Five Stitches Crochet

In this video, I show you how to do a row of triple (or treble) crochet stitches. You also learn more about the differences between the stitches in terms of width, height, and time to build.

This video builds on the four previous videos: the first showing you how to chain, the second teaching how to do a row of single crochets, the third showing how to do a row of half double crochet stitches, and the fourth showing how to do a row of double crochet.

To work a triple crochet row into an existing row, you will:

1. Add three extra chains just to gain height.

2. Yarn over twice. You now have three loops on your hook.

3. Stick your hook through the first stitch of the previous row (unless the pattern indicates otherwise), under both of the top loops, but above the dc bar. You now have four loops on your hook.

4. Yarn over. You now have five loops on your hook.

5. Pull the first loop through the row. You now have four loops on your hook.

6. Yarn over again and pull through two loops. 

7. Yarn over again and pull through two more loops.

8. Yarn over again and pull through the last two loops.

You have completed a triple crochet! Now just continue all the way across (repeating steps 2-8 above) to finish your row. If you’d like to do another, at the end of the row, turn, chain 3 again, and carry on.

The next video will show you how to slip stitch.

So far, what you have learned will show up in a pattern: chain (ch), yarn over (yo), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), (dc), triple crochet (tr), and turn.

Please let me know what you think of these tutorials, if the videos are helpful, and any questions you have!