V-stitch, filet stitch, or trellis stitch instead of a basic single, double, or treble crochet. These stitches all have spacing that allow for the project to progress without using a ton of yarn.

Abbreviation: ss. Slip stitch is a versatile stitch that is handy for joining stitches. In this video we will show you how to create a slip stitch. This stitch is used in the José Fringe Basket Crochet Kit and the Mayan Mini Pots Crochet Kit.

T - half double crochet. F - double crochet. E - treble crochet. A - decrease. M - crochet 3 together.

Let's start at the very beginning with the crochet chain stitch. It's the most basic and the first one that beginners learn since it's also the first stitch used when starting new crochet patterns. Most crochet patterns start with a certain number of chain stitches, and the rest of the project builds onto them.

What is the hardest animal to crochet? ›

1. Lobster. Finally, Philip Lobster was the toughest amigurumi project I've made for only one reason. I decided that I wanted to make this adorable little lobster by crocheting the single crochets yarn under, rather than yarn over.