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Hi, in this video I'm going to show you how to work the double crochet stitch
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Now remember that's US terms. So let's get started. You're going to have your chain and you've already worked that and if you're not sure how
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there's a video link in the description below and on the screen to show you how to do that
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And we're going to count down our chain before we start. So, you're going to put the yarn over the hook and then count down
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1, 2, 3 and then in the 4th stitch is where we're going to put the hook
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And then you're going to do yarn over your hook and pull it through that stitch
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So you should now have 3 loops on your hook. And then you're going to do the yarn over your hook again
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and pull it through just 2 of those loops. And then yarn over the hook and pull it through the 2 remaining loops
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And you've formed your first stitch. So let's go again. You're going to put the yarn over the hook in through the next stitch of your chain
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and then yarn over the hook and pull it through that 1 stitch
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You should now have 3 loops on your hook. So yarn over, pull it through 2 loops
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Put the yarn over the hook and pull it through the 2 remaining loops
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So you should now be able to see you've got 2 stitches plus the chains at the end that you left which are forming that first stitch
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So again, yarn over the hook and through the next stitch in the chain
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Yarn over and just pull it through that 1 stitch. You've got your 3 loops
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Yarn over, pull it through 2 of those loops. Yarn over again and pull it through those remaining 2 loops
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And then you've got to keep going all the way along your chain
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Don't worry if it's a bit tricky. It gets easier once you get past this chain
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It's the worst row to do. So when you get to the end, it's time to turn around and come back the other way
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So it should look something like mine but could well be longer. So turn your work and then to get to the right height for this stitch
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this double crochet, we're going to do 3 chain stitches. 1, 2, 3
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And then we're going to continue as before but be careful that you start in the right place
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Not that first stitch that the chain's coming out of. So yarn over the hook and then into the 2nd stitch along
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Yarn over and pull it through. Yarn over and through 2 loops
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Yarn over and through 2 loops. Yarn over, through the next stitch
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And keep working like that in exactly the same way all the way along
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Now I will speed mine up to get to the other end because I want to show you how to make sure you do all your stitches all the way along
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I do recommend if you're a beginner that you count in your stitches so you keep the right number on there
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If you're more experienced you can stop doing that but at the beginning it's a good idea
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So as we get towards the end, we can see that we've still got stitches to do
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So we'll do 1 more treble crochet. Did I say treble? 1 more double crochet
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And then we've still got the chain stitches from the row below
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So you need to make sure you do that final double crochet
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into the top of those chain stitches so that it stays the same width
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And then you can just turn again and keep going. So I'm going to give you a couple of tips now just before I go
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You don't want your crocheting getting wider or narrower. So you need to make sure you do those 3 chain and then not go in the first stitch
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and you need to make sure when you get to the other end you do crochet into the top of your chain
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And you'll end up with a fabric that's double sided. It's the same on either side
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So I hope you enjoyed this and I hope you'll carry on crocheting. This is part of a series
